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PRESS: HSBC targets senior bankers as plots $300 million cuts - FT

The new HSBC Holdings PLC chief executive plans to reduce the lender’s expensive layer of senior bankers in a restructuring that will aim to save...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:17


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Blue chips up as Zantac deal provides tonic to GSK

The FTSE 100 opened higher on Thursday, supported by strong gains in GSK, while European peers faltered

The FTSE 100 index traded up 25.77 points, 0.3%,...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:56


Volution full-year profit rises alongside growth in residential sales

Volution Group PLC on Thursday said annual profit rose by more than 15% alongside growth in home sales.

The Crawley, England-based energy efficiency and indoor...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:52


Tharisa annual platinum group metal prices weigh on performance

Tharisa PLC reported on Thursday its platinum group metal operations continued to reel from depressed prices, while chrome prices and production remained strong.

The Cyprus-headquartered...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:38


TOP NEWS: Tritax EuroBox backs Brookfield cash bid in blow for Segro

Tritax EuroBox PLC on Thursday withdrew its backing for a takeover offer from FTSE 100-listed industrial property investor Segro PLC and instead supported a chunkier...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 08:34


Surveyors report ‘brighter picture’ for UK housing market in September

House prices are rising across the UK generally for the first time in two years as the market continues to pick up, surveyors have reported.

A...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:56


Biden hosts Irish Taoiseach Harris at White House for almost an hour

Irish premier Simon Harris said he made Ireland’s position on the Middle East conflict ‘very clear’ when he met US President Joe Biden.

Biden hosted Harris...

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:56


Zelensky to meet Starmer in London Thursday: UK government

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit London on Thursday for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a British government spokesman said Wednesday without providing...

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 21:03


TOP NEWS: GSK to settle 80,000 Zantac cases for up to $2.2 billion

GSK PLC on Wednesday agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle the vast majority of cases linked to its heartburn medicine Zantac.

In a...

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 19:59


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks surge as US peers shrug off Shanghai dip

The FTSE 100 rallied at the close on Wednesday, as US markets climbed ahead of a CPI print later in the week.

The FTSE 100 index...

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 17:15


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