(Alliance News) - Business confidence among Britain's manufacturers has fallen at the sharpest rate since the start of the pandemic, new research suggests. A survey of over 300 companies found that ...

In the US on Friday, Wall Street ended mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.2%, the S&P 500 marginally lower and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.2%.

(Alliance News) - Angela Rayner will promise to make devolution the "default setting" for councils across the country after senior UK government figures warned they could overrule local authorities' ...

(Alliance News) - New seller asking prices for properties in the UK dropped as usual in December and are set for a comfortable rise in 2025, Rightmove said Monday. The fall in new seller asking prices ...

(Alliance News) - China's retail sales growth weakened last month, official data showed on Monday, missing forecasts as demand remains muted in the world's number two economy.

(Alliance News) - The UK will on Sunday become the first European nation officially to join an Indo-Pacific trade bloc, in a move that will "boost trade and create opportunities" for British firms ...

An HBF statement to the BBC said the UK "does not have a sufficient talent pipeline" of builders to meet Labour's goal, citing recruitment constraints with poor perception and lack of training within ...

(Alliance News) - Mothercare PLC breached the maternity rights of an employee when it sacked her and replaced her with a man, an employment tribunal has ruled.

(Alliance News) - The UK Prime Minister has urged G7 leaders to show caution in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar Assad. Keir Starmer told a meeting of the G7 leaders on Friday that "the fall of ...

The FTSE 100 index traded up 10.61 points, 0.1%, at 8,322.37. The FTSE 250 was up 55.00 points, 0.3%, at 21,004.04, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.74 of a point, 0.1%, at 736.82.

(Alliance News) - boohoo Group PLC has offered its largest shareholder Frasers Group PLC a seat on its board – but not for the retail tycoon Mike Ashley, Frasers' founder. The fast fashion retailer ...

The wider FTSE 100 index closed down 11.43 points, 0.1%, at 8,300.33. The FTSE 250 ended down 59.89 points, 0.3%, at 20,889.15, and the AIM All-Share closed down 3.98 points, 0.5%, at 733.58.