UPDATE: Martin offers Irish help as Starmer seeks trade reset with EU

Ireland will do anything it can to help Keir Starmer’s plan to ‘reset’ the UK’s relationship with the EU, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said.

The UK...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 09:40


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises aberdeen, Morgan cuts Ryanair

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday:

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UBS cuts St James’s Place to ’neutral’ (buy) - price target 1,180 (1,175)...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 09:28


Reckitt Benckiser pins hopes on Powerbrands after sales fall in 2024

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC on Thursday predicted modest growth in 2025 as it continues to focus on its high-margin ’Powerbrands’ and offload other units.

The...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 09:28


Admiral nearly doubles annual dividend as profit does the same

Admiral Group PLC shares were on the rise early Thursday, after it declared a nearly doubled payout for 2024, which it called ‘a remarkable year’...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 09:27


Early market roundup: Stocks mixed ahead of UK construction PMI

Stock prices in London opened mix on Thursday, ahead of a UK construction reading that is expected to show a decelerated fall in activity for...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 09:00


Japan, Britain to hold high-level economic security talks

China had been expected to loom large at high-level economic security talks between Britain and Japan on Friday, until US tariffs reared their head.

Japan is...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 06:45


UPDATE: UK, Ireland set to agree enhanced co-operation at summit

The UK and Ireland are set to agree a new programme of enhanced co-operation at a summit in Liverpool.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheal...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 06:43


New Zealand senior diplomat in UK loses job over Donald Trump remarks

New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the UK has lost his job over remarks he made about US President Donald Trump at an event in...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 06:41


Tesla looks to AI and robotics to end stock’s three-month slump

Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) optimists in the analyst community appear to be pinning hopes on AI, robotaxis and robotics to reverse the negative mood surrounding...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 00:00


The inherent unpredictability of oil prices and European stocks in demand

Investors are getting conflicting signals when it comes to the future direction of oil prices, and this week’s fall to three-month lows off the back...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 00:00


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