UK PM Keir Starmer to host visit by German leader Olaf Scholz

BlackRock Energy & Resources raises dividend after strong 2024

Property Franchise hails revenue surge as targets next phase of growth

EARNINGS: Ora Technology loss widens as takeover talks progress

Commerzbank hikes dividend as 2024 profit and revenue increase

Barclays apologises after customers unable to access accounts online

Exxon Mobil boosted by "record production" in Guyana and Permian

Charter Communications profit rises in 2024, but broadband users fall

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Burford Capital team sell USD3 million in shares

GLOBAL BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts Carrefour and Sainsbury's

UPDATE: IPOs for London as Cardiogeni starts trading, RC Fornax next

EARNINGS AND TRADING: Ricardo to miss full-year consensus as orders delayed