LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK government Friday said it had awarded the giant new rail franchise covering a swathe of southeast England to the Govia joint venture majority owned by Go-Ahead Group PLC, meaning FirstGroup PLC lost a key franchise and Stagecoach Group PLC failed in its bid to win Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES IMI PRICE TARGET TO 1,800 (1,750) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Burberry Group</strong> Wednesday said that demand for its luxury outerwear, leather goods and menswear continued unabated in Asia, driving another increase in its annual profit.<br /><br />The company said it will increase investments by GBP200 million, pumpin 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>Petrofac</strong>, up 1.8%, and <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 1.6%. The companies Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Burberry</strong> Group PLC reported a higher pretax profit and revenues for its last financial year, as outerwear, large leather good Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Wednesday, following a negative lead from Wall Street and Asia and ahead of the release of central bank meeting minutes in the UK and US.<br /><br />A few interesting executive changes have been announced before the London open Wednesday. <b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC said Wednesday that trading during its full-year was in line with expectations and recorded an improved statutory pretax profit, despite poor weather conditions hitting profits in its First Student and Greyhound businesses in its final quarter. In its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Wednesday, following a negative close on Wall Street on Tuesday and ahead the release of minutes from recent meetings of the policy-setting committees of the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve. Wall Street fell shar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 moved in opposite directions Tuesday, as London's major stocks indices closed mixed, driven by some big moves by individual stocks. The UK's blue-chip index closed at its lowest level for almost two weeks, as it was weighed upon by some of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - 21st Century Technology PLC Friday swung into a loss for 2013 and suspended payment of its dividend, as it plans to re-focus its business after it lost a significant contract with Go-Ahead Group PLC. The closed-circuit camera television and monitoring systems compan Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bus operator owner Rotala PLC reported a flat pretax profit and a dip in revenues for its last financial year, as the company said it is also taking legal action against coach operator National Express. The AIM-listed company, which owns a number of bus, coach and t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN CUTS WOLSELEY PRICE TARGET TO 3535 (3569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- BERENBERG CUTS WEIR GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') --- Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS EasyJet, up 2.4%. The low-cost airline said it flew more passengers and filled more of the seats in its planes in March. It s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES PEARSON TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 1184 (1128) PENCE <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK INITIATES ROYAL MAIL W Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Friday, as the market awaits US jobs figures later in the day.<br /><br /><strong>Matomy Media</strong> Group Ltd became the first initial public offering to be pulled in London in 2014.<br /><br />The CFO role was front and centre Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Tullow Oil</strong>, up 4.9%. UBS has upgraded Tullow to Buy from Neutral. Following a sharp fall Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NUMIS CUTS SMITH & NEPHEW TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 1000 PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Marks and Spencer</strong> Group PLC is planning to open 250 new stores outside the UK over the next three years, as part of its global expansion plans.<br /><br />M&S currently operates a total of 455 stores in 53 territories outside the UK, as well as nin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />---------- <strong>BP</strong> PLC announced it intends to halt refinery operations at its major Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane, Australia by mid-20 Read More