LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a USD100 million contract from the US Department of Defense to provide continued sup Read More
(Correcting the name of the Australian company acquired by Ladbrokes last year.) LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Wednesday after two days of losses, following a firm close on Wall Street Tuesday.<br /><br />Among corporate newsmakers at the open,<strong> Rolls-Royce Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Wednesday after two days of losses, following a firm close on Wall Street Tuesday.<br /><br />Among corporate newsmakers at the open,<strong> Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a USD100 million contract from the US Department Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Wednesday said it has won a USD100 million contract from the US Department of Defense to provide continued support for the F405 engines that power the US Navy's T-45 training aircraft. In a statement, the company said the deal is a follow-on Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Sports Direct International</strong> founder and deputy Chairman Mike Ashley has sold a 4% stake in the firm, causing a sharp fall in its share price, just days after the sports goods retailer's shareholders again rejected a proposal to pay him a bonus.<br /><b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Tuesday said it had won a GBP17 million contract to deliver deck machinery and engines to an arctic anchor handling tug supply vessel to be built by Vard Group AS for Bourbon Offshore Norway. The deck machinery delivery from Rolls-Royce wil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC said Monday that a group of non-executive directors, including Chairman Ian Davis, had bought shares in the company at 1,076 pence each. Ian Davis bought 184 shares, taking his holding to 7,330 shares. Iain Conn bought 230 shares, taking his Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Monday said it will invest GBP22.0 million to build a new marine facility in Rio de Janeiro State, a move that will allow it to better support customers in the Brazilian offshore oil and gas industry. In a statement, Rolls-Royce said the new Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Airlines are trading higher Friday after low-cost airlines easyJet and Flybe Group said they flew more passengers and filled more of the seats in their planes in recent weeks. <br /><br /><strong>EasyJet</strong> said it flew 5.1 million passengers in March, up from ne Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Friday said it had won a GBP11 million deal from Spanish shipyard Gondan to provide components and systems for a wave piercing offshore vessel that will be delivered to Simon Møkster Shipping in Norway. In a statement, the company said it w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Fluo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Flou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group PLC said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has been selected as the preferred bidder in the competitio Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday ahead of a week with a full calendar of economic data reports scheduled.<br /><br /><strong>Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a deal worth more than USD50 million to support the US Marines Corps' fleet of KC-130J air-to- Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC Monday said it had won a deal worth more than USD50 million to support the US Marines Corps' fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refuelling tankers. In a statement, the aircraft engine maker said the one-year contract covers sustainment services for Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK regulators have now confirmed they will investigate whether the country's major energy companies are preventing effective competition in the market, a decision that prompted British Gas parent Centrica to warn that the review could delay crucial investments in new i 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>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) - Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC jumped Thursday after the firm said it has been selected by All Nippon Airways to provide its Trent 100 engines to power Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Under the terms of the deal, worth GBP1.1 billion to Rolls-Royce, will see its 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