LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC Thursday said it had raised GBP160 million through the placing of 49.9 million new shares at 320 pence each, in order to complete a strategic review whilst remaining within the terms of its debt facilities. Shares in Serco were trading 0.74% lower at Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group, up 4.8%. The banking group is the biggest riser in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday 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 PRICE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday amid holidays across Asia and Europe. The US Federal Reserve late Wednesday continued to taper its bond-buying programme, showing confidence in the US economic recovery despite a weak GDP reading earlier in the day.<br /><br /><str Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC said Wednesday it is reducing its full-year group revenue expectations by GBP200 million on a reported basis as the firm's performance for the year-to-date has been "weaker than expected." In an interim management statement the outsourcing firm also 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) - Shares have opened flat to higher Wednesday ahead of big day of economic data in Europe and the US, as well as the results of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<br /><br />Clothing and homeware retailer <strong>Next</strong> PLC raised its profit and sales g Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the second day in a row Tuesday, ending the day at its highest closing level since March 6, buoyed in part by a strong performance by oil major BP and drugs company Shire.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it was a volatile day for the pound. Sterlin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Shire</strong>, up 3.6%. The pharmaceutical company is the leading riser in the blue-c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 opened at a seven-week high Tuesday, led by Shire PLC as merger and acquisition talk in the pharmaceutical sector continues to boost equity sentiment. Indices have slipped slightly from the early morning peak amid a fresh round of sanctions against Russ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES CARNIVAL PLC WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 3,000 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4 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) - G4S PLC has won a key role in the implementation of the UK government's new programme for the long-term unemployed, The Financial Times reported late Monday. The security firm is one of six companies selected to provide the Help to Work programme for the unemployed, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC Monday said that after a more challenging 2014 so far, it is reviewing its performance and may have to revise its expectations lower. The outsourcing company said that ahead of its upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 8 and the arrival of its New C Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings PLC said Friday that the number of businesses to pre-register for the Peterborough CORE metro fibre network has now surpassed 400. The fibre optic infrastructure firm said the number of businesses pre-registering on the Peterborough Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - G4S PLC will be able to win new UK government contracts after the UK Government accepted that the security firm's corporate renewal plan was showing a move in "the right direction." A statement from the Cabinet Office Wednesday said that following "material concerns Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK regulators have now confirmed they will investigate whether the country's major energy companies are preventing effective competition in the market, a decision that prompted British Gas parent Centrica to warn that the review could delay crucial investments in new i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Babcock International</strong> Group PLC said it has agreed to buy helicopter form Avincis Group for GBP920 million from Investindustri Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC said Thursday it has won a 22-month interim franchise agreement to continue operating the Northern Rail franchise with its 50:50 joint venture partner AbelIio on behalf of the UK Department for Transport until February 2016. The international service Read More