Cranswick added the half-year adjusted operating margin increased to 7.5% from 6.8% a year prior, which it said was due to the growth in pig farming, capacity utilisation and tight cost control.

"The effect of the UK budget on consumer behaviour and hence the trajectory of our end-markets is unclear. We have a greater ability to mitigate headwinds in the more needs-based Autocentres servicing ...

(Alliance News) - AO World PLC on Tuesday warned of an increase in costs due to the UK government budget measures announced last month, as it reported a surge in interim profit. The Bolton, ...

(Alliance News) - LondonMetric Property PLC on Tuesday upped its interim dividend per share as half-year EPRA earnings soared. The London-based real estate investment trust said pretax profit more ...

(Alliance News) - Places with the highest levels of joblessness will get extra National Health Service support as the UK government bids to "get Britain working again".

Compass raised its annual dividend by 14% to 59.8 cents per share from 52.6 cents in 2023, including a final dividend of 39.1 cents, up from 34.7 cents. It also has returned a total of USD1.5 billion ...

Intertek is "well positioned to deliver a strong performance in 2024 and 2025," it asserted. Shares in Intertek were 1.4% higher at 4,576.00 pence each in London on Tuesday morning. The wider FTSE 100 ...

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(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, with a tariff warning from Donald Trump stoking trade war tensions. The FTSE 100 index lost 42.15 points, 0.5%, at 8,249.53. The FTSE ...

In early UK corporate news, Intertek said growth has picked up in recent months. Compass reported an annual revenue decline, while AO World upped its outlook. Here is what you need to know at the ...

The pound was quoted at USD1.2552 early Tuesday, fading from USD1.2559 at the time of the London equities close on Monday. The euro stood at USD1.0479, down from USD1.0488. Against the yen, the dollar ...

(Alliance News) - The UK government is "not minded to fund the North correctly", Mary Lou McDonald claimed as she defended Sinn Fein's record in the power-sharing Executive. McDonald made the remarks ...