Diageo hit by call for alcohol drink labels to include cancer warnings
(Alliance News) - Shares in Diageo PLC fell on Friday after the US Surgeon General called for alcoholic beverage labels to include cancer warnings. Shares in the owner of Guinness and Johnnie Walker ...
London close: Stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
(Sharecast News) - London stock markets closed in the red on Friday as sharp declines in airline, mining, and housebuilding stocks weighed on indices, with a lack of significant news and profit-taking ...
Drab December caps disappointing year for UK retail footfall - BRC
Overall, UK footfall in 2024 was down 2.2% compared to 2023.
Star Energy ups stake in Croatian geothermal development company
Through its Croatian subsidiary, IGeoPen doo, A14 Energy owns three geothermal waters exploration licences in the Pannonian Basin in Croatia.
UK government confident as launches huge social care reform
(Alliance News) - The UK government on Friday launched the biggest reform in decades of Britain's ailing social care system, aiming to help thousands struggling to look after elderly, sick or disabled ...
Helium One eyes drilling start at Galactica-Pegasus in mid-January
The Tanzania-focused helium exploration company noted Blue Star Helium's release which said works have started on site access and the well pad at Jackson #31, where drilling is expected to start in ...
GSK treatment approved for adults with sinus condition in China
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Friday reported that its Nucala treatment has been approved in China to treat long-term sufferers of a sinus ailment following a phase 3 study.
Aptamer signs development contract with biopharmaceutical firm
(Alliance News) - Aptamer Group PLC on December 19 said it signed a new development contract with a rare disease biopharmaceutical company. The York, England-based biotechnology firm providing Optimer ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Diageo dents spirits in London but US stocks fly
In contrast to the gloomy mood in Europe, US markets pushed higher. At the time of the London close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the S&P 500 was 1.0% higher and the Nasdaq Composite ...
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to fade after strong Thursday
London's FTSE 100 is set for a softer start on Friday, returning a fraction of the solid gain it made on the first trading day following the festive period. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to ...
London open: Airlines, miners push markets into the red
"Brent Crude is hovering around $76 a barrel, having gained around 5% in a week," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. "A bigger-than-expected drawdown of oil ...
Tasty shares surge on GBP2.5 million settlement with insurer
(Alliance News) - Tasty PLC on Thursday said it has agreed a GBP2.5 million settlement with its insurer, as it issued a cautious trading update. The London-based casual dining restaurant operator said ...