LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed mixed Friday, with the FTSE 100 outperforming its smaller index peers, but the FTSE 250 fell sharply for a second consecutive session, and a third in total, after another busy day of reporting by its constituents.<br /><br />The mid-cap index had its w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Carphone Warehouse</strong> and Virgin Group are in exclusive talks to sell their Virgin Mobile France joint venture to Numericable Group for EUR325 million, just a day after Carphone announced its GBP3.6 billion merger with Dixons Retail.<br /><br />The joint Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>WM Morrison Supermarkets</strong>, up 4.2%, <strong>J Sainsbury</strong>, up 2.6%, and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Friday warned it is yet to receive a CNY100 million investment from mainly Taiwanese investors announced in March, and it continues to experience difficult trading conditions which it said could lead to a significant reduction to shareholder Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Friday warned it is yet to receive a CNY100 million investment from mainly Taiwanese investors announced in March, and it continues to experience difficult trading conditions which it said could lead to a significant reduction to shareholder Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> PLC Wednesday reported a drop in revenue and net profit for the first quarter due to asset sales and a decline in sales of pharmaceuticals in the US, but the company also raised its dividend and reiterated its full-year profit guidance Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong>, up 4.7%. The oil and gas giant said its earnings almost Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd saw its shares slide Wednesday after it said that the receipt of funds from its recent fundraising had been delayed, the latest setback in a months-long struggle to raise new money. In a statement, the company said it now expects to ge Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd said Monday that it had secured CNY100 million through a conditional placing and issue of convertible loan notes from a group of mainly private investors in Taiwan. LED signed an agreement with Best Merchan Ventures Ltd, Legend Giant V Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Metals and minerals producer <strong>Centamin</strong> is leading the FTSE 250 index Monday despite reporting a hit to pretax profit in 2013, due to a large exceptional cost, but a significant increase in revenue and production.<br /><br />Centamin said pretax profit f 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 - LOSERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Barratt Developments</strong>, down 2.1%. Following the quarterly FTSE review on Ma Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Monday reported a wider loss for the first half of its financial year. In a statement, the provider of LED lighting in China reported a loss of HKD6.1 million for the six months to December 31, 2013, compared with the HKD5.7 million lo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are attempting to rebalance today in the wake of the tax and regulatory changes unveiled in Wednesday's government budget.<br /><br />Life insurance companies have continued to take a battering during morning trading, following the announcement by Chancello 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>Next</strong>, up 1.9%. The homeware and clothing retailer reported higher profi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Thursday said it still hasn't received the funds from its recent subscription offer, and while it is still in talks with the subscribers about when the funds might be paid, it is also considering its legal rights and is now also in advanced Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Tuesday said its Kepu Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Company Ltd subsidiary has been granted a new RMB2.8 million loan facility by Ping An Bank Co., which will be used to support its working capital position and its organic growth plans.</ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd saw its shares slide Wednesday after it warned that its hasn't yet received the funds from its subscription offer, and while it is in talks with the subscribers it is also evaluating other potential avenues of funding. The energy savin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - LED International Holdings Ltd Monday reiterated that it will try and raise CNY31 million from two investors in an attempt to secure its immediate future and fund its new lease financing unit, warning its shareholder that if they don't approve the CNY25 million placing pa Read More