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PRESS: UK chancellor considers windfall tax on electricity generators

(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is mulling a windfall tax on more than GBP10 billion of excess profit achieved by electricity generators, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel cuts Royal Mail; SocGen lifts Kingfisher

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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe opens lower after Snapchat owner warns

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London opened lower on Tuesday, with military tensions between the US and China and poorly received quarterly numbers from another US tech name hurting sentiment.

LONDON BRIEFING: Barclays launches delayed GBP1 billion share buyback

(Alliance News) - Barclays said it will kick off a GBP1.00 billion share buyback programme on Tuesday. The programme, initially announced in February, had been delayed in March after the bank admitted it sold more financial products to investors than it was allowed to.

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE rises but China data hits European stocks

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed in a tough start to the week for European equities, with growth fears in China hitting sentiment on Monday.

Activist Elliott increases stake in UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Elliott has pushed its stake above 5% in Brewin Dolphin, a British wealth manager which is under offer from Royal Bank of Canada, the activist investor said on Friday.

Activist Elliott increases stake in UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Elliott has pushed its stake above 5% in Brewin Dolphin, a British wealth manager which is under offer from Royal Bank of Canada, the activist investor said on Friday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises SSE; Deutsche cuts Rio Tinto

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

Berenberg upgrades SSE to 'buy'

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg upgraded energy firm SSE from 'hold' to 'buy' on Thursday, stating they now see "a buying opportunity".

LONDON BRIEFING: UK economy swings from growth to "risk of recession"

(Alliance News) - The UK's economy ground to a halt over the course of the first three months of 2022, preliminary data from the Office of National Statistics showed on Thursday.

SSE, Brookfield Renewable join forces for Dutch offshore wind bids

OSLO, April 27 (Reuters) - British utility SSE and green power firm Brookfield Renewable will work together in preparing bids for the Dutch 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm zone tenders, they said on Wednesday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank cuts National Grid and M&S

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

FTSE 100 movers: Defensives wanted amid hawkish Fed comments

(Sharecast News) - Defensive issues were wanted on Friday after US Federal Reserve President, Jerome Powell, told an audience the night before that a 50 basis point interest rate hike at the 4 May policy meeting was in play.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up as G20 finance heads meet; Netflix down

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended higher on Wednesday as investors continued to track the war in Ukraine, while in the US, Netflix weighed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq index.