LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year. <br /><br />Here is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 looks set to post its sixth consecutive daily rise Friday, as it nears its 2014 high amid a continuing rally in stock markets around the world, largely driven by the recovery of the world's largest economy.<br /><br />The focus in London Friday has been on Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses, excluding Aviation, to Dutch-owned oil trader Vito Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories xxxxday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses, excluding Aviation, to Dutch-owned oil trader Vit Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank Of Scotland Group is one of the top gainers early Friday on a report that it will shrink dramatically, while GlaxoSmithKline is off to a good start after one of its new drugs was recommended for approval in Europe.<br /><br />The London equity markets are hi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open higher Friday, taking a cue from gains on Wall Street late Thursday and as investors take positions ahead of UK retail sales data.<br /><br />After closing lower Wednesday, the positive sentiment that has buoyed Wall Street recently returned T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings said Friday it has extended its contract with the US Air Force which will see the firm increase support of the C-130J transport fleet. The USD182.7 million contract - MissionCare - covers sustainment services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks extended their recent gains Thursday, reversing early losses during a day driven by economic data.<br /><br />In the end, London's major indexes all ended slightly higher, but only after positive economic data from the US helped push up stocks on Wall Street Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have struggled to get off the ground Wednesday, closing broadly unchanged despite some impressive individual stock performances. The FTSE 100 initially opened higher, continuing a rally that has seen the index retrace most of January's losses. However, after bre Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Defense giants <strong>BAE Systems</strong> and <strong>Rolls-Royce Holdings</strong> are among the biggest gainers on the FTSE 100 Wednesday, after the British and Saudi Arabian governments at long last came to a deal over how much more Saudi Arabia should pay for the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Sports Direct International, up 6.2%. The sports goods retailer said gross profit grew by 14.6% in its fiscal third quarte Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br /><strong>BAE Systems</strong> has said that the governments of the UK and Saudi Arabia have finally reached a deal on higher prices for the Typhoon jets that Sa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are mixed Wednesday, while the pound had taken a hit after UK unemployment rose to 7.2% in in December, from 7.1% in November. Following a rally that has seen the UK's leading share index gain about 1% each day so far this week, the FTSE 100 broke above 6, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS TATE & LYLE PRICE TARGET TO 775 (900) Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendation or price target changes Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITI RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 4897 (3544) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOL Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RAISES LLOYDS TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 95 (84) PENCE <br />----------<br />SOCGEN RAISES LLOYDS PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mixed in London Friday, with blue-chips lagging mid- and small-caps despite <strong>Anglo American</strong> and <strong>Coca Cola HBC</strong> both reporting swings to profit in 2013. Anglo American is up 1.7% at the open, while Coca Cola HBC is down Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 fell for the first time in seven days Thursday as stock markets around the world took a breather from the recent strong rally, with double-digit declines by Rolls-Royce Holdings and Tate & Lyle weighing heavy on the blue-chip index in London. Meanwhile, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's equity markets have focused on individual stocks Thursday after a plethora of earnings reports and trading updates, with <strong>Rolls-Royce Holdings</strong> and<strong> Tate & Lyle</strong> among the biggest losers after they cut guidance, and <strong>Im Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls Royce Holdings PLC said Thursday that it expects a "pause" in both revenue and profit growth during 2014 due to reduced Defence revenue and reflecting offsetting trends across the business, after reporting a 19% rise in its order book, boosted by a good year in its Read More