LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has closed lower Friday, with large companies most exposed to emerging markets leading the falls as continued concern over an EM growth slowdown fuels a global flight to safety. Having fallen for eight of the last nine trading sessions, the UK's leading share Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES STARTS STANDARD CHARTERED WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - PRICE TARGET 1100 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS PEARSON PRICE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are set to open flat Thursday, amid a busy day of corporate earnings and economic data. London is looking to perform better than US and Asian markets, which fell heavily overnight after the US Federal Reserve made a second taper to the size of its monthly bond buy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices slipped Wednesday as Turkish and South African central bank action failed to stop the emerging market currency route, and amid a global equity sell-off ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy announcement still to come Wednesday. In the UK, mining stocks w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarket operator<strong> J Sainsbury</strong> is the biggest faller on the FTSE100 Wednesday after the surprise resignation of long-time chief Justin King, while FTSE250-listed <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> is doing well after signing a deal to run the stores 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>Antofagasta</strong>, up 7%. The company said it has achieved record copper pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong> PLC Wednesday said Chief Executive Officer Justin King will step down in July after 10 years at the helm and will Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are gaining Wednesday, led higher by mining stocks after two of the world's biggest miners, Anglo American and Antofagasta, announced positive production numbers. Global sentiment in equities in general has also been shored up, ahead of t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Wednesday, as fears about emerging market economies has eased ahead of the results of the January US Federal Reserve meeting.<br /><br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> has announced another asset sale, this time 23% of its Brazilian offsho Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC Wednesday said it has increased production in its fourth quarter for all of its major metals. The major mining company said its Kumba Iron Ore Production in South Africa increased by 25% to 11.3 million tonnes in the three months ending 2013, comp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are set to follow US and Asian stocks higher Wednesday, as traders take positions ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision. The January Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Ben Bernanke's last, concludes Wednesday, and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed firmly higher Tuesday with the FTSE100 breaking a five-day losing streak, as London's equity markets regained some ground after falling sharply over the past few sessions.<br /><br />UK markets were helped by UK gross domestic product Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC Monday said non-executive Director Jim Rutherford bought 658 shares at a price of GBP13.60375 per share Friday. The mining company will release its forth quarter production statement January 29. Anglo American shares traded flat at 1,340.00 Read More
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