Britain's largest grocer, Tesco PLC, increased its sales by 6.0% to GBP9.81 billion in the 12 weeks to April 20 from GBP9.26 billion the prior year. The firm's market share edged upwards to 27.8% from ...

(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Tuesday lowered its share buyback after first quarter profit fell short of market expectations. In response, shares in the London-based oil major fell 3.7% at 348.45 pence ...

The pound was quoted higher at USD1.3414 early on Tuesday in London, compared to USD1.3389 at the equities close on Monday. The euro stood at USD1.1398, higher against USD1.1384. Against the yen, the ...

(Alliance News) - Stocks were called higher on Tuesday, while new UK reports showed that UK food price inflation accelerated in April, retail HR directors expect a new Employment Rights bill to dent ...

Christie Group shares closed up 25% to 106.30 pence in London on Tuesday morning. The company reported a pretax profit of GBP1.0 million from continuing operations in 2024, swung from a GBP2.9 million ...

Meanwhile, UK shop price deflation decelerated to 0.1% on-year in April, from 0.4% in March. Non-food deflation slowed to 1.4% in April from 1.9% in March, while food price inflation accelerated to ...

HSBC Holdings PLC on Tuesday reported a drop in profit for the first quarter and announced a new share buyback programme while slashing its dividend. The London-based bank said pretax profit fell 25% ...

(Alliance News) - The UK will not have to "choose" between Europe and America, the government insisted amid leaks of a mooted UK-EU agreement on "free and open trade" in the face of US President ...

(Alliance News) - Banco Santander SA on Monday confirmed that it is in discussions with Erste Group Bank AG, regarding the potential sale of a 49% stake in Santander Bank Polska SA. The Madrid-based ...

(Alliance News) - Science in Sport PLC on Monday said its loss narrowed during 2024 as it eyes the recently-agreed takeover by bd-capital Partners Ltd. The London-based sports nutrition company said ...

(Alliance News) - Entain PLC on Monday said its US joint venture BetMGM swung to a profit in the first quarter of 2025, supported by strong growth in online gaming and sports betting revenues, and ...

Revenue fell 5.6% to GBP10.2 million from GBP10.8 million, as "non-recurring constancy revenue slowed down in 2024", Ingenta said, while cost of sales was reduced by 3.7% to GBP5.2 million from GBP5.4 ...