In mid-July, BP said it had agreed to sell most of BP Ventures' minority interests in more than 10 companies in its portfolio to Oslo-based investment firm Verdane OpCo AS. BP is targeting a net debt ...

(Alliance News) - Wes Streeting has shared a "very warm conversation" with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth. The pair are thought to have brainstormed ideas for an international conference which allies ...

(Alliance News) - Donald Trump has defended slapping fresh taxes on imports from the UK and dozens of other countries as a legal challenge was launched against the move. Speaking in the Oval Office, ...

Irish Continental Group PLC - Dublin-based ferry operator - Agrees recommended cash offer from Bluefin Bidco Ltd for EUR8.00 per share. Says the offer values ICG's entire issued and to be issued share ...

Banco Santander SA - Santander, Spain-based lending and financial services firm - Group senior executive vice-president Francisco Garcia-Carranza sells 319,686 shares at average EUR11.95 each on ...

Investment Co PLC - investor in UK small and mid-cap companies - Raises GBP299,483 by retail offer at at 76.41 pence per share. This follows a placing earlier this month which raised GBP7.2 million.

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday. 3i Group PLC, up 3.6% at 2,769.0p, extends gains after 4.8% rise on Thursday JD ...

BP fell 1.6%, while Shell lost 1.1%, keeping a lid on the FTSE 100's progress, as the oil price cooled back below USD100. But it did boost shares in airlines, with IAG up 2.3% and Wizz Air climbing ...

Mpac Group PLC - Tadcaster, North Yorkshire-based high-speed packaging and automation solutions - Says it has completed the sale of subsidiary Mpac Lambert Ltd to Mech.i.Tronic Spa, in line with the ...

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London rallied into the close after a report that peace talks could resume between the US and Iran. The news, which broke as the London market was closing for the ...

Reckitt Benckiser says it has struck a deal to sell a Russian unit, Antofagasta says operations have resumed at a Chilean asset after heavy rain, while discoverIE and Renishaw are performing ahead of ...

The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Burford Capital Ltd - London- and New York-based ...