LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Sainsbury's</strong> leads FTSE 100 gainers at the open Wednesday despite reporting its second consecutive decline in quarterly sales.<br /><br />However, the overall market has opened lower, depressed by a group of ex-dividend stocks such as <strong>Vodafone</ Read More
SCHIPHOL-RIJK (Alliance News) - Emirates Airline has decided to cancel its order of 70 A350 XWB aircraft from Airbus Group. The order of 50 A350-900 and 20 A350-1000 was placed in 2007 with first delivery slots scheduled from 2019. The decision followed from on-going discussions with Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Wednesday said a decision by the Emirates airline to cancel an order for 70 Airbus A350 aircraft has knocked about 3.5%, or GBP2.6 billion, off its order book. The aircraft engine maker was due to provide its Trent XWB engines for the aircra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed fractionally lower Tuesday, after yet another low-volume session, with communications services provider<strong> BT Group</strong> the biggest faller in the index after <strong>British Sky Broadcasting Group</strong> fought back in the battle over sp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Brokerage <strong>ICAP</strong> could now be hit by fines from the European Commission over the manipulation of yen Libor rates, after it said Tuesday it has received a so-called statement of objections from the EU's executive body, which it said it intends to fight vi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Brokerage<strong> ICAP</strong> PLC could now be hit by fines from the European Commission over the manipulation of yen Libor rates, after it sa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Imperial Tobacco</strong> Group, up 0.5%. The cigarettes and tobacco company said it w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Tuesday, with AIM marginally outperforming larger stocks.<br /><br />Goldman Sachs joined other brokers in issuing positive notes about AIM giant <strong>ASOS</strong> following its recent share price decline. Goldman added ASOS to its Convi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC said Tuesday it has won a GBP50 million contract to deliver deck machinery for four large anchor handlers for Edison Chouest Offshore. Rolls-Royce said the vessels are designed by North American Shipbuilder Inc and will be built in Brazil by Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls Royce Holdings PLC said its non-executive Director John Neill bought 295 shares in the company at a price of 1,080 pence per share on Monday. Neill's total shareholding is now 42,943 shares. Rolls Royce shares were down 0.8% to 1,067.64 pence on Monday.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Home improvement retailer <strong>Kingfisher</strong> is the biggest decliner on the FTSE 100 Thursday after it warned that it expects tougher trading in the second quarter against stronger comparatives, and said its margins had been hit by discounts in its kitchens an 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 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) - Aircraft engine and marine propulsion maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Thursday said it had won a deal worth about GBP35 million to design and equip a large offshore support vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore. In a statement, the British company said the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>London Stock Exchange Group</strong>, up 2.3%. The group's shares have risen after it was added to a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls Royce Holdings PLC Friday said Non-Executive Director Warren East bought 999 shares at a price of 1,001 pence per share, which is his only holding in the company Thursday. Shares in the aerospace giant were trading at 1,003.85p Friday morning, up 0.1%. B Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Tuesday said Corporate Development Director Miles Cowdry transferred 8,000 shares to his wife at no cost Friday. Following this transaction, Cowdry holds a beneficial interest in 122,115 shares. Shares in the aerospace and defence engi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Friday said Executive Director Colin Smith sold 70,000 shares at a price of 1000.59 pence per share and transferred 30,000 shares to his wife Victoia Smith. Following this transaction, Smith now holds 193,305 shares. Rolls-Royce shares 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) - Shares have opened marginally higher in London Thursday amid a flurry of UK corporate news and European economic statistics.<br /><br />Electronics retailer <strong>Dixons Retail</strong> and mobile phone retailer <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> confirmed they will Read More