(Alliance News) - Last year was one of the quietest on record for the London Stock Exchange, which saw the largest outflow of companies since the global financial crisis, stark new analysis shows.

(Alliance News) - There was an increase in the number of people in the UK who headed to the shops in December amid fears retailers face uncertain times after the festive season, analysts say.

(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 ...

(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 ...

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

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 ...

(Alliance News) - US President-elect Donald Trump called on Friday for the UK to dismantle its wind turbines in the North Sea in response to a decision by a US oil company to leave the oil-rich region ...

Griffin Mining Ltd, up 1.3% at 153.00 pence, 12-month range 86.50p-175.00p. The stock extends gains after a 3.4% rise on Thursday. The firm on Thursday said it received approval from the Emergency ...

Through its Croatian subsidiary, IGeoPen doo, A14 Energy owns three geothermal waters exploration licences in the Pannonian Basin in Croatia.

Dublin-based Ryanair said it carried 13.6 million passengers in December, up 8.4% from 12.5 million in December last year. This was on a load factor of 92%, up one percentage point from 91% the year ...

According to Bank of England data, net mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 65,700 in November from 68,100 in October. However, approvals remained above their previous 12-month average of 60 ...

The FTSE 100 index opened down 5.86 points, 0.1%, at 8,254.23. The FTSE 250 was down 51.56 points, 0.3%, at 20,588.67, and the AIM All-Share was down just 0.01 of a point at 723.69.