LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury Wednesday reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline after nine years of unbroken sales growth. The UK's third-largest supermarket chain by market share posted a 1.1% decline in like-f Read More

UPDATE: TOP NEWS: UK Joblessness Falls To 6.6% But Earnings Stall

11th Jun 2014 10:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- J Sainsbury PLC reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline, after nine years of u Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Joblessness Falls To 6.6% But Average Earnings Stall

11th Jun 2014 10:17

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Sainsbury's Leads FTSE 100 Gainers

11th Jun 2014 07:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - Sainsbury's leads FTSE 100 gainers at the open Wednesday despite reporting its second consecutive decline in quarterly sales. However, the overall market has opened lower, depressed by a group of ex-dividend stocks such as Vodafone</ Read More

Ofgem Challenges Energy Prices At UK Energy Suppliers

11th Jun 2014 05:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK Energy regulator Ofgem has said that the big energy suppliers in the UK must engage with customers over the impact of falling wholesale costs on energy prices or risk further undermining public confidence. In recent months, wholesale gas and electricity prices ha Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: SSE Executives Acquire Shares

6th Jun 2014 15:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - SSE PLC Friday said a group of executives acquired shares under the company share plan at a price of GBP15.61 pence per share. Details are as follows. <table class="aw" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr class="ai"><td class="am" style Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Fenner Slumps On Profit Warning

30th May 2014 11:46

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polymer products manufacturer Fenner saw its shares plummet Friday, after it issued a profit warning that it blamed on a further deterioration in trading in the US and the loss of a profitable contract in Australia. It is the biggest faller Read More

SSE Fined GBP750,000 For Slow Grid Connections

30th May 2014 11:16

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK energy supplier SSE PLC Friday said it has made a payment of GBP750,000 to the Scottish Hydro Electricity Community Trust after the UK energy regulator Ofgem imposed the fine for providing too slow grid connections to around 200 customers between 2010 and 2013. T Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Burberry Profit Up Again On Asian Demand

21st May 2014 12:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - Burberry Group Wednesday said that demand for its luxury outerwear, leather goods and menswear continued unabated in Asia, driving another increase in its annual profit. The company said it will increase investments by GBP200 million, pumpin Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Telecom Plus, Britvic, DCC Lead FTSE 350 Risers

21st May 2014 11:37

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Petrofac, up 1.8%, and AstraZeneca, up 1.6%. The companies Read More

TOP NEWS: Trench Coat Maker Burberry Has Sunny Set Of Results

21st May 2014 10:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Burberry Group PLC reported a higher pretax profit and revenues for its last financial year, as outerwear, large leather good Read More

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