LONDON (Alliance News) - Experian PLC Wednesday said non-executive Director Deirdre Mahlan bought 2,500 American Depositary Receipts at a price of USD17.14 each and 2,500 ADR at USD17.12 each Tuesday. Shares in the financial information provider were up 0.8% at 1,031.00 pence Wednesday morn Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Experian PLC Monday said Independent Non-Executive Director Jan Babiak bought 11,000 shares at a price of 1,042.9085 pence per share Friday. Shares in the financial information provider were trading at 1,031.00p down 9.00p Monday morning. By Arvind Bhunjun; ar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 630 (665) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />LBBW CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 650 (690) PENCE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 ending down for a second consecutive day as investors digested some disappointing macro economic data from Asia and a batch of mixed earnings from individual UK stocks. <br /><br />The FTSE 100 ended every day of last Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> Wednesday reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit, driven by a weak performance Asia, Latin America and its investment bank, that was only partially offset by lower impairment charges and continued cost cutting.<br /><br />In a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Legal & General</strong> Group, up 3.2%. The group said it expects to write more Read More
(Clarifying misleading headline in an item published at 10:45 BST. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is trading lower Wednesday, extending the modest losses it posted on Tuesday, as investors take their cues from a negative Asian session amid a dearth of fr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> PLC reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit driven by a poor performance in its heartland of Asia, p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading lower Wednesday, extending the modest losses posted on Tuesday, as investors take their cues from a negative Asian session amid a dearth of fresh UK macroeconomic data. By mid-morning, the FTSE 100 is down 0.3% at 6,779.58, the FTSE 250 is down Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Experian PLC Wednesday reported an increase in full-year profit but said it faces a number of constraints on growth in the short-term, while it also appointed a new chief operating officer after Chris Callero decided to stand down at the company's annual general meeting i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday amid continued concerns about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and some disappointing data from China and Europe.<br /><br />In his last annual results presentation as <strong>Sainsbury's</strong> chief executive, Justin King re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to follow their Asian and US counterparts lower Wednesday after the FTSE 100 snapped a five-day losing streak to close modestly lower on Tuesday. Major European indices all closed in negative territory on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 closing down 0.4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 lost ground Tuesday, snapping a five day winning streak as investors returned from a long weekend, over which the conflict in Ukraine continued to escalate, to some disappointing corporate news from the likes of <strong>Barclays</strong> and <strong>Balfou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: NUMIS RAISES MELROSE INDUSTRIES TO 'HOLD' ('REDUCE') <br />----------<br />TRADERS: SOCGEN RAISES RBS PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened marginally higher Tuesday despite growing tensions in Ukraine but following a modestly positive lead from Wall Street on Monday.<br /><br />Several major UK companies have provided quarterly updates early Tuesday.<br /><br /><strong>Barclays</stro Read More