LONDON (Alliance News) - US drugs giant Pfizer Inc Monday confirmed that it has now twice approached British peer AstraZeneca PLC with a takeover proposal, and is considering its options after being rebuffed both times. In a statement, Pfizer said it first approached AstraZeneca with a cash Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>AstraZeneca</strong> is once again leading UK blue chips higher Monday, after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached its British peer with a takeover proposal, most recently on Saturday. Pfizer said it is still considering its opti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US drugs giant Pfizer Inc Monday confirmed that it has now twice approached British peer AstraZeneca PLC with a takeover proposal, and is considering its options after being rebuffed both times. In a statement, Pfizer said it first approached AstraZeneca with a cash Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally higher Monday, although investors are likely to take a cautious approach to the start of the week given a lack of new economic data and amid increased tensions in Ukraine over the weekend. Last week, trading was largely dominated Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has renewed its interest in a takeover of UK drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC and approached the target company within the last week, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the FT report Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Pearson</strong>, up 3.8%. The publisher has maintained its full-year adjusted earnings Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lombard Medical Technology PLC Friday announced it has suspended trading on AIM, after it raised USD55 million in its initial public offering on the NASDAQ market in New York. The company's shares will be cancelled from the AIM market next Wednesday, when it will b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4460 (3800) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES ASTRAZEN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Botox maker Allergan Inc approached Ireland-based pharmaceutical firm Shire PLC about a possible takeover in recent months, but was rebuffed, Reuters reported late Thursday citing people familiar with the matter. The approach did not progress to serious discussions Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed Thursday at its highest level for more than six weeks, boosted by some strong quarterly earnings results from US companies. <br /><br />However, European markets moved sharply off their highs late in the session as tensions in Ukraine ratcheted up.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>AstraZeneca</strong> shares jumped Thursday after the pharmaceutical giant maintained its full-year guidance for 2014, even as its pretax profit dropped in the first quarter to end-March, hit by write-downs on the sale of its Alderley Park site and its acquisit Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Anglo American</strong>, up 3.2%. The mining company said production has broadly incr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>AstraZeneca</strong> PLC maintained its full-year guidance for 2014, as it saw pretax profit drop in the first quarter to end-March, hi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Investors have approached equities in a buying mood Thursday, pushing the FTSE 100 to a six-week high, following the overnight release of strong results from Apple and Facebook that suggest fears of a technology bubble may be exaggerated. While the technology stocks Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday following strong results reported by US technology bellwethers Apple and Facebook overnight.<br /><br />A number of major UK companies also reported early Thursday, but with a less positive tone. <br /><br /><strong>Unilever </stro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open higher Thursday following a jump in US futures overnight, driven by the stronger-than-expected earnings of US technology bellwethers Apple and Facebook. Technology stocks have been under the microscope recently amid concern that their high Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks drifted lower across the UK and Europe Wednesday following the release of sluggish Chinese economic data. <br /><br />Despite some positive UK and European economic news, as well as some stand-out UK stock movers, equity indices are broadly lower as investors aw Read More