LONDON (Alliance News) - London's equity markets are up for a third consecutive day Friday as stocks around the world continue to take back some of the losses seen in the preceding five days, but this afternoon's US non-farm payrolls data will decide whether the gains are maintained. <br Read More

TOP NEWS: Germany Casts Doubt Over ECB Bond-Buying Programme

7th Feb 2014 11:24

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Biopharmaceutical company Shire PLC saw its shares fall Friday after it said late Thursday it would abandon clinical development Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: AstraZeneca Recovers but Shire Slides

7th Feb 2014 11:02

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Tate & Lyle, up 2.2%. The speciality food and bulk ingredients manufacturer has jumped after JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded its r Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Gain; AstraZeneca Is Conviction Buy

7th Feb 2014 08:20

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Friday, as the market looks ahead positively to the US non-farm payrolls report later in the day. After its results on Thursday, AstraZeneca has been named a Conviction Buy by Liberum. Meanwhile, JPMorgan has lif Read More

British Land Takes A 57.2% Stake In Hercules Unit Trust

7th Feb 2014 07:37

LONDON (Alliance News) - British Land PLC Friday said it has ended up with a 57.2% stake in specialist retail park property group Hercules Unit Trust after a scheduled pre-emption process, a deal that will boost its earnings. The company said Wednesday it wanted to raise its stake to 54.2%, Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: RSA Insurance Buoyed By Ex-RBS Boss Appointment

5th Feb 2014 13:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is on the verge of snapping a five day losing streak Wednesday, led higher by the likes of RSA Insurance Group, which unveiled its new chief executive, and GlaxoSmithKline, which has just reported strong results. <br Read More

TOP NEWS: London Commuters Take To The Streets Amid Tube Strike

5th Feb 2014 11:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Hargreaves Lansdown PLC reported record pretax profit and revenue for the half year, as it continues to add new clients amid Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Insurers In Focus As Stephen Hester Joins RSA

5th Feb 2014 08:12

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have continued their slide at the open Wednesday, despite a positive close overnight on Wall Street. Brokers have been taking a look at UK insurers after RSA Insurance sprung a positive surprise late Tuesday by appointing turnaround a Read More

British Land Increases Share in Hercules Unit Trust To Majority

5th Feb 2014 07:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - British Land PLC Wednesday said it plans to increase its shareholding in specialist retail park property group Hercules Unit Trust to 54.2% from 49.2% in a deal which will cost it GBP41 million. It said this holding could rise even higher. Hercules' portfolio compri Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank Cuts ARM To Hold From Buy

3rd Feb 2014 10:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- JEFFERIES CUTS WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2335 (2500) PENCE - 'HOLD' ---------- SOCGEN INITIATES ITV WITH 'HOLD' - TA Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Osborne Sticks To Brief Despite GDP Growth

28th Jan 2014 12:23

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK Chancellor George Osborne again pledged to stick with the government's policy track Tuesday, as new figures showed the economy expanded at the fastest rate since the financial crisis last year but has still not fully recovered from the recession. Latest g Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Economy Grew By 1.9% In 2013, Best Since 2007

28th Jan 2014 11:01

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- F&C Asset Management PLC said it has reached an agreed GBP708 million deal to be acquired by Bank of Montr Read More

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