Comparable store sales fell 1%, easing from the 6% fall suffered in the fourth quarter of the prior financial year. Bloomberg reported that for the quarter just ended, a 3.7% drop was expected by ...

The consumer goods firm said the portfolio will be sold to Advent International LP in a deal which values it at USD4.8 billion. The Slough, England-based firm will retain a 30% stake in the unit, ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 28.1 points higher, 0.3%, at 9,000.74 on Friday. The index of London large-caps closed up 46.09 points, 0.5%, at 8,972.64 on Thursday.

The share offer comes as AFC says its pretax loss widens to GBP11.6 million in the six months that ended April 30 from GBP8.3 million a year before. Revenue from customer contracts remains ...

James Cropper PLC on Thursday said its loss widened during its most recent financial year, driven by a downturn in its Paper & Packaging division and asset impairments. The Cumbria, England-based ...

Notably, Ireland's trade surplus with the US rose 3.9% to EUR8.86 billion in May from EUR8.53 billion in April. Ireland's trade surplus with the rest of the EU meanwhile jumped 18% to EUR3.50 billion ...

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Thursday said the prefilled syringe version of its vaccine Shingrix has been approved for use in the US for the prevention of shingles.

(Alliance News) - Donald Trump has backed oil and gas over "detrimental" wind power projects as he said he will meet Keir Starmer for talks in the European "oil capital" of Aberdeen. The US president ...

SSE also detailed plans for a new power station in County Meath, Ireland. The Platin project is a collaboration with Siemens Energy, a subsidiary of German technology firm Siemens AG, and the Atlantic ...

(Sharecast News) - London equities slipped on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected UK inflation data offset a decline in US producer inflation, prompting investor caution over the interest rate outlook ...

Audioboom announced the acquisition of UK podcast firm Adelicious as it swung into profit at the half-year stage. The Jersey-based podcast publisher said the GBP10 million deal will be immediately ...

Corero said it had lowered revenue guidance partly due to the adoption of an alternative sales model. The firm noted a shift away from upfront capital expenditure license sales to DDP-as-a-service, ...