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>Old Mutual</strong>, up 0.5%. The group has agreed to sell Skandia Germany and S Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Babcock International</strong> Group PLC said it has agreed to buy helicopter form Avincis Group for GBP920 million from Investindustri Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are lower Thursday but range-bound as investors keep one eye on developments in Ukraine, while the pound has jumped to a six-day high against the dollar after stronger-than-expected UK retail sales data. Following US President Barack Obama's speech Read More
Washington (Alliance News) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday rejected Citigroup Inc's capital plan and those put forth by four other banks as part of its annual stress test. The Fed said in a statement it based its decision to veto the capital plans of Citigroup, the US units of Royal B Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Thursday following a weak close in NY on Wednesday.<br /><br /><strong>Babcock International</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 lower after announcing a GBP1.10 billion rights issue to fund the GBP920 million acquisition of helicopter firm Avinci Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are set to open in the red Thursday, following a poor close on Wall Street on Wednesday. US equities moved broadly higher at the start of trading, before interest waned and the early gains were reversed. Eventually, the DJIA closed down 0.6%, the S&P 500 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>Standard Life</strong>, up 5.2%. The company has agreed to buy Ignis Asset Mana 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) - The Qatari operation of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC was Tuesday scolded by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority after it found that the bank's training programme did not meet its requirements. In a statement, the QFC Regulatory Authority said RBS's t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have ignored a weak Asian session to open higher Tuesday.<br /><br />Europe's largest home improvement retailer<strong> Kingfisher</strong> gave a lift to the market, reporting an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, despite continu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British lender Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is in preliminary talks with Japanese lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for a sale of RBS' US retail business, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the talks. RBS Citizens Fina Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES MEGGITT TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 520 (530) PENCE <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS RBS TO 'EQUAL WEIGHT' ('OVE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Friday, following gains in the US and Asia overnight, as the London market looked to take back its recent losses while still digesting the UK budget, US central bank comments, and the situation in Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>BG Group</strong> Read More
(An item published 1005 GMT misstated the number of smart meters deployed and added to the portfolio. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Smart Metering Systems PLC Monday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, with progress by both of its main busi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Smart Metering Systems PLC Monday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, with progress by both of its main businesses. AIM-listed Smart Metering posted pretax profit of GBP7.5 million for 2013, up from GBP5.2 million in 2012, as revenue rose 3 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The strong start to the year for UK initial public offerings continued Friday as <strong>Boohoo.com</strong> became the fifth UK retailer to float in 2014, conditional dealings for oil rigs company <strong>Gulf Marine Services</strong> got under way, and <strong>OneSav Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Shares in online fashion retailer <strong>Boohoo.com</strong> PLC started unconditional dealings at a large premium to its offer price, after it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Friday said it has found evidence of misconduct by UBS AG traders in the submission of Hong Kong interbank offered rate rates (HIBOR) but found no evidence of collusion among it and eight other banks. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Friday on geopolitical worries ahead of the weekend, despite some good news for UK companies. <br /><br />The US government on Thursday decided to lift the ban on <strong>BP</strong> from federal government contracts imposed after the Deepwater Read More