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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.

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 dips as bonds struggle after Burnham win

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 dips as bonds struggle after Burnham win

(AWP Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended Friday lower amid domestic political uncertainty and after the postponement of planned US-Iran deal talks in Switzerland. The FTSE 100 closed down 36.43 points, 0.4%, at 10,363.27. The FTSE 250 ended down 129.99 points, 0.6%, at 23,200.73, while the AIM All-Share fell 4.21 points, 0.5%, to 795.83. For the week, the FTSE 100 was down 1.0%, the FTSE 250 declined 0.5%, and the AIM All-Share rose 1.0%....
UniCredit lifts Commerzbank stake to 42.5% as shares tendered edge up

UniCredit lifts Commerzbank stake to 42.5% as shares tendered edge up

(AWP Alliance News) - UniCredit Spa on Friday said the number of Commerzbank AG shares tendered in its takeover bid has increased. The Milan-based bank said investors had tendered 12.51% of shares in its Frankfurt-based peer, up from 12.41% reported on Tuesday. The increase in tendered shares brings UniCredit's overall holding to 42.50%, including a 26.77% equity stake it had previously built and a further 3.22% in share-settled derivatives. The percentage will increase to 44.33%...
Israel and Hezbollah agree Lebanon ceasefire - US official

Israel and Hezbollah agree Lebanon ceasefire - US official

(AWP Alliance News) - Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire, a US official said Friday, after deadly new exchanges in Lebanon put the deal to end the Middle East war under strain. The truce beginning immediately was brokered by US and Qatari mediators following talks with Israel and Iran, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. source: AFP Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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