(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire packaging assets of Schumacher Packaging GmbH for an enterprise value of EUR634 million, expanding its corrugated footprint in ...

In early UK corporate news, Rio Tinto announced a lithium acquisition, while Informa looked to the future with confidence after sealing the buy of Ascential. CMC Markets expects to report a swing to ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 21.1 points higher, 0.3%, at 8,211.71 on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed down 113.01 points, 1.4%, to 8,190.61 on Tuesday.

Motorpoint expects financial first half pretax profit of GBP2.0 million, swinging from a loss of GBP3.7 million. The prior year figure excludes exceptional items, of which there were none this time ...

(Alliance News) - Cooks Coffee Co Ltd on Tuesday hailed a record-breaking year with growth across both existing and new stores. The branded franchised coffee focused store chain said sales rose 26% to ...

The FTSE 100 index closed down 113.01 points, 1.4%, to 8,190.61. The FTSE 250 ended down 222.01 points, 1.1%, at 20,631.20, and the AIM All-Share closed down 3.54 points, 0.5%, at 735.07. The Cboe UK ...

This will comprise a share buyback of GBP1.25 billion, up 14% on-year from GBP1.1 billion, and cash dividends of around GBP1.5 billion. The buyback plans were "slightly" higher than the GBP1.2 billion ...

However, order intake rose 9.2% to GBP48.8 million from GBP44.7 million, and was up 11% on a constant currency basis. This was the first quarter of growth since late 2022, XP Power noted.

(Alliance News) - Abingdon Health PLC on Tuesday said it has narrowed its annual loss, as revenue grows more than 50% amid increased customer activity.

Spending on promoted items jumped 7.4% "as households sought to manage their finances", while spending on full-price items rose just 0.3%. Kantar's report comes as consumers and businesses alike await ...

The news sent shares in Senior down 11% to 130.00 pence each in London on Tuesday morning. The stock fell as low as 120.00p, a new 52-week low. In response, Senior said it has taken cost and cash ...

Looking ahead, the company noted a positive outlook for the 2025/26 academic year, with demographic growth supporting strong demand from UK students. For 2024, Unite expects adjusted earnings per ...