LONDON (Alliance News) - Hotel operator Action Hotels PLC said Tuesday said it has opened its first hotel development in the Middle East, in its joint venture with hotel chain giant InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. Action Hotels, the recently AIM-listed hotel operator, said it successfull Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have rebound at the open Tuesday, amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has order troops near the Ukraine back to their bases. <br /><br />Miner <strong>Fresnillo</strong> is down 6.8% at the open as it reported profit more than halved in 2013, thou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is Tuesday threatening to snap the seven-day winning streak that took it to its highest close since 1999 Monday, hit by renewed concerns over growth in China.<br /><br />The index, like European peers, is down as investors take profits out of the recent ra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC said Tuesday it is making its return to the Rio de Janeiro market and is expanding its Holiday Inn brand, by signing two new hotels in Brazil. The hotel giant is the world's largest hotel company by the number of rooms, and owns lux Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES SPORTS DIRECT PRICE TARGET TO 900 (815) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES VODAFONE PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 590 (569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN RAISES BHP BILLITON PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed higher Tuesday, shaking off early weakness to extend their recent gains, with the FTSE 100 now above the level it started the year for the first time since January 23. <br /><br />The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both closed up for the third day in a row, whi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC Tuesday reported higher 2013 pretax profit and revenues, driven by new hotel openings and as occupancy and room rates rose at its existing hotels. It added that it's confident of achieving further growth in 2014. Although economic Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's inflation rate has fallen below the Bank of England's 2% target for the first time in more than four years Tuesday, a decrease that will support governor Mark Carney's recent prediction that the bank's interest rate won't rise for some time to come.<br /><br / Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS BHP Billiton, up 1.2%. The Anglo-Australian mining giant has reported an 83% increase in profit for the first half of fiscal Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC Tuesday reported higher 2013 pretax profit and revenues, driven by new hotel openings and as occupancy and room rates rose at its existing hotels. It added that it's confident of achieving further growth in 2014. Although economic Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open higher Tuesday, building on Monday's gains ahead of UK inflation data due at 0930 GMT. A mixed night in Asia saw the Japanese Nikkei close much higher after the country's central bank doubled the scale of its lending facility. The Bank Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have made solid gains Monday, led higher by property companies after a house price survey showed the UK property market is continuing to boom. With an otherwise empty data calendar and US markets closed for the President's Day holiday, the FTSE 100 has rallied t 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