LONDON (Alliance News) - UK cycle and car maintenance product retailer Halfords Group PLC said it has acquired British bicycle manufacturer Boardman Bikes Ltd and Boardman International Ltd. Halfords, which has increasingly focused its stores on bicycle sales, did not disclose any financial Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen Downgrades AstraZeneca To Sell

27th May 2014 09:19

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations since Friday afternoon: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- JPMORGAN ADDS ROYAL MAIL TO 'ANALYST FOCUS LIST' - OVERWEIGHT ---------- SOCGEN CUTS ASTRAZENECA TO 'SELL' (' Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Higher With AVEVA Leading FTSE 250

27th May 2014 07:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday, catching up with gains made during the bank holiday Monday in Asia and Europe. The mid-cap FTSE 250 is outperforming once again, led by AVEVA Group, which raised its total dividend and expressed confiden Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Ends Flat, Royal Mail Plummets

22nd May 2014 16:34

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 250 outperformed London's bluechip index for a fourth consecutive day Thursday as it continued to take back some of the losses it suffered last last week, while Royal Mail dropped almost 10% after it warned of intensifying competition in its m Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Royal Mail Warns Of Tough Competition

22nd May 2014 13:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Mail shares have fallen sharply after the company warned of increased competition in the parcels market and a big potential hit from rival TNT's plans to expand its own letter delivery service to more UK cities. Equity markets in the U Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Beer And Bikes Top FTSE 100 And FTSE 250

22nd May 2014 10:57

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- SABMiller, up 3.3%. The brewing giant reported a higher pretax profit for it Read More

TOP NEWS: Thai Army Chief Announces Coup After Political Talks Fail

22nd May 2014 10:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Royal Mail PLC dropped to the bottom of the FTSE 100 after the company reported a full-year performance in line with expectati Read More

MARKET COMMENT: London Shares Flat To Higher On UK And China Data

22nd May 2014 10:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are flat to slightly higher at mid-morning Thursday, with indices off their early highs after making their first convincingly positive start to a session in the week so far, amid a raft of company news and as the second estimate of UK GDP in the first quarter re Read More

Two-Wheels Good For Halfords As Annual Sales And Profit Rise

22nd May 2014 08:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - Cycle and car maintenance product retailer Halfords Group PLC Thursday said its profits and revenues rose in its last financial year, as the UK's growing passion for cycling - and for online shopping - plus a revamp of its products, drove strong growth across the busines Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: SABMiller And Royal Mail Bookend FTSE 100

22nd May 2014 07:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher across the board Thursday, after latest indications from US Federal Reserve policy makers left little concern about an imminent rate increase. A flurry of IPO plans were confirmed early Thursday, led by property site Zoop Read More

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