LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Marks and Spencer</strong> Group PLC is planning to open 250 new stores outside the UK over the next three years, as part of its global expansion plans.<br /><br />M&S currently operates a total of 455 stores in 53 territories outside the UK, as well as nin 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Marks and Spencer</strong> Group, up 2.4%. The retailer has announced that it is planning to ope Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Plus500 Ltd said Wednesday that it expects to exceed profit and revenue expectations for 2014 after it saw a strong first quarter. The spread betting company also reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing a progressive dividend policy. Plus500 posted revenues of U Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened flat to slightly down Wednesday, despite a record close in the US and strong UK house price data.<br /><br />Goldman Sachs has added <strong>Go-Ahead</strong> Group to its Conviction Buy List with a price target of 2,310 pence. The bus and train comp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The founders of Plus500 Ltd made themselves GBP100 million by selling another 17.4% stake in the contracts for difference trading platform Thursday, a day after the shares hit a new all-time high, giving it a valuation of well over GBP600 million, or USD1 billion. P Read More
(An item published at 1139 GMT misstated the amount the founders were set to Raise. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The founders of Plus500 Ltd Thursday decided to sell another 17.4% stake in the contracts for difference trading platform, after the shares hit a new al Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re 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>Capita</strong>, up 5%. The British outsourcing company said its 2013 pretax pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The founders of Plus500 Ltd Thursday decided to sell another 17.4% stake in the contracts for difference trading platform, after the shares hit a new all-time high Wednesday, giving it a valuation of over GBP600 million, or USD1 billion. In a statement, Plus500 said Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Plus500 Limited PLC Monday said non-executive director Charles Fairbairn transferred 25,000 shares into his SIPP and his wife Sue Fairbain, transferred 25,000 shares to Charles Fairbairn's SIPP at 461.6 pence each. Following this transaction, Charles Fairbairn's hol Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Defense giants <strong>BAE Systems</strong> and <strong>Rolls-Royce Holdings</strong> are among the biggest gainers on the FTSE 100 Wednesday, after the British and Saudi Arabian governments at long last came to a deal over how much more Saudi Arabia should pay for the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Sports Direct International, up 6.2%. The sports goods retailer said gross profit grew by 14.6% in its fiscal third quarte Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 590 (569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN RAISES BHP BILLITON PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Plus500 Ltd Wednesday said it was confident in delivering "considerable growth" in 2014 and announced a special dividend, as it saw revenue and pretax profit more than double in 2013. The company provides an online trading platform for financial services. In its mai Read More