LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group, up 3.5%. The company said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group PLC said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has been selected as the preferred bidder in the competitio Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday ahead of a week with a full calendar of economic data reports scheduled.<br /><br /><strong>Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a deal worth more than USD50 million to support the US Marines Corps' fleet of KC-130J air-to- Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin PLC Monday said former Anglo American PLC executive Brian Beamish will become the interim chairman of its board from May 1, after Roger Phillimore stands down the previous day. The miner had already said Phillimore intended to retire, but Monday said he will Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin PLC Monday said former Anglo American PLC executive Brian Beamish will become the interim chairman of its board from May 1, after Roger Phillimore stands down the previous day. The miner had already said Phillimore intended to retire, but Monday said he will Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES BAT PRICE TARGET TO 3470 (3408) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS DIAGEO PRICE TARGET TO 1855 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />LIBERUM RAISES AGGREKO PRICE TARGET TO 1735 (1500) PENCE - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES CENTRICA TO 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) - <strong>Standard Chartered</strong> Wednesday reported its first annual decline in pretax profit after a decade of growth, as it was hit by emerging market fears and a writedown in its Korean business.<br /><br />The FTSE 100-listed bank warned that it is facing more c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin PLC Wednesday said negotiations over ongoing strike action in South Africa have been suspended after parties could not reach any form of consensus, and it will no longer be able to meet its full year production guidance. The platinum mining company said the C Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin PLC Tuesday said Chairman Roger Phillimore sold 63,700 ordinary shares at a price of 298.5 pence per share and his wife bought 70,000 shares at the same price. Mr Phillimore's beneficial interest in the company's shares has therefore increased to 70,000 share Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Centrica, up 3%. The major energy supplier's shares have jumped despite it reporting that pretax profit fell 32% to GBP1.65 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union said on Thursday that it plans to continue the ongoing platinum miners strike against the world's top three platinum producers, Reuters reported. <br /><br />The decision is a blow to companies and invest 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>BG Group</strong>, up 1.1%. After initially seeing its share price fall, BG is no Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - South Africa's Mining Minister has announced that platinum miners strikes in the country are under control, according to the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. "We have intervened," Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said at the Indaba Mining Conference in Cape Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Global equity markets have turned lower once again Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut its massive monthly bond-buying by a further USD10 billion late Wednesday, taking it down to USD65 billion, from USD85 billion in November.<br /><br />Equity markets had risen in 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>British Sky Broadcasting</strong> Group, up 3.1%. BSkyB has raised its dividend Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin PLC Thursday said its sales volumes and refined production increased in its first quarter, but announced a possible reduction in sales volume guidance due to strike action in South Africa. Lonmin said that it had planned to maintain its guidance of sales volu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Thursday, following the decision of the US Federal Reserve to continue tapering its asset purchases.<br /><br />A large number of UK company reports at the open have seen a positive statement from <strong>BSkyB</strong>, up 2.4% at the open, Read More