On Friday last week, S&P Global reported the UK manufacturing PMI improved to a 47-month high of 53.7 points in April from 51.0 in March, beating the flash reading of 53.6 points.

Diageo shares were up 3.9% to 1,532.49 pence each in London on Wednesday morning, among the best FTSE 100 performers. The index was up 1.5%. The brewer and distiller, behind brands such as Guinness, ...

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Muller joined Ahold Delhaize, a Zaandam, Netherlands-based food retailer, in 2013 as the CEO of the Delhaize Group, taking over as CEO of the merged Ahold Delhaize in 2018. The company said Muller's ...

(Alliance News) - Smith & Nephew PLC on Wednesday reported broadly in line first quarter sales figures with strength in Sports Medicine offsetting weakness in US Knee Implants.

Gold was quoted higher at USD4,668.83 an ounce against USD4,576.51. Miners were among the FTSE 100's biggest winners, with Fresnillo up 4.7%, Anglo American up 4.4%, Endeavour up 4.3% and Antofagasta ...

Looking ahead, Trainline expects net ticket sales between GBP6.2 billion and GBP6.45 billion for the new year, an outcome which spans a 2% fall to 2% growth. Revenue between GBP440 million and GBP455 ...

As a result, Next said it plans price increases overseas of "no more" than 8% which will be implemented in May. Extra costs in the UK will be offset by cost savings and margin gains with no price ...

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called higher on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump paused his 'Project Freedom', the military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and ...

In the US on Tuesday, Wall Street ended higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 356.35 points, 0.7%, the S&P 500 up 58.47 points, 0.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 258.33, 1.0%.

The British Retail Consortium said four in five people (80%) feared the Middle East conflict would push up food prices, and called on the government to help by easing pressure on businesses from ...

The AIB Ireland composite purchasing managers' index fell to 51.4 points in April from 52.1 points in March. A reading above the 50-point neutral mark indicates an overall increase in month-on-month ...