LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>BG Group</strong> Friday said changes to the North Sea investment and tax regime set out in the UK Budget earlier in the week will now allow it to develop its Jackdaw high pressure high temperature project in the North Sea.<br /><br />According to the Treasury, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>ITV</strong> Chief Executive Adam Crozier's pay for 2013 was almost three times as much as the previous year, as he received more from ve Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier's pay for 2013 was almost three times as much as the previous year, as he received more from vested share awards. Crozier, who previously headed Royal Mail Group and the Football Association after an early career at advertising agenc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC Wednesday said a Chief Executive Officer Adam Crozier and Finance Director Ian Griffiths exercised options and sold shares under the ITV Deferred Share Award Plan and the ITV Performance Share Plan Monday.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <tabl Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices opened lower Wednesday and never recovered. While a busy day of corporate news provided some stand-out movers, a number of stocks going ex-dividend provided a drag, while a small downgrade to the UK's 2013 GDP numbers appeared to keep overall sentiment ne Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC increased its payout to shareholders Wednesday, as it reported a rise in 2013 pretax profit driven by higher revenues across the business and cost cutting and gave a positive outlook for 2014. The television broadcaster reported pretax profit of GBP435 milli Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV reported higher profits and revenues for 2013 and gave a bullish outlook for 2014, but has seen its shares punished Wednesday after it failed to increase its special dividend. The television company raised its total dividend for 2013 to 3.5 pence, from 2.6 pence Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Weir</strong> Group, up 6.5%. Despite reporting a fall in profit and revenue fo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Online domestic appliances retailer <strong>AO World</strong> PLC set the price for its upcoming initial public offering at 285 pence a share, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are lower Wednesday, weighed on by a number of disappointing corporate announcements, as well a revision downwards in the annual growth rate of the UK economy last year. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FTSE 100 is down 0.4% at 6,801.25, the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC increased its payout to shareholders Wednesday, although not by as much as some analysts had expected, as it reported a rise in pretax profit in 2013 driven by growth in its Studios division and gave a bullish forecast for 2014. The television broadcaster po Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS UNITED UTILITIES TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />UBS STARTS RANDGOLD RESOURCES WIT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday ahead of UK GDP figures at 0930 GMT. <strong>ITV</strong> reported strong 2013 results and expressed confidence for 2014, but its shares are down 4.2% at the open on disappointment in the size of its special dividend.<br /><br / Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC announced a special dividend and raised its total dividend, as it reported a rise in pretax profit in 2013 and gave a bullish forecast for 2014. The television broadcaster posted a total dividend of 3.5 pence for the year, up from 2.6 pence in the previous y Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to follow their US counterparts marginally lower Wednesday, as investors take their positions ahead of the latest UK GDP estimate later in the day. Wall Street closed slightly lower Tuesday after US consumer confidence fell by more than expected in Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed down for the first time in eight days Tuesday, retreating from Monday's 14-year closing high, as renewed worries about Chinese economic growth weighed on stock markets in Asia and Europe. The Asian session saw the Hang Seng close down 0.3% and th Read More