LONDON (Alliance News) - Investment manager Värde Management Wednesday sold about half its stake in Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC on the behalf of funds it manages. The shares, which were placed by Barclays Bank PLC and JP Morgan Securities PLC, represent about 10% of Crest Nicholson's issue Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS BARCLAYS PRICE TARGET TO 310 (320) PENCE - 'BUY'<br />----------<br />UBS CUTS Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed higher Tuesday, with both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 closing up for a fifth consecutive day, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the central bank will continue to taper its quantitative easing programme in coming months. <p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC Tuesday said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule, but it saw its shares decline after announcing a higher bonus pool in its investment bank while also cutting tens of thousands more jobs. Read More
(An item published at 1325 GMT mis-spelt the Fed Chair's surname in the title. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances from the retailers and miners.<br /><br />Retail stocks including <strong>Sports Direct International</strong>, <s 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 4.1%, and <strong>Marks and Spencer</str Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule. In t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule. In the bank's full-year earnings release Tuesday, Barclays said 2014 will be another year of transition as it continues to shrink its balance sheet, Read More
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(Correcting that Barclays recorded a fourth-quarter pretax profit, not loss.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule. In the bank's full-year earnings release Tuesday, Barclays said Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday ahead of the testimony later in the day by new US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. <br /><br /><strong>Barclays</strong> has said it is in a position to increase its leverage ratio target, despite a loss in its final quarter. Bar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule. In the bank's full-year earnings release Tuesday, Barclays said 2014 will be another year of transition as it continues to shrink its balance sheet, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open higher Tuesday, continuing to make small gains in the absence of any top-tier economic data or other overall market drivers to change sentiment so far this week. That could be set to change with two central bank events ahead. The clear Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The new organisation set to be established by the end of the year in order to raise standards in banking would provide a "canopy" under which existing professional bodies would continue to develop and grow, with the goal of moving the industry towards the same sort of pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC shares are higher Monday despite the bank confirming that its 2013 pretax profit excluding provisions will drop by over GBP2 billion and as it launched a probe into allegations that details of tens of thousands of its account holders have been stolen and sold Read More