Sterling bought USD1.2616 shortly before the UK data, and spiked to USD1.2634 moments later, before fading again. Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called down just ...

BAE Systems said it had secured 33.7 billion pounds ($42.5 billion) of orders in 2024, taking its backlog to a record, ...

BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, reported a 14% rise in full-year earnings to 3.02 billion pounds ($3.81 ...

It was a similar story In New York, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.26 points and the S&P 500 edged 0.2% higher. In Asia, the Hang Seng index gave up some of its recent advance with a ...