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2 Mar 2026

IN BRIEF: St James's Place launches GBP123 million share buyback

St James's Place PLC - Cirencester, Gloucestershire-based wealth manager - Begins on Monday a share buyback programme worth up to GBP122.6 million to ...

2 Mar 2026

HSBC appoints Carolyn Fairbairn as new chair of UK bank

(Sharecast News) - HSBC Holdings announced a planned change in the chair of its ring-fenced UK bank on Monday, with Dame Carolyn Fairbairn set to succ...

2 Mar 2026

US pre-open: Futures drop as Middle East conflict sparks oil price surge

(Sharecast News) - Sharp falls across European markets and a big jump in the price of oil pushed US stock futures firmly lower on Monday on the back o...

2 Mar 2026

Oil jumps, stocks skid, dollar rallies as conflict grips Middle East

* Brent up sharply on supply concerns, off early peak

2 Mar 2026

UK's permission for bases to be used against Iran took "too long" - US

(Alliance News) - Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially refusing to allow the use of the UK-US ...

2 Mar 2026

South African smelter defers lay-offs after electricity tariff cut

March 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's ​Merafe ⁠Resources said on Monday it ​had deferred lay-off procedures at its ferrochrome smelting ​joint ‌venture w...

2 Mar 2026

RHI Magnesita shares fall as warns tough market backdrop to persist

(Alliance News) - RHI Magnesita NV shares slumped on Monday as it reported a decline in annual earnings and cautioned that tricky market conditions ar...

2 Mar 2026

UK watchdog investigates Hilton, IHG and Marriott over data sharing

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information b...

2 Mar 2026

Sterling hits 2-1/2-month low against dollar, edges down versus euro

March 2 (Reuters) - ​Sterling ⁠hit a 2-1/2-month low against the ​dollar and edged down versus the euro on Monday, as the Iran conflict sent investors...

2 Mar 2026

National Grid ups view as plots investments; SSE backs Ofgem plan

(Alliance News) - National Grid PLC on Monday upped its outlook as it backed a UK regulatory framework for the energy sector.

Utilities SSE + 1 more share
2 Mar 2026

Ireland annual harmonised inflation eases to 2.4% in February - CSO

(Alliance News) - Ireland's annual inflation rate eased slightly in February, according to a flash estimate from the Central Statistics Office, while ...

2 Mar 2026

London midday: FTSE slumps as travel, bank stocks hit by Iran conflict

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Monday, with travel and banking names under the cosh following the US and I...

2 Mar 2026

HSBC promotes Carolyn Fairbairn to chair of UK banking division

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday named the next chair of its UK banking division, who will assume the role before the end of the first ha...

2 Mar 2026

Trump 'very disappointed' with UK's Starmer over Diego Garcia, Telegraph says

LONDON, March ​2 (Reuters) - ⁠Donald ​Trump said ​he ‌is "very ⁠disappointed" with British ⁠Prime ​Minister Keir Starmer for not ​allowing ‌the U.S. t...

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