LONDON (Alliance News) - Glencore Xstrata PLC said Thursday it is planning to suspend operations at its Ravensworth underground coal mine in Australia, after a major fall in coal market prices. A spokesman for the miner said it was no longer financially viable to operate the mine due to low Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 440 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed fractionally higher Friday, ensuring that it ended the week in the black for the first time in four weeks despite losses mid-week due to the UK budget and a press conference by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. There was little in the way of ma 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) - Stock indices across the UK and Europe have followed Asia lower Wednesday. Amid a lack of economic data, renewed concern over the health of the Chinese economy and an ongoing stalemate between Ukraine and Russia are weighing on investor sentiment. By mid-morning We Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 overturned early strength to close lower Monday, as investors digested some weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data released over the weekend, amid a lack of fresh major macro-economic data releases. A report from the Chinese General Administration of C Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's capital markets continued a resurgence Monday as two more companies announced that they intend to list, another started trading, and AIM-listed <strong>Fyffes PLC</strong> said it would be acquired by Chiquita Brands International Inc of the US in a deal that Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 2.9%. The group is the biggest riser on the blue-chip index after it said after the UK equity market Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading higher Monday, shrugging off steep losses recorded by Asian exchanges earlier, amid a dearth of fresh UK macro-economic data releases. London's major equity indices opened fractionally lower Monday, having dropped sharply on Friday, before quic Read More
(An item published at 1234 GMT misstated the ECB interest rate. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The Bank of England and European Central Bank have again kept their monetary policies and interest rates unchanged, just as events to the east continue to threaten the i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Bank of England and European Central Bank have again kept their monetary policies and interest rates unchanged, just as events to the east continue to threaten the influence and expansion potential of the European Union.<br /><br />As expected, the BoE has kept its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vedanta Resources PLC Thursday said it has appointed Tom Albanese as its new Chief Executive Officer from April 1, a move that marks his return to the helm of a major mining company just a year after he quit Rio Tinto PLC when the mining giant swung to net loss amid an in 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) - Rio Tinto PLC Friday said Hugo Bague, a divisional executive, Thursday exercised options and sold shares under the company share plan.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <table class="ad" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr class="r"><td class="u" Read More