Powell comments ease market rates concerns, DS Smith weighs up multiple offers and Google considers bid for HubSpot

“Investors must feel they’re stuck in some kind of Groundhog Day waiting for central bankers to finally let the clock run down and cut rates,”...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:41

IN BRIEF: Tectonic Gold turns to profit; awaits South African approval

Tectonic Gold PLC - mineral explorer in Australia and South Africa - Swings to pretax profit of £46,660 in the six months to December 31,...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:34

TRADING UPDATES: Northcoders launches bootcamp; Schroder invests

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Artemis Resources Ltd - gold, copper...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:24

ISAs turn 25: Who holds them and how much have they got?

ISAs turned 25 on 6 April 2024 and they’ve never been more relevant, with cuts to capital gains tax and dividend tax allowances making the...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:13

25 years of the ISA: four companies also created in 1999 that would have produced lucrative returns

Four giants of industry were created in the same year as the ISA launched in 1999 and investing in them at the first possible opportunity...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:08

IN BRIEF: Syncona notes investee Achilles’s annual loss narrows

Syncona Ltd - London-based investor in healthcare companies - Notes that the loss of investee and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Achilles Therapeutics PLC narrows by 2.7%...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:06

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end in green as US jobless figures higher

Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday following higher-than-expected US initial jobless claims.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 38.45 points, 0.5%, at 7,975.89. The...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 16:59

IN BRIEF: Endeavour Mining Director Sawiris buys shares

Endeavour Mining Group - gold and silver mining company - Director Naguib Sawiris buys 47,820 shares at average C$28.39 on Tuesday for a total of...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:54

IN BRIEF: Breedon Chair Amit Bhatia buys shares via Abicad Holding

Breedon Group PLC - Derby, England-based construction materials firm - Abicad Holding Ltd buys 1.5 million shares at £3.85 each, worth £5.8 million, on Wednesday....

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:30

Gooch & Housego holds guidance backed by strong order book

Gooch & Housego PLC on Thursday said it expected full-trading to be in line with previous expectations, although it forecast a drop in half-year revenue....

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:25

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