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Unilever confirms offer for Foods arm from US-based McCormick

Unilever PLC on Friday confirmed it has received an inbound offer for its Foods business, and has entered talks with McCormick & Co Inc.

McCormick is...

Fri, 20/03/2026 - 08:22


UK public sector borrowing grows to 2nd-highest February on record

UK public sector borrowing grew on-year last month to nearly a new record for February, numbers on Friday showed.

According to the Office for National Statistics,...

Fri, 20/03/2026 - 07:28


IN BRIEF: BP executives sells £2.2 million in shares

BP PLC - London-based oil major - Douglas Dryburgh, an associate of Kerry Dryburgh, executive vice president for people, culture & communications and chief human...

Fri, 20/03/2026 - 07:18


TRADING UPDATES: Kavango extends deadline to acquire Nara gold project

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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Angus Energy PLC - focused on...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 22:11


TRADING UPDATES: Synthomer backs view; Afentra mulls strategic options

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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Synthomer PLC - London-based developer of...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 20:46


TRADING UPDATES: Afentra revises Etu deal; Mila drilling updates

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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Mila Resources PLC - gold exploration...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 17:36


Late market roundup: Stocks close lower as oil higher; dollar down

Stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt closed lower on Thursday as the war between US-Israel and Iran continued to push oil prices higher; meanwhile...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 17:21


Sancus Lending notes continued housing undersupply in UK as profit up

Sancus Lending Group Ltd on Thursday said that several structural trends support its outlook as it posted a jump in annual pretax profit amid solid...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 16:17


UK says sticking to EU ‘red lines’ after Khan calls for rejoin pledge

Keir Starmer is sticking to his ‘red lines’ on links with the EU, Downing Street said after the mayor of London called for Labour to...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 15:39


Gresham House gets grid connection date for battery energy project

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund PLC on Thursday announced the UK’s electricity transmission system operator gave a firm connection date to one of their battery...

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 14:58


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