UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead
11th Apr 2014 05:13
LONDON (Alliance News) - Sports Direct International PLC, the UK's biggest sporting goods retailer by revenue, has bought an 11% stake in House of Fraser, a person familiar with the situation told Alliance News Monday, injecting itself into the agreed takeover of the British high street retail ch Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Sports Direct International PLC, the UK's biggest sporting goods retailer by revenue, has bought an 11% stake in House of Fraser, a person familiar with the situation told Alliance News Monday, injecting itself into the agreed takeover of the British high street retail ch Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are lower Tuesday, with declines led by retailers after AIM giant ASOS revealed a slower-than-expected start to the year and reduced its full-year profit expectations due to increased investment spending. By mid-morning Tuesday the FTSE 100 is down 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 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) - 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 chief executives of Debenhams PLC and sports retailer Sports Direct International PLC met this week, for the first time since Mike Ashley's sports company bought up the struggling department store chain's shares two weeks ago, The Times reported on Friday. Sport Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 285 (320) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RAISES NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Improving business confidence in the fourth-quarter drove strong growth across the UK's core business sectors, according to the Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert Monday. Begbies Traynor, which provides professional advice to a range of major institutions, large corpora Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct International PLC Thursday sold the stake it bought in struggling department store operator Debenhams PLC just three days ago, replacing it with what is effectively a bet that the Debenhams share price will fall further. In a statement, t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A raft of strong trading updates from retailers including Primark, Dixons, Home Retail, and Halfords effectively brought the Christmas retail reporting season to a close Thursday, and confirmed that the period had been positive overall despite weak trading for some of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Rio Tinto</strong> PLC said it has increased production for iron ore and other metals, achieved record shipment numbers and slashed its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower Thursday despite a strong lead from the US, as investors digest a rush of UK company announcements.<br /><br />In another surprise from Mike Ashley,<strong> Sports Direct</strong> International said it has sold its 4.6% stake in <stro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Sports Direct International Thursday said it has sold its 4.6% stake in Debenhams, acquired only three days ago, and has instead entered into a put option agreement for a 6.6% stake in the ailing retailer. Sports Direct bought a share in Debenhams Monday after the d Read More