LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC was fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Anglo American</strong>, up 0.9%. Anglo American Platinum, a subsidiary, in partnership Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading mixed Friday with investors finding little reason to significantly add to positions at the end of a relatively muted week for equity trading and ahead of a long weekend, although there are some notable individual movers. By mid-morning Friday t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tullow Oil PLC saw its shares fall Friday after it said a well it was drilling in a potential oil field in Ethiopia had hit water bearing reservoirs. In a statement, the company said it would now move the rig to drill a new exploration well in a completely separate Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tullow Oil PLC saw its shares fall Friday after it said a well it was drilling in a potential oil field in Ethiopia had hit water bearing reservoirs. In a statement, the company said it would now move the rig to drill a new exploration well in a completely separate Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />PANMURE RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 485 (425) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> Group and <strong>Dixons Retail</strong> 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. <br /><br />The new firm, 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>London Stock Exchange</strong> Group, up 2.4%. The group said its full-year revenue r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Electronics retailer <strong>Dixons Retail</strong> PLC and mobile phone retailer <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> Group PLC said they have Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock indices across the UK and Europe are broadly softer Thursday amid a round of European economic data that has once again highlighted the problem of Eurozone constituent economies operating at different speeds, while average price growth across the region remains subd Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tullow Oil PLC Thursday said its Ekunyuk-1 well and Twiga-2 wells have encountered further oil-bearing regions in Northern Kenya. The FTSE 100 oil and gas exploration company said it was informed by Africa Oil, its partner in the Kenyan Blocks 10BB and 13T, that the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened marginally higher in London Thursday amid a flurry of UK corporate news and European economic statistics.<br /><br />Electronics retailer <strong>Dixons Retail</strong> and mobile phone retailer <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> confirmed they will Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>British Sky Broadcasting</strong> Group PLC confirmed it is working on the potential acquisition of 21st Century Fox's interests in Sky D Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Faroe Petroleum PLC Monday said drilling has reached its target depth on the 8/10-5S exploration well and 8/10-5A appraisal wells in the Norwegian North Sea but has failed to find hydrocarbons. The oil and gas company, with operations in Norway, the Atlantic margin Read More