LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> AstraZeneca</strong> has led the FTSE 100 all Monday morning after US drugs giant Pfizer confirmed that it has now twice approached British peer with a takeover proposal.<br /><br />Pzifer said it is considering its options after being rebuffed for a second tim Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Motor retailer Inchcape PLC Monday said its Singapore subsidiary will sell its 24 Leng Kee Road property to Wealth Assets Pte. Ltd. for SGD46.2 million, relocating the current body and paint operation at the site to another facility. The company recently modernised Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>AstraZeneca</strong> is once again leading UK blue chips higher Monday, after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached its British peer with a takeover proposal, most recently on Saturday. Pfizer said it is still considering its opti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Automotive distributor and retailer Inchcape PLC Tuesday said that the following non-executive directors all bought shares in the company at a price of 664 pence per share. John Langston bought 257 shares and now holds a total of 524 shares. Alison Cooper boug Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Inchcape PLC Tuesday said Louis Fallenstein, a divisional executive, acquired 4,390 shares after exercising options at GBP2.05 per share and sold 3,050 shares at GBP6.595 each under the save as you earn share plan. Shares in the vehicle retailer were up 2.4% at 661. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 1800 (1880) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS LAND SECURITIES Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>African Barrick Gold</strong> has fallen sharply Tuesday after parent Barrick Gold Corp sold a 10% stake, while <strong>Sports Direct International</strong> is up after the company's board said it will again try and give Mike Ashley a bigger stake as payment fo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Inchcape PLC said Tuesday revenue and pretax profit grew steadily during the full-year, boosted in part by an Australian acquisition, strong revenue performances and effective cost controls, leading the firm to increase its dividend by 20%. The multinational automot Read More
(An item published at 1145 GMT mistated the year-earlier period in the Fenner summary and the revenue figures in the Inchcape summary. The correct version follows:) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tues Read More
(An item published at 08:27 incorrectly stated the revenue figure, the correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Inchcape PLC said Tuesday revenue and pretax profit grew steadily during the full-year, boosted in part by an Australian acquisition, leading the firm to increase its di 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 /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Sports Direct</strong> International, up 2.5%. The sports goods retailer said it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />London and Surrey estate agent <strong>Foxtons</strong> Group PLC said it will pay a special dividend after a strong full year which saw it list Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are gaining at the open Tuesday on a strong lead in from Asia and ahead of UK industrial production data at 0930.<br /><br /><strong>Foxtons</strong> has reported a strong set of maiden results following its September listing, while declaring a special dividend. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Inchcape PLC said Tuesday revenue and pretax profit grew steadily during the full-year, boosted in part by an Australian acquisition, leading the firm to increase its dividend by 20%. The multinational automotive retail and services company saw its shares rise to le Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are called to open fractionally higher Tuesday, following on from a moderately positive Asian session, as investors take their positions ahead of UK industrial and manufacturing data. Both IG and CMC Markets call the FTSE 100 to open slightly higher at app Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 overturned early strength to close lower Monday, as investors digested some weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data released over the weekend, amid a lack of fresh major macro-economic data releases. A report from the Chinese General Administration of C Read More