LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock markets across the UK and Europe closed lower Wednesday after a warning about the strength of the global economic recovery, with airline stocks leading the falls after a profit warning from Germany's Lufthansa and a major aircraft order cancellation by Emirates s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Major stock markets are lower across the UK and Europe Wednesday, led by falls in airline stocks after Germany's Lufthansa issued a profit warning that has hurt the whole sector, and as trading volumes remain well-below average. Meanwhile, the pound jumped to a sess Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC Tuesday said it has issued its first ever Euro Bond, worth EUR850 million at 1.875%, fixed for seven years, forming part of its strategy to access the debt capital markets to source low cost financing for new aircraft due to be delivered later this ye Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC Tuesday said it has issued its first ever Euro Bond, worth EUR850 million at 1.875%, fixed for seven years, forming part of its strategy to access the debt capital markets to source low cost financing for new aircraft due to be delivered later this ye Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, said Wednesday that traffic in May grew 4% as it continues to make improvements to its customer experience. Ryanair said it flew 8.2 million passengers in May, up 4% from the 7.9 million flown in May last year Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower, with small-caps slightly outperforming Wednesday ahead of the Queen's Speech and further European economic data.<br /><br />Starting the trading day on a negative note, <strong>Tesco</strong> PLC reported a sharp drop in sales in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks got off to a bad start Monday and never fully recovered after a further softening in Chinese house prices brought concerns over slowing growth in the world's second largest economy to the fore, while the reduced chance of some heavyweight merger and acquisiti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>AstraZeneca</strong> PLC rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially ending the US company's interest i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>EasyJet</strong>, up 1.5%, and International Consolidated Airlines Group, up 0.7%. The 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) - UK shares have opened starkly mixed Monday, with the FTSE 100 dragged down by <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 is higher.<br /><br />AstraZeneca, down 13% at the open, rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially Read More
DUBLIN (Alliance News) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC reported Monday a decline in fiscal 2014 profit, mainly reflecting a 4% drop in fares, weaker Sterling, and higher fuel costs. Revenues increased with higher ancillary revenues and traffic. Looking ahead, the company proje Read More
(An item published at 0654 BST misstated the revenue figures. The correct version follows.) DUBLIN (Alliance News) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC posted 8% lower full-year net profit of 523 million euros, versus last year's 569 million euros, chiefly due to a 4% decline in fa Read More
DUBLIN (Alliance News) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC posted 8% lower full-year net profit of 523 million euros, versus last year's 569 million euros, chiefly due to a 4% decline in fares, weaker sterling, and higher fuel costs. The firm said it reacted quickly to this weaker Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC Friday said it has received a BBB+ rating from ratings agency Fitch, after the airline sought a ratings review as part of its plan to tap the capital markets for low cost financing for its new 180 Boeing 737-800 aircraft deliveries. In a stateme Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, Tuesday said it flew 7.8 million passengers in April, up from 7.4 million a year earlier, because Easter fell in April this year. The company said its load factor, a measure of how many seats on its planes are Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC Wednesday said it will buy five more 737-800 aircraft from Boeing Co, meaning it now has 180 aircraft worth over USD16 billion at list prices on order with the US aircraft manufacturer. In a statement, Europe's largest low-cost carrier said four Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC said Thursday it will open its latest German base in Cologne in October 2014 as part of a GBP90 million investment at Cologne Airport. The base with be the low-cost airline's sixty-eighth base in total and its fifth in Germany. Ryanair sai Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC Tuesday said it is to open two new Polish bases at Warsaw Modlin and Gdansk this winter, as well as four new winter routes. In a statement, Ryanair said it will add four new winter routes, from Warsaw to Gdansk, Madrid, Shannon and Wroclaw. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC Thursday said it plans to create 200 new jobs in Ireland, as it officially opens its new 100,000 square foot Dublin office campus in Airside Business Park in Swords. Europe's largest low-cost carrier by number of passenger Read More