LONDON (Alliance News) - Oil majors BP and BG Group both reported a deterioration in the fourth quarter Thursday, with BG swinging to a loss, but their shares headed in different directions after BG previously flagged the downturn while the extent of its rival's profit decline was more unexpected Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Norcros PLC Friday said its conditional contract to sell part of its surplus freehold land to WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC is unlikely to go through after a quarrel about its planning consent. The branded shower supplier said Morrisons has been refusing to proceed i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Norcros PLC Friday said its conditional contract to sell part of its surplus freehold land to WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC is unlikely to go through after a quarrel about its planning consent. The branded shower supplier said Morrisons has been refusing to proceed i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A strong earnings report from <strong>BT Group</strong> has helped lift UK shares at the open Friday. The FTSE 100 telecom stock is up 3.7% at 384.60 pence.<br /><br />Brokers are providing their take on Thursday's corporate news makers, with Goldman Sach cutting <stro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarket operator<strong> J Sainsbury</strong> is the biggest faller on the FTSE100 Wednesday after the surprise resignation of long-time chief Justin King, while FTSE250-listed <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> is doing well after signing a deal to run the stores Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Wm Morrison Supermarket PLC's newly employed online operations director, George Dymond, has resigned after just weeks into the job, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to Alliance News on Wednesday. Dymond was hired at the beginning of January by Bradford Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in APC Technology Group PLC were trading higher Tuesday morning, after the electronic components supplier said it won a further contract order from Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC worth GBP2.1 million. The contract is for APC Technology to supply energy efficien Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> Monday said it will sell its interests in the Australian Wheatstone gas projects in a USD1.14 billion deal, just a trading day after Friday's profit warning that caused its shares to tumble. <br /><br />The stock is again near the bot Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> PLC said it has agreed to sell its interests in the Australian Wheatstone projects. The major energy company, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower Monday, following a disappointing GDP report from China.<br /><br /><strong>Shell</strong> has grabbed attention at the start of a second straight trading day, revealing that it will sell its interest in the Wheatstone-Lago joint vent Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Paul Coyle, group treasurer of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, was arrested in December after an insider-trading investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, The Telegraph reported Monday. The newspaper said Coyle, who also is Morrison's head of tax, was arres Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />SOCGEN STARTS MORRISON WITH 'SELL' - TARGET 200 PENCE <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS PRICE TARGET TESCO TO 270 (290) PENCE - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A raft of strong trading updates from retailers including Primark, Dixons, Home Retail, and Halfords effectively brought the Christmas retail reporting season to a close Thursday, and confirmed that the period had been positive overall despite weak trading for some of Read More