LONDON (Alliance News) - Business products and services company Diploma PLC Monday reported a small increase in profit and revenue for the first half, reflecting a strong performance across the business, and raised its interim dividend by 8.0%. The company posted pretax profit of GBP17.0 mi Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: BSkyB Confirms Deutschland, Italia Merger Talks

12th May 2014 07:29

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened cautiously higher Monday, amid a lack of economic data and with a wary eye on developments in Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>BSkyB</strong> confirmed press reports that has approached its major shareholder 21st Century Fox about buying Sky Deutschlan Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks To Open Cautiously Up After Ukraine Vote

12th May 2014 06:44

LONDON (Alliance News) - Markets are likely to start the week cautiously higher, with little new information scheduled in the economic data calendar Monday and following weekend votes in Ukraine for two eastern cities to leave the country in an unauthorised referendum. Asian stocks have had Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

12th May 2014 05:10

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Snaps Three Week Winning Streak

9th May 2014 16:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed firmly down Friday, ensuring that it ended the week lower than in started it for the first time in four weeks, as investors looked to shed typically risky assets, including equities, ahead of a controversial referendum in eastern Ukraine this weeken Read More

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