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 reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline, after nine years of u 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 reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline, after nine years of u Read More
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
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca PLC Wednesday said that 43 abstracts reporting results of the company's research and development in diabetes have been accepted for presentation at the 74th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco next Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />LIBERUM INITIATES SCHRODERS WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 2,879 PENCE <br />----------<br />NOMURA CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 285 (3 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Wolseley</strong> is the biggest gainer on the FTSE 100 Tuesday after the plumbing and heating products distributor reported higher trading profit for its fiscal third quarter, driven by strong growth in the US and Nordic countries.<br /><br />However, adverse Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Plumbing and heating products distributor <strong>Wolseley</strong> PLC reported higher trading profit for its fiscal third quarter, driven by s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened marginally lower Tuesday ahead of European data seen as having a possible influence on Thursday's European Central Bank meeting. <strong>Wolseley</strong> leads the FTSE 100 gainers after reporting a strong third quarter. It is up 2.3%. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC Tuesday announced that its investigational drug AZD0914 for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea had been granted 'fast track' status by the US Food and Drug Administration, while also providing details of the development of its oncology pipeline. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Imperial Innovations Group PLC Monday detailed plans to raise up to GBP150.0 million before expenses through a share placing with new and existing investors, as it looks to support its existing portfolio companies, source opportunities to invest in new technologies, and f Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS TARGET TO 3,060 (2,600) P. - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />PANMURE INITIATES WEIR GROUP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - FTSE 100 listed pharmaceutical company Shire PLC is said to be considering a bid for New Jersey-based NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc in order to secure its own independence according to "usually well informed sources," Financial Times Alphaville reported Friday. The compan Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading modestly higher Thursday, although volumes remain light with half of Europe closed for the Ascension Day holiday and no economic data due until the afternoon, when revised US GDP numbers are released. "Trade volumes on the FTSE are basically ab Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: BERNSTEIN CUTS PRICE TARGET ASTRAZENECA TO 4400 (5000) PENCE <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES ASTRAZENECA Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed firmly higher Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 recording its biggest daily rise in over two weeks, as investors returned from a three-day weekend in buying mood following a strong performance by European equities on Monday.<br /><br />"The weekend vote in th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - There was some bad drilling news for two of the UK's leading oil stocks, as resource companies dominated corporate news Tuesday morning. <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> PLC said it will plug and abandon the exploration well 31/2-21S in the Gotama prospect, offs Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group PLC said it intends to go ahead with an initial public offering of TSB Banking Group PLC on the London Sto 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>InterContinental Hotels</strong> Group, up 5.8%. The hotel chain has rejected a GBP6 b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks are trading higher Tuesday as investors return from a long weekend in the UK in a buying mood following gains made across Europe and Asia on Monday. By mid-morning Tuesday, the FTSE 100 is up 0.5% at 6,852.40, the FTSE 250 is up 0.9% at 15,840.07, and the AIM Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations since Friday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN ADDS ROYAL MAIL TO 'ANALYST FOCUS LIST' - OVERWEIGHT <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS ASTRAZENECA TO 'SELL' (' Read More