BAE Systems Share News (BA.)

BAE buys Ball Aerospace for $5.5bn

(Sharecast News) - BAE Systems on Thursday said it had bought Ball Corporation's aerospace business $5.55bn in cash as it looked to cash in on higher government defence spending in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

PRESS: BAE Systems mulls USD4 billion buy of Ball aerospace arm

(Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC is sizing up a possible move to acquire the aerospace division of Ball Corp in what would be the largest purchase by a London listing in the year to date, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Germany in talks with MBDA over delivery of cruise missiles to Ukraine -source

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The German government is in talks with arms maker MBDA about the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, a security source told Reuters on Friday, echoing a report by Spiegel magazine.

German government in talks with MBDA over delivery of cruise missiles to Kyiv -source

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The German government is in talks with arms maker MBDA about the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, a security source told Reuters on Friday, confirming a report by Spiegel magazine.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank cuts WPP to 'hold' from 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan lifts Rolls-Royce; RBC cuts Unite

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises Hochschild Mining to 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

LONDON BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce swings to profit; LSEG plans buyback

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Thursday, ahead of a busy day on the economic calendar, with a key interest rate decision from the Bank of England.

Thales, MBDA and Fincantieri win deal to renovate French and Italian frigates

PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Transport companies including Thales, MBDA and Fincantieri have won a contract to renovate French and Italian frigates, the French ministry of defence said on Wednesday.

BAE feels less ESG aversion to defence stocks since Ukraine war

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn said on Wednesday that war in Ukraine had made ethically focused investors more open to defence companies such as Britain's biggest military contractor.

UK's FTSE 100 at two-week low as surprise US credit rating cut sours mood

Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating to AA+

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Surprise US debt downgrade knocks European stocks to two-week lows

STOXX 600 off 1.4%Fitch US downgrade sparks risk-off mood

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks retreat after Fitch US downgrade

(Alliance News) - European equities tumbled on Wednesday with markets rocked by a US credit rating downgrade from Fitch, and the uneasy mood also did nothing for the pound on the eve of the next Bank of England decision.

BAE CEO: ESG investors less frosty on defence sector since Ukraine war

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Britain's biggest military contractor BAE Systems said on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine had made ethically focused investors more open to buying shares in defence companies.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks rattled after US debt rating cut

(Alliance News) - Stock prices across the globe were lower at midday Wednesday, after Fitch rocked markets by downgrading the US credit rating.