LONDON (Alliance News) - Associated British Foods said Wednesday profit for the first half of the year increased, driven primarily by sales at its low-cost fashion retail chain Primark, which more than offset a substantial hit to its sugar business. The food, ingred Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Iofina Share Price Halved By Production Outlook

23rd Apr 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Associated British Foods, up 8.9%. The food, ingredients and retail group r Read More

Biome Technologies Confident For Full-Year As First Quarter Up

23rd Apr 2014 10:00

LONDON (Alliance News) - Biome Technologies PLC Wednesday expressed confidence for its full-year expectations, as it saw revenues rise in the quarter to end-March. The materials and electronic systems company posted revenues of GBP1.1 million, up from GBP400,000 in the previous year and GBP Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: ABF Gains Despite Repeating Sugar Price Warning

23rd Apr 2014 07:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are flat to higher Wednesday following a firm close in the US. Several UK blue-chips and mid-caps - including Reed Elsevier, ARM Holdings and MoneySupermarket.com - sought to provide reassurance a Read More

Biome Technologies Loss Widens As Revenue Hit By Strategic Shift

27th Mar 2014 13:28

LONDON (Alliance News) - Biome Technologies PLC Thursday posted a widened pretax loss, as revenue declined in 2013 and the company sold its 50% share in Biotec Holding GmbH in 2012 to refocus its business. The company posted a pretax loss of GBP2.6 million for 2013, widened from a pretax lo Read More

Biome Technologies Gets Analytical Equipment Order

24th Mar 2014 11:50

LONDON (Alliance News) - Biome Technologies PLC Monday said its Stanelco Radio Frequency Technologies division has signed a contract with a "substantive customer from a regulated industry sector" in the UK to supply analytical equipment based on its induction heating technology. In a state Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Bank Of England Now Focused On Productivity

24th Jan 2014 12:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney Friday signaled that rising productivity will now be the key factor that decides when the central bank will start to tighten monetary policy, and any tightening will be a slow, gradual process. In a speech at the World Ec Read More

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