UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead
20th Jun 2014 15:31
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of England policymakers unanimously decided to leave the key interest rates and asset purchase programme unchanged at the monetary policy meeting held on June 4 and 5, the minutes of the meeting showed Wednesday. <br /><br />All nine members of the Monetary Policy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> PLC and state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation said they'd signed a new strategic alliance agr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Wednesday, following a firm close on Wall Street and ahead of central bank announcements in the UK and US.<br /><br />There was further IPO activity Wednesday, as property website <strong>Zoopla Property</strong> Group said it will price it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC's new chief executive, Rupert Soames, Wednesday made his first move to stamp his strategy on the struggling company by taking closer control of the company's operations in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, and saying it won't be bidding for a UK rail franc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tribal Group PLC Thursday confirmed that its expectations for 2014, 2015, and 2015 are unchanged by an announcement the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills saying it will no longer contract Tribal, amongst others, for school and college inspe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong> said Wednesday that it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer.<br /><br /><strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> is down after it said late Tuesday that it is under criminal invest Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>London Stock Exchange Group</strong>, up 2.3%. The group's shares have risen after it was added to a Read More
(An item published at 1126 BST misstated the company name in the headline. The correct version follows.)<br /><br />LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />Engineering firm <strong>Weir Group</strong Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Engineering firm Weir Group said it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer. The FTSE 100-li Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC said Wednesday it has been selected by Transport Scotland to manage the Caledonia Sleeper service, which is set to be operated separately from FirstGroup PLC's ScotRail franchise as the transport operator loses its second franchise in a less than a week Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS PRICE TARGET TO 2410 (2180) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES RSA INSU 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
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: UBS RAISES IMPERIAL TOBACCO TARGET TO 2,750 (2,500) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES BP PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Two profit warnings and continued worries about Ukraine and Russia have depressed UK share prices at the open Friday.<br /><br />Both<strong> Petrofac</strong> and <strong>Drax Group </strong>issued profit warnings prior to the open. Petrofac is down 15% at the open, w Read More