European shares closed higher on Thursday as investors digested a heavy slate of central bank decisions across the region.

London's FTSE 100 finished above the 9,800 level for the first time in five weeks on Thursday after the Bank of England moved ...

Italian eyewear company Safilo said on Thursday that it has taken a 25% stake in AIM-listed Inspecs for about £21.7m.

Donald Trump's media and tech company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced on Thursday that it is to merge with US ...

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region weakened further in December, with the headline index slipping deeper into ...

The ECB also lifted its growth forecasts for the eurozone. It now expects 1.4% growth this year, up from a previous forecast ...

Corvex Management has called for a strategic review at Whitbread after the activist investor took a position in the Premier ...

Rentokil Initial shares sparked on Thursday after Bank of America upgraded the pest control firm to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ and ...

On Friday’s macroeconomic calendar, UK public sector net borrowing and retail sales figures for November are due at 0700 GMT.

Major indices were in the green early on Thursday as market participants digested last month's cooler-than-expected consumer ...

Norges Bank lefts its policy rate unchanged on Thursday at 4%, as widely expected. Norway’s central bank said in a statement ...

Blackbird announced the raising of £0.5m before expenses on Thursday, through a subscription by an existing shareholder, as ...