LONDON (Alliance News) - British supermarket chain Tesco PLC said Monday that Chief Executive Philip Clarke and the following managers within the company purchased shares at a price of 297.97 pence each, under a partnership share scheme on March 28. Philip Clarke purchased 37 shares. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group, up 3.5%. The company said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 240 (270) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS MORRISON PRICE TARGET TO 170 (200) Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday ahead of a week with a full calendar of economic data reports scheduled.<br /><br /><strong>Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a deal worth more than USD50 million to support the US Marines Corps' fleet of KC-130J air-to- Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS ITV TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 210 (230) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco PLC Friday said it will be investing around GBP85 million in its 50:50 joint partnership with Trent Hypermarket Ltd, the retail arm of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, as the grocer giant expands operations into India. Tesco Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are lower Tuesday, with declines led by retailers after AIM giant ASOS revealed a slower-than-expected start to the year and reduced its full-year profit expectations due to increased investment spending. By mid-morning Tuesday the FTSE 100 is down Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities closed firmly higher Monday, with the FTSE 100 snapping a six-day losing streak, as investors digested the latest developments from the crisis in Ukraine and held their nerve.<br /><br />"It was a case of sell the rumour, buy the fact for financial markets Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Persimmon</strong>, up 4.7%. The housebuilder's share price has jumped following c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK and European stocks are making gains Monday, while the price of gold has eased slightly from its six-month high, as global markets appear to take the expected result from a referendum in Crimea in their stride. By mid-day Monday the FTSE 100 is up 0.4% at 6,555.9 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS SSE PRICE TARGET TO 1320 (1570) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS REED ELSEVIER TO 'HOLD' ('BUY Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday despite the Crimea voting at the weekend to join Russia.<br /><br /><strong>Vodafone</strong> confirmed Monday it will acquire Grupo Corporative Ono for EUR7.2 billion, bringing the UK mobile phone giant a fibre network that connects 7. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 suffered its worst weekly performance in nine months, while gold has risen to a six-month high, as investors de-risked their portfolios ahead of a weekend that is likely to see more tensions among Russia, Ukraine, and the West.<br /><br />The FTSE 100 clos Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong>, up 3.2%, and <strong>Tesco</strong>, up 0.9%. The food retai Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 280 (290) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1600 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Friday on geopolitical worries ahead of the weekend, despite some good news for UK companies. <br /><br />The US government on Thursday decided to lift the ban on <strong>BP</strong> from federal government contracts imposed after the Deepwater Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index ended the day in the red for the fifth consecutive day Thursday, with about GBP2.4 billion combined wiped off the values of the big three listed supermarkets after a terrible report from Wm Morrision Supermarkets. Morrisons announced a raft Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Barclays</strong>, up 2.7%. Numis has upgraded the bank to Add from Hold, increa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarkets are heavily underperforming within UK stocks Thursday after Morrisons joined the race to slash costs and cut prices, while European markets as a whole are trading mixed, lacking any clear direction after Wednesday's heavy falls. By mid-morning Thursday Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco PLC is said to have held senior level discussions about replacing Laurie McIlwee as finance director, Sky News reported on Sunday. McIlwee, who has served as the group's chief financial officer since 2009, could leave the co Read More