LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks indices are set to start quietly Friday, ahead of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report to come this afternoon. The FTSE 100 is expected to open unchanged at 6,809, says CMC Markets. At the individual stock level, the banks will be in focus after R Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices closed higher and the pound reached a fresh multi-year high against the dollar Thursday, as UK data showed the manufacturing sector expanding quickly and the housing market continuing to boom.<br /><br />The UK's main stock indices opened h Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pfizer Inc is preparing to sweeten its bid for AstraZeneca PLC to more than GBP63 billion, or USD$106 billion, in an attempt to lure the U.K.?s second-biggest drugmaker to the negotiating table, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened flat to higher Wednesday ahead of big day of economic data in Europe and the US, as well as the results of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<br /><br />Clothing and homeware retailer <strong>Next</strong> PLC raised its profit and sales g 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>Shire</strong>, up 3.6%. The pharmaceutical company is the leading riser in the blue-c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US pharmaceutical company Allergan is preparing to approach Shire PLC about a potential takeover bid, according to people familiar with the matter, Reuters News reports. Allergan, which is itself facing an unsolicited bid from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US pharmaceutical company Allergen is preparing to approach Shire PLC about a potential takeover bid, according to people familiar with the matter, Reuters News reports. Allergen, which is itself facing an unsolicited bid from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 opened at a seven-week high Tuesday, led by Shire PLC as merger and acquisition talk in the pharmaceutical sector continues to boost equity sentiment. Indices have slipped slightly from the early morning peak amid a fresh round of sanctions against Russ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES CARNIVAL PLC WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 3,000 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday following positive leads from US and Asian markets and amid a slew of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 company trading updates.<br /><br /><strong>St. James's Place</strong> has reported a surge in funds under management in the first quarter and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, adding to the modest gains posted on Monday, as investors await the latest reading of UK gross domestic product. The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Monday after it received a boost from pharmaceutical companies, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index closed modestly higher Monday, outperforming its smaller peers, after its sixth-largest constituent by market capitalisation, <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, rose sharply after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US stocks are set to open higher Monday, buoyed in the same way as UK and European indices have been this morning: global merger and acquisition activity. At the same time, markets await news of further sanctions against Russia. US stocks struggled on Friday, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> AstraZeneca</strong> has led the FTSE 100 all Monday morning after US drugs giant Pfizer confirmed that it has now twice approached British peer with a takeover proposal.<br /><br />Pzifer said it is considering its options after being rebuffed for a second tim Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 15%. US drugs giant Pfizer Inc has confirmed that it has now t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached British peer<strong> AstraZeneca</strong> PLC with a takeover proposal, and is considering it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC Monday advised its shareholders to take no action, after US peer Pfizer Inc confirmed it had approached the British company twice about potential takeover talks and is considering its options after being rebuffed both times. In a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks indices are mixed Monday, with little in the economic calendar to provide direction and developments in Ukraine weighing on sentiment, but with a significant shot-in-the-arm provided by continued merger and and acquisition activity in the pharmaceutical sector.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CREDIT SUISSE CUTS DIAGEO TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM) - PRICE TARGET 1950 (2200) PENCE <br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES SHI Read More