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Aberdeen delivers annual profit beat boosted by interactive investor

Aberdeen Group PLC on Tuesday hailed a ‘very strong’ performance from retail investment platform interactive investor as it reported slightly better-than-hoped annual adjusted operating profit....

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 09:15


Donald Trump says US-UK relationship ‘not like it used to be’

US President Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was ‘not like it used to be’, in an interview to British...

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 08:53


Fresnillo sales and profit surge on soaring precious metals prices

Fresnillo PLC on Tuesday reported higher sales and profit in 2025, as it benefited from soaring gold and silver prices, enabling the miner to declare...

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 08:42


Smiths Group buys US provider of heating and cooling for data centres

Smiths Group PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy a US provider of heating and cooling systems for data centres, a growing market...

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 08:37


UK grocery sales rise in February as online reaches four-year high

UK take-home grocery sales rose in February as shoppers continued to spend more at the tills and increasingly turned to online ordering, industry survey data...

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 08:03


UK’s Reeves to insist she will stick with the plan at spring statement

The UK government has the ‘right economic plan for the country’, Rachel Reeves will insist at the spring statement.

The chancellor is expected to say the...

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 06:58


EARNINGS AND TRADING: Gelion loss narrows; Brave Bison in System1 deal

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

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Gelion PLC -...

Mon, 02/03/2026 - 22:03


UPDATE: Zurich to partly fund Beazley takeover via private placement

Zurich Insurance Group AG on Monday said it will partly fund its £8.1 billion acquisition of Beazley PLC via a private placement, with the remainder...

Mon, 02/03/2026 - 18:12


Eco Atlantic’s Navitas deal brings first fees revenue in third quarter

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd on Monday reported rising revenue and broadly stable pretax loss in the third quarter compared to a year ago,...

Mon, 02/03/2026 - 17:24


Late market roundup: Shares in the red on Middle East fears

London stocks fell on Monday, though by less than their European peers, as escalating US and Israeli strikes on Iran rattled markets, driving oil prices...

Mon, 02/03/2026 - 17:13


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