Centrica acquires 50% stake in National Grid gas import terminal

Centrica, the Berkshire, England-based energy provider and owner of British Gas, said that after taking into account GBP1.1 billion of new non-recourse project finance debt, its 50% share of the ...

Whitbread warns UK budget to add up to GBP50 million to costs

Including the estimated effects of the budget, Whitbread forecasts gross UK cost inflation of 7% to 8% on its GBP1.7 billion cost base. After accelerated cost-saving measures totalling GBP60 million, ...

Unicorn AIM VCT sells large stake in Hasgrove to Castik Capital

(Alliance News) - Unicorn AIM VCT PLC on Friday announced that it will sell a large stake of Hasgrove Ltd to Castik Capital Sarl. The Teignmouth, England-based venture capital trust noted that ...

SolGold "confident" in prospects as rejects second Jiangxi offer

Jiangxi Copper's offer is at 26 pence per ordinary share. An earlier non-binding proposal from JCC was unanimously rejected by SolGold's board on November 23.

JPMorgan Global Core reports NAV decrease as wind-down progresses

(Alliance News) - JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ltd on Friday released its financial results for the six months ended August 31 as its managed wind-down continues, although it has no plans for an ...

CORRECT: Rocksteady Coffee starts trading on JP Jenkins

(Corrects the number of shares in issue to 10.0 million.) ...

Hydrogen Utopia International advances talks in Saudi Arabia

(Alliance News) - Hydrogen Utopia International PLC shares jumped on Friday as it said its relationship with Saudi Investment Recycling Co has "advanced rapidly" since it started discussions in July.

Irish volume of retail sales falls monthly in October — CSO

(Alliance News) - Retail sales volumes in Ireland declined monthly in October while annual growth slowed, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday. The country's retail sales ...

UK businesses change recruitment strategies after budget, poll shows

(Alliance News) - Businesses in the UK are preparing to slow hiring as a result of measures in the autumn budget, which puts Britain on course for a record tax burden, a new snap poll suggests. Some ...

Metals Exploration hails "immediate opportunity" at La India

New near-surface mineralisation across the NW extension of La India represents an "immediate opportunity" to expand the phase 1 north pit by approximately 100 metres, the company said. "If drilling ...

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: UK mid-caps outperform in calm post-budget trade

The Cboe UK 100 closed flat at 969.77, the Cboe UK 250 ended 1.2% higher at 19,180.53, and the Cboe Small Companies climbed 0.6% at 17,335.02. Wednesday's budget continued to provoke debate with ...

Mila Resources shares rise on Yarrol results expected "imminently"

(Alliance News) - Mila Resources PLC on Friday said it expects assay results from Yarrol diamond drilling in batches between now and the start of 2026, and has scheduled first-phase exploration at ...