LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Wednesday, as the UK government completed its second sales of shares in <strong>Lloyds Bank</strong>. <br /><br />The UK government said it has raised GBP4.2 billion from the sale, meaning it has now recouped GBP7.41 billion of the roughly GBP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MACQUARIE STARTS NATIONAL GRID WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - PRICE TARGET 750 PENCE <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Metals and minerals producer <strong>Centamin</strong> is leading the FTSE 250 index Monday despite reporting a hit to pretax profit in 2013, due to a large exceptional cost, but a significant increase in revenue and production.<br /><br />Centamin said pretax profit f Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - LOSERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Barratt Developments</strong>, down 2.1%. Following the quarterly FTSE review on Ma Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br />C<strong>OMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Electronics retailer <strong>Dixons Retail</strong> PLC and mobile phone retailer <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> Group PLC said that the Tak Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mixed Monday despite a strong lead from Asian markets, as tensions in Ukraine continue to concern investors.<br /><br /><strong>Kentz</strong> Corp said its pretax profit increased in 2013 driven by revenue growth at its Technical Support Services di Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Standard Life PLC Sunday said it is in advanced talks over a potential deal to acquire Ignis Asset Management Ltd from FTSE 250 Phoenix Group PLC, a move that would add substantially to its assets under management. The Edinburgh-based long-term savings and investmen Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks fell on Thursday, following the declines seen in US markets on Wednesday after new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced a further cut to the US quantitative easing programme and also hinted at an interest rate rise sooner than previously expected. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's blue-chip and mid-cap indexes closed lower Wednesday as annuity providers and betting companies were hard hit by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's changes to pension rules and a hike to gaming machine duty<br /><br />The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5% at Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS SSE PRICE TARGET TO 1320 (1570) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS REED ELSEVIER TO 'HOLD' ('BUY Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re 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>Capita</strong>, up 5%. The British outsourcing company said its 2013 pretax pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Bank of Scotland</strong> Group PLC reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss, and its biggest since 2008, while unveilin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Standard Life PLC Thursday reported a 13% decline in pretax operating profit in 2013, as results in 2012 were inflated by a number of gains, but the results still managed to come in ahead of market expectations. Meanwhile, the Edinburgh-based life insurer revealed t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Standard Life PLC Wednesday said a group of executives including Chief Executive David Nish acquired shares under the company share plan at a price of GBP3.89 per share Tuesday.<br /><br />Details are as follows. <table class="ab" style="width: 461px; height: 144px; Read More