FTSE 100 dips with HSBC and Taylor Wimpey under pressure; IPF soars on £500m takeover bid. The FTSE 100 slipped in early trade on Wednesday as losses in banking, housing and mining stocks offset gains ...

BAE upgrades sales outlook after strong first half, but modest guidance lift underwhelms market expectations. BAE Systems (LSE: BA) has raised its full-year sales guidance after a solid first-half ...

Specialty Medicines delivered 15% growth to £3.3 billion, led by Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation up 10%, Oncology up 42%, and HIV up 12%. CEO Emma Walmsley said the performance reflects “strong ...

Google has begun rolling out its new AI Mode search tool in the UK, offering users AI-generated answers instead of traditional lists of links. The feature, powered by Google’s Gemini platform, is ...

Spot gold was trading at $3,331.04 an ounce by 09:10 GMT, stuck in a tight range after modest gains in the previous session. While safe-haven interest remains supported by uncertainty around the ...

HSBC shares fall 4.4% as profit slumps, but buyback and dividend aim to reassure. HSBC (LSE: HSBA) shares slipped 4.4% at the open on Wednesday after the bank reported a 27% fall in first-half profit.

Despite the uneven mining performance, Glencore lifted its marketing EBIT guidance to a range of $2.3 billion to $3.5 billion annually, citing a reshaped portfolio and the sale of its Viterra ...