LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC Tuesday said Director of Stretgey and Technology Simon Pitts exercised options over 81,304 shares under the performance share plan and sold 38,214 shares for tax purposes at a price of GBP1.966 each Friday Shares in the broadcasting company were down 2.5% a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC Tuesday said a group of non-executive directors acquired shares at a price of 191.4 pence per share Monday.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <table class="ab" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr class="t"><td class="v" style="width: 146p 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) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Fluo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Flou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Monday that the deficit on its pension scheme has been reduced by GBP50 million immediately after if concluded an agreement with the trustee of the scheme on a payment schedule, backed by its London Television Centre property. Under the arrangement, ITV Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS ITV TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 210 (230) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Wednesday, as the UK government completed its second sales of shares in <strong>Lloyds Bank</strong>. <br /><br />The UK government said it has raised GBP4.2 billion from the sale, meaning it has now recouped GBP7.41 billion of the roughly GBP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>BG Group</strong> Friday said changes to the North Sea investment and tax regime set out in the UK Budget earlier in the week will now allow it to develop its Jackdaw high pressure high temperature project in the North Sea.<br /><br />According to the Treasury, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>ITV</strong> Chief Executive Adam Crozier's pay for 2013 was almost three times as much as the previous year, as he received more from ve Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier's pay for 2013 was almost three times as much as the previous year, as he received more from vested share awards. Crozier, who previously headed Royal Mail Group and the Football Association after an early career at advertising agenc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC Wednesday said a Chief Executive Officer Adam Crozier and Finance Director Ian Griffiths exercised options and sold shares under the ITV Deferred Share Award Plan and the ITV Performance Share Plan Monday.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <tabl Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices opened lower Wednesday and never recovered. While a busy day of corporate news provided some stand-out movers, a number of stocks going ex-dividend provided a drag, while a small downgrade to the UK's 2013 GDP numbers appeared to keep overall sentiment ne Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC increased its payout to shareholders Wednesday, as it reported a rise in 2013 pretax profit driven by higher revenues across the business and cost cutting and gave a positive outlook for 2014. The television broadcaster reported pretax profit of GBP435 milli Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV reported higher profits and revenues for 2013 and gave a bullish outlook for 2014, but has seen its shares punished Wednesday after it failed to increase its special dividend. The television company raised its total dividend for 2013 to 3.5 pence, from 2.6 pence Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Weir</strong> Group, up 6.5%. Despite reporting a fall in profit and revenue fo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Online domestic appliances retailer <strong>AO World</strong> PLC set the price for its upcoming initial public offering at 285 pence a share, Read More