The Sports Direct owner will name Jon Thompson, currently a non-executive director, as its next chair from 2025. Thompson will take over from incumbent David Daly "sometime next year", Sky News ...

Eqtec said it sold all 60.6 million shares it held in MetalNRG, banking GBP200,000 to redeploy into new investments in renewable energy and alternative fuels from waste. That suggests a price of 0.33 ...

Ben & Jerry's has been muzzled by Unilever in four attempts to speak out publicly against the war in Gaza with calls "for peace and a permanent and immediate ceasefire", support for US college ...

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday.

(Alliance News) - Experian PLC on Wednesday said profit fell in the first six months of its current financial year despite revenue growth, as a result of adverse interest rate movements.

The FTSE 100 index lost 7.58 points, 0.1%, at 8,063.61. The FTSE 250 declined 46.17 points, 0.2%, at 20,476.64, and the AIM All-Share gave back 2.24 points, 0.3%, at 727.14.

(Alliance News) - The governor of the Bank of England said the UK must "welcome opportunities to rebuild relations" following Brexit, as he backed the chancellor's plans to boost business investment ...

Volex PLC on Friday revealed it has made two takeover offers for TT Electronics PLC, but said TT's board has refused to engage in talks. The Basingstoke, Hampshire-based specialist integrated ...

(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd's capital outlay earmarked for its planned copper projects will put its balance sheet under pressure, according to Berenberg. The German lender maintains a 'hold' ...

Shell to 'outperform' (neutral) - price target 3,000 (3,050) pence Barclays cuts Whitbread to 'equal weight' (overweight) - price target 3,160 (3,850) pence UBS raises DS Smith price target to 572 ...

The Guildford, England-based liquid biopsy company is presenting the new test results at the American Association for Cancer Research's Special Conference, 'Liquid Biopsy: From Discovery to Clinical ...

Broker Cavendish now forecasts full-year revenue of GBP123 million for Solid State, which would represent a 28% fall from GBP163.3 million last year, and adjusted pretax profit of GBP4.0 million, down ...