LONDON (Alliance News) - Stellar Diamonds PLC Wednesday said it has seen higher diamond grades than previously reported at its Tongo project in Sierra Leone after the processing of bulk sample material. The West Africa-focused diamond development company said that processing at the Dyke-1 k Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Share have opened mixed in London Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming small- and mid-cap indices, ahead of UK economic data and announcements by the Bank of England.<br /><br />The blue-chip index is being weighed down by broadcaster <strong>ITV</strong>, whos Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British gas parent <strong>Centrica</strong> has issued a profit warning Thursday, blaming the extreme winter weather in the US but mild conditions in the UK, as well as the intense pressure that's been put on energy providers in the UK in recent months by politicians Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong>, up 4.9%. Barclays has detailed plans to shrink its investment bank with a new round Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stellar Diamonds PLC Thursday said it has raised about GBP1.85 million before expenses through a share placing, money it will use to accelerate its plans to advance its Baoulé kimberlite project in Guinea towards trial mining and for continuing bulk sampling at Tongo Dyke Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly higher Thursday ahead of interest-rate decisions by the Bank of England and European Central Bank and amid tentative signs of reduced tensions in Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>BT</strong> and <strong>Barclays</strong> lead the FTSE 100 at the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stellar Diamonds PLC Thursday said its pretax loss was flat in its first-half as administrative expenses went towards the development of its Baoule and Tongo projects. The Sierra Leone and Guinea focused diamond miner said its pretax loss remains flat at USD1.5 mill Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>J Sainsbury</strong> PLC reported its first sales fall in nine years for the fourth quarter of its financial year, but Chief Executive Justin King said the grocer will not get caught up in the price war within the UK supermarket sector and will ensure competiti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong>, up 0.8%. The food retailer is the latest of the big UK supe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney Wednesday said the central bank still thinks interest rates will have to remain where there are for some time for come, as he changed the bank's trigger for discussing rate rises to the takeup of "spare capacity" in the economy rath Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Babcock International</strong> Group, up 2.4%. The company has confirmed its jo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stellar Diamonds PLC Wednesday said that further high grade diamonds have been returned from bulk sampling at its Tongo dyke kimberlite project in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone focused diamond miner said initial sample processing yielded 151 carats from 141 tonnes Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK companies Wednesday started to warn that they are facing a profit hit from the gains sterling has made over the last six months, as revenues they bring back from sales overseas are worth less when translated into pounds. Luxury fashion house Burberry Group, polym Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Burberry Group, up 5.2%. The luxury fashion retailer has reported that its retail revenue rose 14% in the third quarter, w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stellar Diamonds PLC Wednesday said significant progress has been made towards production at its 1.1 million carat Tongo dyke kimberlite diamond project in Sierra Leone. The AIM-listed diamond exploration and development company focused on West Africa said a 650 ton Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Wednesday on the back of better economic news from the US Tuesday. <br /><br />British luxury fashion retailer <strong>Burberry</strong> joined the list of holiday sales winners, reporting that retail revenue rose 14% in its third quarter. Read More