UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead
18th Jun 2014 15:34
LONDON (Alliance News) - Coach operator Stagecoach Group PLC Tuesday said that Chief Executive Martin Griffiths and Finance Director Ross Paterson purchased 32 shares each at a price of 390.68 pence per share, via a share incentive plan. Each director was also awarded matching shares. <p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower Friday, ensuring that it posted its biggest weekly loss for six weeks, but individual stocks were again in focus as the broader index traded a tight range ahead of the long weekend. "The Federal Reserve, quantitative easing, and low rates a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Barclays</strong> was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC was fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK government Friday said it had awarded the giant new rail franchise covering a swathe of southeast England to the Govia joint venture majority owned by Go-Ahead Group PLC, meaning FirstGroup PLC lost a key franchise and Stagecoach Group PLC failed in its bid to win Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Resource optimization software and consultancy services Tracsis PLC Monday said it has acquired rail management software systems business Datasys Ltd in a deal worth GBP4.5 million. The fee consists of a cash payment of GBP4.2 million and the issue of 126,775 Tracsi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday amid continued concerns about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and some disappointing data from China and Europe.<br /><br />In his last annual results presentation as <strong>Sainsbury's</strong> chief executive, Justin King re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Brian Souter, chairman of Stagecoach Group PLC, is expanding his own bus business across eastern Europe, according to the Financial Times late Tuesday. The founder of Stagecoach is planning to double the size of his intercity bus business in Poland, which currently Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stagecoach Group PLC Friday said Chief Executive Martin Griffiths and Finance Director Ross Paterson purchased 33 shares each at 374.94 pence per share, and were awarded 4 matching shares each, via a company share plan on Thursday. Shares in the bus and rail operato 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) - British public transport operator Stagecoach Group PLC Tuesday said overall profitability of the group has remained "satisfactory" for the financial year to date, with like-for-like revenue growth across the business. In a pre-close trading update, the operator of b 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
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index closed modestly higher Monday, outperforming its smaller peers, after its sixth-largest constituent by market capitalisation, <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, rose sharply after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Public transport company Stagecoach Group PLC Tuesday said that Chief Executive Martin Griffiths and Finance Director Ross Paterson each purchased 32 shares under a share incentive plan at a price of 395.75 pence per share, and were awarded 4 matching shares each. S Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong>'s takeover approach to Finnish rival Metso is the biggest of a flurry of deals and potential deals announced Tuesday, with <strong>GKN</strong> acquiring the William's Formula 1 team parent's hybrid engine unit and <strong>Capita</strong> bo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stagecoach Group PLC said Tuesday that the Department for Transport has exercised the pre-contracted extension of the East Midlands rail franchise, extending the contract through to October 2015. The company said it welcomes the contract extension. Under the East Mi Read More