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LONDON BRIEFING: Next lifts profit forecast after festive sales boost
(Alliance News) - Next raises its profit forecast after sales in the festive period beat expectations, while Prudential launches a USD1.2 billion share buyback programme....
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 set to rise from record close
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Tuesday, after the FTSE 100 reached a new closing record above the 10,000 mark on Monday, amid ongoing...
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New car sales up 3.5% in 2025 fuelled by surge in EV demand
(Alliance News) - Sales of new cars grew by about 3.5% in 2025 amid a surge in demand for electric vehicles, new figures show....
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Ireland private sector expansion eases in December as services cool
(Alliance News) - Ireland's private sector expansion slowed in December, as both services and manufacturing cooled but remained in growth territory, S&P Global reported Tuesday....
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Goldman Sachs closes Industry Ventures acquisition
(Alliance News) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday said it has closed the acquisition of Industry Ventures for a transaction consideration of USD665 million in cash and equity payable...
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 at record close despite Venezuela nerves
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed above 10,000 for the first time on Monday as defence stocks and miners climbed amid US-Venezuela uncertainty. ...
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Aviva eyes over GBP500 million in synergies amid Direct Line update
(Alliance News) - Aviva PLC on Monday noted that the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority approved its request to revoke Direct Line's solvency II partial internal model covering UK Insurance Ltd...
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Britain will turn a corner in 2026, vows Prime Minister Keir Starmer
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer insisted Britain will turn a corner in 2026, as he made his first visit of the year to meet members of the public....
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Irish PM Martin calls for "open trade" in talks with China's Xi
(Alliance News) - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged "open trade" in talks with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, during a five-day visit aimed at strengthening economic...
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Starmer says "stands" with Denmark amid Trump's threats over Greenland
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has said he "stands" with Denmark after Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland....
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