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The world is flooded with ‘content’, and financial news is no different. But much of it is of little use at the moment of buy-or-sell  decision. More and more of it is machine-made. Missing the point entirely. Or flat out wrong.

You may as well read the press release yourself. That shouldn’t be too hard, as most business news also tends to be about the same handful of familiar companies over and over again.

Alliance News is a front-line news service for investors produced by a staff of journalists. We cover our markets universally, including stock listings both large and small. Yes, we use technology to the max, including some AI, but it’s our human core that keeps it real…and invaluable.

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed as weak miners weigh in muted trade

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed as weak miners weigh in muted trade

(AWP Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 gave back early gains on Monday as falls in gold miners and AstraZeneca, plus soft construction figures, dampened early enthusiasm. The FTSE 100 closed down 27.26 points, 0.3%, at 10,651.77. The FTSE 250 ended down 34.58 points, 0.2%, at 23,504.22, while the AIM All-Share rose 2.65 points, 0.3%, at 778.74. The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.2% at 1,057.18, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.3% at 20,216.12,...
PRESS: BP interim chair may aim for permanent role - Sky News

PRESS: BP interim chair may aim for permanent role - Sky News

(AWP Alliance News) - BP PLC's Ian Tyler may put himself forward for the permanent chair role at the oil major, six weeks after the ousting of Albert Manifold from the post, Sky News reported on Monday. Manifold's unexpected departure came after 'serious concerns' were raised to the board 'related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct,' the London-based oil major said at the time. The former chair has denied all allegations. Tyler, who became...
Microsoft cuts 2% of worldwide workforce as it revamps Xbox

Microsoft cuts 2% of worldwide workforce as it revamps Xbox

(AWP Alliance News) - Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs - roughly 2% of its global workforce - in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a fifth entering a review process that...

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