LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC Monday said Skip McGee, a divisional chief executive bought 63 American Depositary Shares at a price of at a price of USD15.77935 each Thursday under the company share plan. Shares in the financial services company were up 0.1% at 231.25 pence Monday.</ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Smart Metering Systems PLC Monday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, with progress by both of its main businesses. AIM-listed Smart Metering posted pretax profit of GBP7.5 million for 2013, up from GBP5.2 million in 2012, as revenue rose 3 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 280 (290) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1600 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarkets are heavily underperforming within UK stocks Thursday after Morrisons joined the race to slash costs and cut prices, while European markets as a whole are trading mixed, lacking any clear direction after Wednesday's heavy falls. By mid-morning Thursday Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 1820 (1750) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 175 Read More
(An item published at 1145 GMT mistated the year-earlier period in the Fenner summary and the revenue figures in the Inchcape summary. The correct version follows:) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tues Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Sports Direct</strong> International, up 2.5%. The sports goods retailer said it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are marginally lower Tuesday, as UK economic data comes in on the soft side and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and three other members of the Monetary Policy Committee face questions from the Treasury Select Committee. By mid-morning Tuesday, the FTS Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC Wednesday revealed that it will increase fixed pay because it needs to remain competitive outside the UK amid new EU rules that put a cap on bonuses. In its annual report Barclays said it will pay Chief Executive Antony Jenkins, "role based pay" of GBP9 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays Investment Bank Chairman, Hans-Joerg Rudloff is retiring at the age of 73, reports the Wall Street Journal. As one of the longest-standing investment bankers in Europe, Rudloff has held his current position since 1998. The information was leaked from 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
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS TATE & LYLE PRICE TARGET TO 775 (900) Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC Monday said Skip McGee a divisional chief executive bought 116 American Depositary Shares at a price of USD17.008996 each Thursday. Shares in the bank closed at 256.18 pence up 1.3% Monday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @Arvin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK property companies are flavour of the day Monday, with commercial property trusts performing well on the back of strong results from <strong>Hammerson</strong> and housebuilders doing well after Rightmove reported a further surge in house prices.<br /><br />Hammerso Read More