LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC Wednesday said that Non-Executive Director Paul Tellier bought 204 shares for GBP32.1796 each. Shares in the mining company closed 1.8% lower Wednesday at 3,177,34 pence. By Rowena Harris-Doughty; [email protected]; @rharrisdou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC Tuesday said it has now appointed Alfredo Barrios as the Chief Executive of its Aluminium business, to succeed Jacynthe Cote, who has had to vacate her position at the company for personal reasons. The mining giant said Barrios will start in the role, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - There was some bad drilling news for two of the UK's leading oil stocks, as resource companies dominated corporate news Tuesday morning. <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> PLC said it will plug and abandon the exploration well 31/2-21S in the Gotama prospect, offs Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group PLC said it intends to go ahead with an initial public offering of TSB Banking Group PLC on the London Sto 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>InterContinental Hotels</strong> Group, up 5.8%. The hotel chain has rejected a GBP6 b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC has signed an investment framework for blocks three and four of the Simandou project with the Government of Guinea, the Aluminium Corporation of China, and the International Finance Corporation. The Simandou South project, which is worth an estimated U Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday, catching up with gains made during the bank holiday Monday in Asia and Europe.<br /><br />The mid-cap FTSE 250 is outperforming once again, led by<strong> AVEVA Group</strong>, which raised its total dividend and expressed confiden Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Savannah Resources PLC Friday said it has started a new drilling programme at its Jangamo heavy mineral sands project in Mozambique. AIM-listed Savannah Resources said a 4,000 metre reverse circulation drilling programme is underway to define the prospectivity of Ja Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 501 (480) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS BABCOCK INTER Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are lower Monday as investors express concern over some weaker-than-expected Chinese house price data, while the FTSE 100 index is losing lustre as the possibility of big merger and acquisition activity fades. By mid-morning Monday the FTSE 100 is down 0.7 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC Tuesday said its Pilbara iron ore mine in Australia has reached a run rate of 290 million tonnes a year, two months ahead of schedule. "We are now focused on the next phase of our expansion towards 360 million tonnes per year," Chief Executive Andrew H Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended Monday at its highest level since late February, following a strong performance by its mining constituents and after China's state council pledged to push ahead with a broad range of capital market reforms designed to increase liquidity. <br /><br /> Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Rio Tinto, up 3.6%, BHP Billiton, up 2.4%, Antofagasta, up 2.4%, Anglo American, up 1.6%, and Glencore Xstrata, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's major stock indices are firmer across the board Monday, as investors focus more on the possibility of further central bank stimulus, both from China and Europe, than the ongoing developments in Ukraine, where eastern cities have voted for independence from Kiev i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC Wednesday said four of its managers were awarded shares at a price of 3,220 pence per share under its UK share incentive plan on April 30. The mining giant said its Chief Executive for Iron Ore Andrew Harding, Chief Executive for Copper Jean-Sebastien 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) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group, up 4.8%. The banking group is the biggest riser in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC Tuesday said non-executive Director Paul Tellier bought 206 shares at a price of GBP31.77371 each. Shares in the mining company closed up 1.1% at 3,220.00 pence Tuesday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBhunjun Copy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES CARNIVAL PLC WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 3,000 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC said Monday that a group of executives, including Group Executive of Organisation Resources Hugo Bague, had bought shares and were awarded matching shares under the company's global employee share plan April 17.<br /><br />The transactions were as follows Read More