LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Friday on heightened concerns about the standoff in Ukraine. William Hill said it will close 109 gaming shops in response to the UK government's hike to machine gaming duty, putting 420 employees at risk. William Read More

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

25th Apr 2014 05:17

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Makes Highest Close In Six Weeks

24th Apr 2014 16:27

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed Thursday at its highest level for more than six weeks, boosted by some strong quarterly earnings results from US companies. However, European markets moved sharply off their highs late in the session as tensions in Ukraine ratcheted up.< Read More

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

24th Apr 2014 15:48

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: AstraZeneca Maintains Guidance Despite Profit Hit

24th Apr 2014 12:16

LONDON (Alliance News) - AstraZeneca shares jumped Thursday after the pharmaceutical giant maintained its full-year guidance for 2014, even as its pretax profit dropped in the first quarter to end-March, hit by write-downs on the sale of its Alderley Park site and its acquisit Read More

Senior Maintains Profit Expectations As Currencies Hit Results

24th Apr 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - High technology components and systems company Senior PLC Thursday maintained its pretax profit expectations for 2014 in a statement ahead of its annual general meeting Friday. Senior said that demand in its markets had remained consistent with those seen at the tim Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Unilever, AstraZeneca Suffer Weak 1st Quarters

24th Apr 2014 07:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday following strong results reported by US technology bellwethers Apple and Facebook overnight. A number of major UK companies also reported early Thursday, but with a less positive tone. Unilever </stro Read More

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