LONDON (Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC Tuesday said Chief Operating Officer Tom Arseneault acquired 5,709 shares at no cost and sold 2,245 shares at a price of 403.8 pence per share Monday under the Performance Share Plan. BAE shares were up 1.7% at 410.50 pence Tuesday. By Arvind B Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are trading near flat Wednesday ahead of the Chancellor George Osborne's 2014 budget announcement at midday, while the pound has risen to a session high on the release of better-than-expected UK unemployment numbers. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Major European stocks indices, including the FTSE 100 have recorded solid gains Tuesday, while precious metal prices have fallen further from recent highs, as investors react positively to Vladimir Putin's comments that Russia does not want to extend its reach further int Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC Monday said a group of executives including Chief Executive Ian King bought partnership shares and were awarded matching shares under the company share plan at a price of 387.005 pence per share Friday.<br /><br />Details are as follows. <table class Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC Tuesday said General Counsel Philip Bramwell sold 24,000 shares at a price of 413.06 pence per share. Shares in the aerospace company closed up 2.4% at 419.50 pence Tuesday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBhunjun < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES BT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 460 (411) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS BAE SYSTEMS PRICE TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC Friday said non-executive Director Chris Grigg bought 24,555 shares at a price of 406.38 pence per share. Shares in the defence, aerospace and security company were up 2.4% at 409.88 pence Friday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected] Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 275 (260) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks extended their recent gains Thursday, reversing early losses during a day driven by economic data.<br /><br />In the end, London's major indexes all ended slightly higher, but only after positive economic data from the US helped push up stocks on Wall Street Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC Thursday said Chairman Roger Carr acquired 50,246 shares at a price of 398.04 pence per share. The company had earlier reported a sharp drop in profit in 2013 as higher impairment charges more than offset increased revenues, and the company warned th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Defence giant BAE Systems PLC Thursday reported a sharp drop in profit in 2013 as sharply higher impairment charges more than offset higher revenues, and the company warned that cuts to defence spending in the UK and US would continue to weigh on its performance in 2014.< 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) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Defence giant BAE Systems has reported a sharp drop in profit in 2013 as sharply higher impairment charges more than offset higher revenues, and the company wa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock markets are lower across Europe and the euro is also weaker, following a disappointing round of European PMI data. Investor sentiment has turned negative Thursday following the unexpectedly large contraction in the Chinese HSBC manufacturing PMI, and reinforced expe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Defence giant BAE Systems PLC Thursday reported a sharp drop in profit in 2013 as sharply higher impairment charges more than offset higher revenues, and the company warned that cuts to defence spending in the UK and US would continue to weigh on its performance in 2014.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is set to open lower Thursday, following disappointing manufacturing data from China, and after the US Federal Reserve indicated it will continue with the course of tapering its stimulus programme Wednesday evening. The Chinese manufacturing sector cont Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have struggled to get off the ground Wednesday, closing broadly unchanged despite some impressive individual stock performances. The FTSE 100 initially opened higher, continuing a rally that has seen the index retrace most of January's losses. However, after bre Read More