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Future boosts dividend, announces new buyback, despite profit fall
(Alliance News) - Future PLC on Thursday announced increased shareholder returns despite reporting lower full-year sales and profit amid challenging conditions....
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SSP Group mulls options for Europe unit and TFS value realisation
(Alliance News) - SSP Group PLC shares surged on Thursday as it reported trading has "gained momentum" in recent weeks and it announced a "wide-ranging review" of its Continental European...
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Sales of electric vehicles up in November, bucking overall UK decline
(Alliance News) - Registrations of new cars in the UK fell in November, but the uptake of electric vehicles rose ahead of the government budget announcement, which included a 'pence...
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips despite European rally as SSE falls
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed on Thursday, as the FTSE 100 missed out on a European rally amid weakness in SSE and National Grid after Ofgem...
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Rio Tinto sees profit boost from cost cuts, asset sales, copper growth
(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC on Thursday announced ambitions to sharpen and simplify the business, focused on three "world class" operations, iron ore, copper and aluminium & lithium....
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SSE, National Grid to review finer details of Ofgem GBP28 billion plan
(Alliance News) - SSE PLC and National Grid PLC on Thursday reported they will review the full details of a GBP28 billion funding package announced by the UK energy watchdog,...
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LONDON BRIEFING: Ofgem approves GBP28 billion energy grid investment
(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto says earnings could rise by up to 50% by 2030, SSE and National Grid welcome Ofgem's approval of GBP28 billion of energy investment and SSP...
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to rise before construction data
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday, ahead of a swathe of construction PMI readings and initial jobless claims data in the US....
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UK and Norway fleet of warships to jointly hunt Russian spy ships
(Alliance News) - The UK and Norway are to sign a defence pact that will see their navies operate a combined fleet of warships to hunt Russian submarines in the...
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Vodacom agrees to raise ownership of Safaricom in Kenya to 55%
(Alliance News) - Vodacom Group Ltd on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire an additional 20% stake in Safaricom PLC for USD2.1 billion, or ZAR36.0 billion. ...
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