News

Spire Healthcare keeps guidance as profit falls despite higher revenue
Despite the revenue rise, pretax profit declined due to GBP13.0 million of adjusting items, largely driven by restructuring costs, Spire Healthcare said. The company proposed no interim dividend, ...
Henderson Smaller Cos cautious after weak year but outlook improves
(Alliance News) - Henderson Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC on Thursday reported a "disappointing" annual performance but struck an upbeat tone on the outlook for UK smaller firms, pointing to ...
British American Tobacco says on track as US revenue returns to growth
Revenue was GBP12.07 billion, down 2.2% from GBP12.34 billion, but was up 1.8% at constant currency, driven by a return to growth in the US, BAT said. Revenue from New Categories was flat at GBP1.65 ...
Rolls-Royce raises annual guidance as profit multiplies in first half
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC on Thursday raised its outlook for all of 2025, saying a strong first half showed "our multi-year transformation continues to deliver", despite supply chain difficulties and ...
Mondi flags US tariff risks after delivering weaker interim profit
(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC on Thursday reported lower interim profit, as the packaging firm warned of tariff risks in the second half of 2025. For the six months that ended June 30, the Weybridge, ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche cuts Rio Tinto; Kepler raises Unite
Deutsche Bank Research cuts Rio Tinto to 'hold' (buy) - price target 5,100 (5,300) pence JPMorgan cuts Rio Tinto price target to 5,450 (5,570) pence - 'overweight' Jefferies raises Rio Tinto price ...
Hammerson raises capital to fund Bullring deal after strong profit
Hammerson said it raised up to 10% of the existing issued share capital through an institutional placing for GBP319 million. Chief Executive Officer Rita-Rose Gagne described the Bullring acquisition ...
Standard Chartered sets new share buyback after profit beats consensus
(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC on Thursday announced a new USD1.3 billion share buyback as it reported a rise in second quarter earnings amid a strong period for its wealth management ...
International Personal Finance minded to accept possible Basepoint bid
(Alliance News) - International Personal Finance PLC on Tuesday said it would be minded to accept a takeover bid from a suitor of around GBP500 million, should an offer come. The provider of credit ...
EARNINGS AND TRADING: Goodwin profit leaps; Rathbones in first buyback
Goodwin PLC - Stoke-on-Trent-based engineering firm - Pretax profit jumps 42% to GBP34.3 million in the financial year to April 30 from GBP24.2 million a year prior. Revenue increases 15% to GBP219.7 ...
Rio Tinto cuts dividend as profit slips on iron trading slowdown
The firm reduced its interim dividend per share by 16% to 148.0 US cents, down from 177.0 cents. This was in line with a 16% on-year drop in underlying earnings per share to 296.0 cents from 356.0 ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Earnings weigh on FTSE 100 but peers climb
The FTSE 100 index traded down 25.73 points, 0.3%, at 9,110.59. The FTSE 250 was up marginally by 16.48 points, 0.1%, at 21,809.55, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.11 points, 0.1%, at 764.64.