The country's on-year gross domestic product growth sped up to 13.3% in the first quarter, from 9.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024. In the first quarter of 2024, GDP had declined by 4.5%.

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday.

Howden Joinery surged as it announced plans to open 20 to 25 new depots in the UK this year and refurbish around 60 older locations and said that trading in the first four months of the year was in ...

Meanwhile, UK shop price deflation decelerated to 0.1% on-year in April, from 0.4% in March. Non-food deflation slowed to 1.4% in April from 1.9% in March, while food price inflation accelerated to ...

(Alliance News) - The UK will not have to "choose" between Europe and America, the government insisted amid leaks of a mooted UK-EU agreement on "free and open trade" in the face of US President ...

At the time of the London close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 0.1% lower, the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.1%.

Fidelity Special increased its interim dividend by 3.7% to 3.36p from 3.24p a year ago. Looking ahead, Portfolio Manager Wright said that UK equities remain relatively cheap compared to other markets ...

(Alliance News) - Lidl has revealed plans to invest GBP500 million as the discount supermarket chain accelerates its expansion across the UK. The German-owned chain is pushing forward with plans to ...

AOTI is an Oceanside, California-based wound healing-focused medical technology company. The company had a pretax loss of USD945,000 in 2024, narrowed from USD7.7 million in 2023. Revenue rose 33% to ...

(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a "step in the right direction", a UK minister has said.

(Alliance News) - Elixirr International PLC on Monday reported a rise in profit during 2024 amid revenue growth, as it also eyes a Main Market listing for later in 2025. The London-based business ...

(Alliance News) - Marlowe PLC on Monday said it expects to report a decline in earnings during its most recent financial year, and announced its acquisition of SludgeTek Ltd.