(Items published at 0837 BST misstated the surname of Aggreko's interim chief financial officer. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Centrica PLC confirmed Thursday that Chris Weston, the head of British Gas, is leaving the company to take up the post of chief executive o Read More
(An item published at 1209 BST misstated the first name of Aggreko's incoming chief executive. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, up 4.1%. Shares in the medical technology company have r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Hedge fund manager <strong>Man Group</strong> PLC confirmed it is in talks to buy quantitative hedge fund specialist Numeric Holdings LLC. In a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading modestly higher Thursday, although volumes remain light with half of Europe closed for the Ascension Day holiday and no economic data due until the afternoon, when revised US GDP numbers are released. "Trade volumes on the FTSE are basically ab Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Centrica PLC confirmed Thursday that Chris Weston, the head of British Gas, is leaving the company to take up the post of chief executive of temporary power provider Aggreko PLC, leaving Centrica without its top three executives. The British energy supplier said Wes Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are higher at open Thursday, ahead of some US economic data later in the day.<br /><br />B&Q and Screwfix owner <strong>Kingfisher</strong> is leading FTSE 100 fallers, down 5.4%. Despite showing a strong increase in its retail profit for the first quarte Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open flat to fractionally higher ahead of the US first-quarter GDP revision, which provides the main economic focus for Thursday but doesn't come until later in the day. Trading so far this week, which started with UK and US bank holidays and no Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Centrica PLC is expected to announce that British Gas boss Chris Weston is leaving to take up a post as Chief Executive of temporary power company Aggreko PLC, leaving Centrica without its top three executives, Sky News reports, citing people close to the situation. <p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK energy supplier E.On is to pay out GBP12 million to its customers, after an investigation by the industry regulator Ofgem found that it had broken energy sales rules. The energy regulator said that E.On has also agreed to compensate any customers that it mis-sold Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: GOLDMAN CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 255 (275) PENCE - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>British Sky Broadcasting</strong> Group PLC confirmed it is working on the potential acquisition of 21st Century Fox's interests in Sky D Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Faroe Petroleum PLC Monday said drilling has reached its target depth on the 8/10-5S exploration well and 8/10-5A appraisal wells in the Norwegian North Sea but has failed to find hydrocarbons. The oil and gas company, with operations in Norway, the Atlantic margin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened cautiously higher Monday, amid a lack of economic data and with a wary eye on developments in Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>BSkyB</strong> confirmed press reports that has approached its major shareholder 21st Century Fox about buying Sky Deutschlan Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: UBS RAISES IMPERIAL TOBACCO TARGET TO 2,750 (2,500) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES BP PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The major UK stock indices closed higher Thursday, with the FTSE 100 ending at a 10 week higher, as equity markets around the world were lifted by hopes that the US Federal Reserve will keep supporting the world's biggest economy for some time to come.<br /><br />Howev Read More