LONDON (Alliance News) - Lloyds Banking Group kicked off the first-quarter bank earnings season Thursday, reporting that its pretax profit dropped by a third to GBP1.37 billion after last year was buoyed by gains on the sale of government securities. However, its un Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Lloyds Atop FTSE 100 Risers; Weir Leads Fallers

1st May 2014 11:27

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Lloyds Banking Group, up 4.8%. The banking group is the biggest riser in the Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Citigroup Downgrades ARM To Neutral

1st May 2014 09:07

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' ---------- DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE Read More

James Fisher Says 1st Quarter Revenue "Strongly Ahead"

1st May 2014 08:51

LONDON (Alliance News) - James Fisher and Sons PLC Thursday said revenue in the first quarter was "strongly ahead" of the same period a year earlier, with good demand for its offshore services across international markets and in the North Sea. In an interim management statement for the peri Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Higher; Lloyds And BG Group Profits Down

1st May 2014 07:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday amid holidays across Asia and Europe. The US Federal Reserve late Wednesday continued to taper its bond-buying programme, showing confidence in the US economic recovery despite a weak GDP reading earlier in the day. <str Read More

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