"At its September meeting, the Bank of England's guidance set the stage for another reduction in Bank Rate. Since then, key barometers of inflation's stickiness - services inflation and pay growth - ...

(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC has warned that it may cut the number of flights from the UK by up to 10% next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Dublin-headquartered air carrier ...

The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.05 points, or 0.8%, at 8,177.15. The FTSE 250 ended up 90.78 points, or 0.5%, at 20,479.74, and the AIM All-Share closed up 1.90 points, 0.3%, at 739.00.

(Alliance News) - Defence group BAE Systems PLC announced Friday it has signed a contract to supply eight Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies. Both navies ...

In response, shares in Reckitt Benckiser soared 9.8% to 5,144.20 pence each in London early Friday. Reckitt was the best performing stock in the FTSE 100 index which was up 0.2%. Abbott Laboratories ...

The deal with the UK lender, part of Barclays PLC, had been announced earlier this year in February, and will see Barclays paying around GBP600 million for Tesco Personal Finance Ltd, which has been ...

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday.

Secure Trust noted a recent UK Court of Appeal verdict which sided with consumers. The company provides motor finance through the V12 Vehicle Finance and Moneyway brands. Secure Trust now expects ...

(Alliance News) - Ondine Biomedical Inc on Friday revealed a proposed fundraise as it looks to fund a phase 3 clinical study in the US. Ondine Biomedical is a Vancouver, Canada-based life sciences ...

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index dropped to 49.9 points in October from 51.5 in September, also falling short of the flash tally of 50.3. A touch below ...

The pound was quoted at USD1.2904 early Friday, rising from USD1.2870 at the London equities close on Thursday. It had traded above the USD1.30 mark before Wednesday's budget announcement, however.

Deutsche Bank cuts Smith & Nephew to 'hold' (buy) - price target 1,250 (1,350) pence Barclays cuts Smith & Nephew price target to 1,170 (1,205) pence - 'equal weight' Comments and questions to ...