LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Associated British Foods</strong> PLC reported an increase in profit for the first half of the year, driven primarily by sales at its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC said Wednesday it has reduced its production forecasts for the year to "materially below current market expectations" due to its principal operator's planned fracking schedule for the next three months. Iofina, which specialises in the exploration and pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pharmaceutical stocks are reigning over the first session following the long Easter bank holiday, with mergers and acquisitions leading investor interest.<br /><br /><strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> has signed a three-part inter-conditional transaction with Swiss healt Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 7.1%. The pharmaceutical company has jumped after The Sunday Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC Tuesday said the preliminary decision of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is to deny the company's application for water rights in the western US state. The iodine production company said it was notified of the decision on Frid Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Glencore Xstrata said Monday it has agreed to sell its interest in the Las Bambas copper project in Peru to a Chinese consortium including MMG, Guoxin International Investment Corp and CITIC Metal Co for USD5.85 billion in cash. The deal is part of an agreement to w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iodine producer Iofina PLC Monday said it had started production at two more extraction plants after getting the necessary regulatory approval. In a statement, the company said it has started production at IO#4 and IO#5. The company is constructing a sixth pla Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC said Thursday its co-founder Lance Baller has been appointed to the board after a period of ill health as a non-executive Director and Chairman of the firm. Baller took a leave of absence to attend to personal health issues prior to his resignation, said Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK regulators have now confirmed they will investigate whether the country's major energy companies are preventing effective competition in the market, a decision that prompted British Gas parent Centrica to warn that the review could delay crucial investments in new i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Old Mutual</strong>, up 0.5%. The group has agreed to sell Skandia Germany and S Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iodine producer Iofina PLC saw its shares fall Thursday after it said it had completed its latest extraction plant, but will delay building any new facilities until it has undertaken a review that will aim to improve construction methods and reduce build costs. In a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Online fashion retailer <strong>Boohoo.com</strong>, the latest UK retailer to firm up its initial public offering, has said it plans to raise GBP300 million in the AIM listing, giving it a higher-then-expected initial market capitalisation of GBP560 million.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Aviva, up 4.2%. After closing as the blue-chip index's biggest riser on Thursday, Aviva is again the stand out performer Frid Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC Friday said it had extended the redemption date of its USD15 million convertible bond with Stena Investment Sàrl by two years to May 15, 2017, while the coupon on the bond has been reduced to 6.0% a year from 6.5%. Terms of the conversion have been modif Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iodine producer Iofina PLC Friday said it has completed the fourth of its extraction plants based on its wellhead extraction IoSorb technology and the fifth is expected to be completed in March. In a statement, the company said production from both the new extractio Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK banks are still counting the cost of their product mis-selling, with Lloyds Banking Group Monday adding a further GBP1.93 billion to the amount it has set aside to cover claims for previous sales of payment protection insurance and interest rate hedging products. <p 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 /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Randgold Resources</strong>, up 2.1%. In a difficult environment for gold miners, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC Monday said the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the US state of Montana has given positive feedback on the company's non-core water rights application. The iodine maker said the DRNC has determined that the requested amount of water is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Iofina PLC Wednesday said production volume at its IO#2 iodine production plant in Oklahoma has remained consistent, despite the recent cold weather in the US. However, the iodine maker said brine volumes have been affected at its IO#3 site, due to significant frack Read More