LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RESUMES STANDARD LIFE WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong>'s takeover approach to Finnish rival Metso is the biggest of a flurry of deals and potential deals announced Tuesday, with <strong>GKN</strong> acquiring the William's Formula 1 team parent's hybrid engine unit and <strong>Capita</strong> bo 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Aberdeen Asset Management</strong>, up 6.1%. The asset manager estimates net outflows slowed to ap Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />The <strong>Weir Group</strong> PLC and Finland's Metso Oyj confirmed that Glasgow-based Weir has made an unsolicited proposal to Metso for a me Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Major stocks indices are higher across the UK and Europe Tuesday, while the pound as dipped against the dollar following a weaker-than-expected reading of the UK manufacturing industry. The FTSE 100 is up 0.4% at 6,627.10, the FTSE 250 is up 0.4 at 16,338.62, while Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ICAP PLC Tuesday said it expects results for its recent financial year to be in line with current market expectations, though its global broking division has had a hard two months. According to a poll of 11 analysts conducted by ICAP, the current range of forecasts Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly higher Tuesday, following through on a strong close in NY and dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve chair.<br /><br /><strong>Rathbone Brothers</strong> has made waves early Tuesday, announcing two major acquisitions and a share placi Read More
(Clarifying Aberdeen Asset Management has not yet released its trading statement. The fall in assets under management occurred in its first quarter and was previously reported.) LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks look set to open higher Tuesday despite data overnight confirming China's manu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks look set to open higher Tuesday despite data overnight confirming China's manufacturing industry operating at an eight-month low, and with European unemployment data ahead. The manufacturing sector in China continued to contract in March, the final reading Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK stock indices have closed mixed Monday, while the dollar has softened a little across the board. While equity markets initially appeared to shrug off a number of dubious economic readings to focus more on the words and possible actions of major global central banks Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1220 (1340) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />JPMORGAN CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ICAP PLC said Thursday its subsidiary ICAP Group Holdings PLC successfully priced EUR350 million 3.125% bonds due March 2019. The bonds will be issued under its GBP1 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, with a settlement expected to occur on or about March 6.< 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 />GOLDMAN CUTS BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3408 (3420) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br /> Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS BG GROUP TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS GKN TO 'S Read More