LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock indices across the UK and Europe have followed Asia lower Wednesday. Amid a lack of economic data, renewed concern over the health of the Chinese economy and an ongoing stalemate between Ukraine and Russia are weighing on investor sentiment. By mid-morning We Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are gaining at the open Tuesday on a strong lead in from Asia and ahead of UK industrial production data at 0930.<br /><br /><strong>Foxtons</strong> has reported a strong set of maiden results following its September listing, while declaring a special dividend. Read More
MELBOURNE (Alliance News) - Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton summarized on how its focus on productivity and capital efficient debottlenecking in its iron ore business is delivering value. BHP Billiton Iron Ore's President, Jimmy Wilson, reaffirmed the firm's view of the iron ore market Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's capital markets continued a resurgence Monday as two more companies announced that they intend to list, another started trading, and AIM-listed <strong>Fyffes PLC</strong> said it would be acquired by Chiquita Brands International Inc of the US in a deal that Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 2.9%. The group is the biggest riser on the blue-chip index after it said after the UK equity market Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading higher Monday, shrugging off steep losses recorded by Asian exchanges earlier, amid a dearth of fresh UK macro-economic data releases. London's major equity indices opened fractionally lower Monday, having dropped sharply on Friday, before quic Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BHP Billiton PLC Tuesday said Director Keith Rumble bought 6,180 shares at a price of GBP19.19 per share Friday. Following this transaction, Rumble holds 20,680 shares in the mining company. BHP shares were quoted at 1,921.50 pence up 16.50p Tuesday morning.</ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Africa Oilfield Logistics Ltd Monday said it has appointed Carl Esprey as its new chief executive, giving him the task of driving the company's expansion strategy to strengthen its position as a provider of turnkey support services and logistics solutions to international Read More
MELBOURNE (dpa-AFX) - BHP Billiton Iron Ore said it would complete its owner-operator transition in the Pilbara with the last contractor run site, Orebody 18, transitioning to BHP Billiton operation by the end of the financial year. Mining service provider, Macmahon, has managed the operation sin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES SPORTS DIRECT PRICE TARGET TO 900 (815) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES VODAFONE PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 590 (569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN RAISES BHP BILLITON PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed higher Tuesday, shaking off early weakness to extend their recent gains, with the FTSE 100 now above the level it started the year for the first time since January 23. <br /><br />The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both closed up for the third day in a row, whi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's inflation rate has fallen below the Bank of England's 2% target for the first time in more than four years Tuesday, a decrease that will support governor Mark Carney's recent prediction that the bank's interest rate won't rise for some time to come.<br /><br / Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS BHP Billiton, up 1.2%. The Anglo-Australian mining giant has reported an 83% increase in profit for the first half of fiscal Read More