LONDON (Alliance News) - US stocks are set to open a little firmer Thursday, with the focus squarely on the release of revised first-quarter GDP numbers at 1330 BST. Futures trading currently indicates that the DJIA, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite all will open between 0.1% to 0.2% h Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Redrow PLC Monday said Finance Director Barbara Richmond acquired 29 shares at a price of 302 pence per share as part of a dividend reinvestment and exercised options over 8,251 shares at 264p each under the company share plan. Following this transaction, Richmond n Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Formation Group PLC Tuesday said it has received an additional GBP1.0 million it was owed from its investment in a mixed-use development near Aldgate East tube station, London, bringing the total it has received to date to GBP1.6 million. In March, Formation Group s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: NUMIS RAISES MELROSE INDUSTRIES TO 'HOLD' ('REDUCE') <br />----------<br />TRADERS: SOCGEN RAISES RBS PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading marginally higher Friday, with a strong update from Royal Bank of Scotland and continued merger talk in the pharmaceutical sector trumping concerns over a deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Markets as a whole remain relatively subdued ahead of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices closed higher and the pound reached a fresh multi-year high against the dollar Thursday, as UK data showed the manufacturing sector expanding quickly and the housing market continuing to boom.<br /><br />The UK's main stock indices opened h 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) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>BP</strong> Tuesday said its pretax profit fell 73% in the first quarter, due to lower revenues and after last year's result was buoyed by the sale of its stake in TNK-BP, but it raised its quarterly dividend for the second time in six months and said further s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Shire</strong>, up 3.6%. The pharmaceutical company is the leading riser in the blue-c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />US pharmaceutical company Allergan is preparing to approach <strong>Shire</strong> PLC about a potential takeover bid, according to people famil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Redrow PLC saw its shares jump Tuesday morning after the company said it benefited from a continuing positive sales market, resulting in increased reservations and the delivery of new homes from a higher number of outlets. The housebuilder said that the positive sal Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday following positive leads from US and Asian markets and amid a slew of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 company trading updates.<br /><br /><strong>St. James's Place</strong> has reported a surge in funds under management in the first quarter and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, adding to the modest gains posted on Monday, as investors await the latest reading of UK gross domestic product. The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Monday after it received a boost from pharmaceutical companies, Read More