Ric Traynor, the firm's executive chairman, told us that it was increasingly being approached about potential deals.

The FTSE 100 index closed down 34.54 points, 0.4%, at 8,941.12. The FTSE 250 ended down 81.45 points, 0.4%, at 21,613.25, but ...

Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war, threatening a higher blanket tariff and a 35-percent levy on Canada.

Traders are currently pricing in a 78.6% chance of a rate cut during August's Bank of England meeting, according to data compiled by LSEG. Among individual stocks, restaurant chain operator SSP Group ...

US president Donald Trump said Canada would face a 35% tariff and floated 15% to 20% blanket tariffs on most trading partners ...

BP production boost offset by lower prices 08:13 , Graeme Evans BP shares have risen 5.7p to ...

Four people arrested after cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods Four young people have been arrested for their suspected ...

Stocks largely rose on Thursday, with London striking a record high and US indices also edging to fresh new peaks, as ...

The FTSE 100 closed at an all-time high of 8,975.7 on Thursday as a surge in the value of mining shares propelled the ...

Donald Trump launched new tariffs on Wednesday, which included raising duty on Brazilian imports to 50pc from 10pc, effective ...

Mining stocks climbed after US President Donald Trump said he would enact a 50% copper tariff in August, sending copper ...