LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Standard Chartered</strong> Wednesday reported its first annual decline in pretax profit after a decade of growth, as it was hit by emerging market fears and a writedown in its Korean business.<br /><br />The FTSE 100-listed bank warned that it is facing more c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC Monday said Chairman John Parker was awarded 7,552 shares and sold 3,399 shares at GBP15.20 per share to meet the income tax liability, retaining 4,153 shares. Shares in the mining company were trading down 3.1% at 1,484.00 pence Monday. By Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P 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) - Anglo American PLC plans to cut jobs at the Drayton thermal coal mine in Australia later this year following problems with getting planning approvals, the company told employees at the site on Tuesday. The major diversified mining company said it will now move to a 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
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is Tuesday threatening to snap the seven-day winning streak that took it to its highest close since 1999 Monday, hit by renewed concerns over growth in China.<br /><br />The index, like European peers, is down as investors take profits out of the recent ra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS CRH, up 4.6%. The Irish building materials group is the index's leading gainer after its operating profit beat its previous Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are trading lower Tuesday, with the mining and metal sectors leading the falls after Chinese stocks underperformed in Asia overnight. The Shanghai Composite closed more than 2% lower on the back of ongoing concern over a slowdown in Chin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Centrica, up 3%. The major energy supplier's shares have jumped despite it reporting that pretax profit fell 32% to GBP1.65 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union said on Thursday that it plans to continue the ongoing platinum miners strike against the world's top three platinum producers, Reuters reported. <br /><br />The decision is a blow to companies and invest Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES SPORTS DIRECT PRICE TARGET TO 900 (815) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES VODAFONE PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC Wednesday said Norman Mbazima, a divisional Chief Executive sold 39,223 ordinary shares at a price of R287.32 per share. Shares in the mining company were trading down 1.0% at 1,572.00 pence Wednesday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@allian Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 590 (569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN RAISES BHP BILLITON PRICE T Read More