LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Friday, after the FTSE 100 closed at a ten-week high Thursday on the back of some strong company updates, a dovish sounding Federal Reserve chair, and the increasing prospect of a loosening of monetary policy in Europe. Whi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have closed higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 recording its third consecutive weekly gain. Global markets, already buoyed this week by the prospect of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, received a further boost Friday from the latest US j Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have closed higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 recording its third consecutive weekly gain. Global markets, already buoyed this week by the prospect of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, received a further boost Friday from the latest US jobs Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group PLC Friday said Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh and a group of other managers acquired shares as part of various share plan awards. Details are as follows.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Major stock indices are modestly higher across the UK and Europe Friday, while the US dollar is a little firmer across the board as expectation builds for a strong US non-farm payroll jobs report still to come. By mid-morning Friday the FTSE 100 is up 0.4% at 6,673. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES INTL AIRLINES GROUP (IAG) PRICE TARGET TO 430 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS PRUDEN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADER: MORGAN STANLEY REMOVES IAG FROM 'EUROPE BEST IDEAS LIST'<br />----------<br />TRADERS: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mixed Monday despite a strong lead from Asian markets, as tensions in Ukraine continue to concern investors.<br /><br /><strong>Kentz</strong> Corp said its pretax profit increased in 2013 driven by revenue growth at its Technical Support Services di Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />LIBERUM RAISES AGGREKO PRICE TARGET TO 1735 (1500) PENCE - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES CENTRICA TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES SHIRE PRICE TARGET TO 3450 (3180) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'<br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group Wednesday posted increases in traffic in February as growth at British Airways and benefits from its Vueling acquisition continued to offset declines at Spanish airline Iberia. IAG Premium traffic rose 5.2% compared to the p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices have rebounded Tuesday amid a global equities recovery, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised hopes that the crisis in Ukraine won't result in war between the neighbours. Stocks tumbled around the world Monday as investors sold r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />Stocks around the world are rebounding after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian military units to return to their permanen Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />Increasing geopolitical tension following Russia's decision to mobilize its troops in the Crimea region of Ukraine over the weekend has p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Old Mutual</strong>, up 5.1%. The life-insurance and investment company said its 2 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Mondi</strong> PLC said underlying operating profit was up 22% for the year, convincingly beating 2012 results, as the firm delivered a " Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group PLC Friday said it swung back to an operating profit in 2013, driven by growth at British Airways and Spanish airline Vueling, and said it expects cost cutting to further boost its margins in 2014. The airline group spent th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - International Consolidated Airlines Group PLC Friday said it swung back to an operating profit in 2013, driven by growth at British Airways and Spanish airline Vueling, and said it expects cost cutting to further boost its margins in 2014. The airline group spent th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are adding to their gains at the open Friday amid some positive UK and European economic data. <br /><br />Troubled FTSE 250 outsourcing firm<strong> Serco</strong> is up 10% after pulling off something of a coup by recruiting the CEO of FTSE 100 temporary po Read More