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

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Babcock, Tullow Oil Lead Blue-Chip Fallers

27th Mar 2014 13:01

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Old Mutual, up 0.5%. The group has agreed to sell Skandia Germany and S Read More

Tullow Oil Fails To Find Commercial Oil At Two Kenyan Wells

27th Mar 2014 11:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - Tullow Oil PLC Thursday said it failed to find commercial levels of oil at the Emong-1 exploration well and the Etuko-2 well, both on-shore in Kenya. The FTSE 100 oil and gas company said the Emong-1 exploration well in Block 13T was drilled to a final depth of 1,39 Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Retail Sales Significantly Beat Market Expectations

27th Mar 2014 11:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Babcock International Group PLC said it has agreed to buy helicopter form Avincis Group for GBP920 million from Investindustri Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Strong Data Boost Pound While UK Stocks Slip Again

27th Mar 2014 10:54

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are lower Thursday but range-bound as investors keep one eye on developments in Ukraine, while the pound has jumped to a six-day high against the dollar after stronger-than-expected UK retail sales data. Following US President Barack Obama's speech Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Babcock Leads FTSE 100 Lower On Rights Issue

27th Mar 2014 08:35

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Thursday following a weak close in NY on Wednesday. Babcock International is leading the FTSE 100 lower after announcing a GBP1.10 billion rights issue to fund the GBP920 million acquisition of helicopter firm Avinci Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: FTSE 100 Heads For Sixth Daily Gain

21st Feb 2014 13:53

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 looks set to post its sixth consecutive daily rise Friday, as it nears its 2014 high amid a continuing rally in stock markets around the world, largely driven by the recovery of the world's largest economy. The focus in London Friday has been on Read More

REPEAT: TOP NEWS: Glaxo Buoyed As Drug Gets Recommended For Approval

21st Feb 2014 11:45

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Royal Dutch Shell has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses, excluding Aviation, to Dutch-owned oil trader Vito Read More

TOP NEWS: Glaxo Buoyed As Drug Gets Recommended For Approval

21st Feb 2014 11:40

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories xxxxday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Royal Dutch Shell has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses, excluding Aviation, to Dutch-owned oil trader Vit Read More

Tullow Oil Says Well In Norwegian Prospect To Be Abandoned

21st Feb 2014 08:24

LONDON (Alliance News) - Tullow Oil PLC Friday said the 7222/11-2 well on the Langlitinden prospect in Norway, in which the British company has a 15% stake, will be plugged and abandoned after the operator of the well failed to find commercial levels of oil or gas. Operator and 20% owner of Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: RBS, Glaxo Among The Early Risers

21st Feb 2014 08:18

LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank Of Scotland Group is one of the top gainers early Friday on a report that it will shrink dramatically, while GlaxoSmithKline is off to a good start after one of its new drugs was recommended for approval in Europe. The London equity markets are hi Read More

*Tullow Oil Says Det Norske Is About To Complete Drilling Operations On Well 7222/11-2 On Langlitinden Prospect

21st Feb 2014 07:30

UK BROKER RATINGS: Four Brokers Raise Hammerson Price Target

18th Feb 2014 10:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- CITIGROUP CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') ---------- BERENBERG CUTS TATE & LYLE PRICE TARGET TO 775 (900) Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Panmure Raises Shire Price Target 15%

13th Feb 2014 10:11

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN CUTS BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3408 (3420) PENCE - 'BUY' ---------- Read More

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