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
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday, catching up with gains made during the bank holiday Monday in Asia and Europe.<br /><br />The mid-cap FTSE 250 is outperforming once again, led by<strong> AVEVA Group</strong>, which raised its total dividend and expressed confiden Read More
(Correcting times of data releases Monday, previously stated as GMT. Correct times in BST follow.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is set to open higher Tuesday, as the UK markets return from a long weekend and play catch up with major European markets, which posted gains on Monday in Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is set to open higher Tuesday, as the UK markets return from a long weekend and play catch up with major European markets, which posted gains on Monday in the wake of a big weekend of political news in both Western and Eastern Europe. While UK and US ma Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday abandoned its pursuit to buy AstraZeneca PLC, saying it does not plan to make an offer for the British drugmaker following the rejection of its final proposal last week. In a statement released Monday, Ian Read, Chairman and Chief E Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Barclays</strong> was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hutchison China MediTech Ltd Friday said its research and development company Hutchison MediPharma Ltd and pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca PLC have initiated a global phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AZD6094, Hutchison's potent and highly selective c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Big shareholders in AstraZeneca PLC have told the UK drugmaker they want the board to reopen takeover talks with Pfizer as early as August, after accepting that a deal is unlikely to be agreed with its US rival before Monday?s bid deadline, the Financial Times reports.</p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Petrofac</strong>, up 1.8%, and <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 1.6%. The companies Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 501 (480) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS BABCOCK INTER 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>Carnival</strong>, up 4.3%. The world's largest cruise ship operator said Tuesday that Read More