LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in Carphone Warehouse Group and Dixons Retail took a hit Thursday after the companies announced a GBP3.6 billion merger that will create the UK's biggest retailer of mobile phones and electrical goods. The new firm, Read More

Staffline Boost Welfare To Work Business With Avanta Enterprise Buy

15th May 2014 12:24

LONDON (Alliance News) - Recruitment company Staffline Group PLC saw its shares rise Thursday after it said it had acquired Avanta Enterprise Ltd, a big provider of the government's Welfare to Work programme and skills training services across the UK, in a deal worth GBP65.5 million. It sai Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: LSE And Aviva Top And Tail FTSE 100

15th May 2014 11:35

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- London Stock Exchange Group, up 2.4%. The group said its full-year revenue r Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs Cuts Vodafone To Neutral

15th May 2014 09:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: GOLDMAN CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') ---------- UBS CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 255 (275) PENCE - Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Dixons Carphone PLC Is Born

15th May 2014 07:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened marginally higher in London Thursday amid a flurry of UK corporate news and European economic statistics. Electronics retailer Dixons Retail and mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse confirmed they will Read More

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

15th May 2014 05:30

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

14th May 2014 15:15

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