LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Sports Direct</strong> International PLC said Mike Ashley, its founder and deputy chairman, sold 24 million ordinary shares, representin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Tuesday on a weak lead from the US and renewed concerns about Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC has reached a settlement with Guardian Care Homes ahead of a court case that was being seen as the measure of whether customers w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT PLC has poached British Sky Broadcasting PLC executive Delia Bushell to head up its television division, The Guardian reported late Monday. Bushell has worked at BSkyB and Sky Italia for 14 years, and was most recently chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. Bush Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />The <strong>Weir Group</strong> PLC and Finland's Metso Oyj confirmed that Glasgow-based Weir has made an unsolicited proposal to Metso for a me Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Departure for Culture, Media and Sport's Broadband UK project to roll out fast broadband services to rural areas has come under fire from the government's spending watchdog for creating a "monopoly" for BT PLC, the Financial Times reported. A group of MPs found Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance Group</strong> Tuesday launched a GBP773 million fully-underwritten, discounted rights issue in order to shore up its balance sheet, as Chief Executive Stephen Hester's recovery plan for the troubled FTSE 100 insurer begins to take shape.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Tuesday confirmed that it had inked a contract with EE Ltd to provide mobile virtual network operator services to its UK based customers and employees. Under the multi-year contract BT mobile customers will be able to access EE's 2G, 3G and 4G services. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Friday said non-executive Director Karen Richardson bought 300 American Depositary Shares at a price of USD64.5143 each Thursday. BT shares were trading down 0.6% at 388.98 Friday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBhunjun< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Tuesday said Finance Director Tony Chanmugam transferred 80,000 shares to the Fars Chanmugam Charitable Trust and 10,000 shares Frances Chanmugam at no cost. Following this transaction, Chanmugam holds 774,925 shares in total. Shares in the teleco Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC said its Finance Director Tony Chanmugam exercised 37,384 options at a price of 192 pence per share under the company's global share option plan on Friday. The company said that following the transaction, Chanmugam sold 9,064 shares in the company at a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT PLC said Monday that it had partnered with outdoor soccer centre owners Goal Soccer Centres PLC to introduce BT Sport and Wi-Fi to all 43 of its facilities in the UK. Under this deal, BT Sport will now be shown free in all of Goals' facilities, and free Wi-fi net Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Tuesday said non-executive director Warren East bought 2,480 shares at a price of 402.9 pence per share Monday. The purchase represents his only holding in the telecommunications company. BT shares were trading up 1.2% at 407.20 pence Tuesday. By Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES BT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 460 (411) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS BAE SYSTEMS PRICE TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 looks set to post its sixth consecutive daily rise Friday, as it nears its 2014 high amid a continuing rally in stock markets around the world, largely driven by the recovery of the world's largest economy.<br /><br />The focus in London Friday has been on Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC said in a letter to Ofcom released Friday that it will be announcing price increases for wholesale line rental and metallic path facility rentals in order to cover the interim period from between when existing charge controls end and Ofcom's new charge contro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Wednesday said non-executive director Phil Hodkinson bought 2,406 shares at a price of 412.98 pence per share and now holds 25,263 shares in the telecommunications company. BT shares were quoted at 413.16 pence down 1.2% Wednesday. By Arvind Bhunj Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC said Wednesday that senior independent non-executive Director Patricia Hewitt had bought 1,017 shares at a price of 393.13 pence each Tuesday. Following this transaction Hewitt holds 19,251 shares in the company. Shares in BT were trading down 0.3 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS BG GROUP TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS GKN TO 'S Read More