LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC said Thursday that Trevor Masters, a divisional chief executive, sold 80,850 shares at a price of 298.00 pence per share following the exercise of options on Wednesday. Shares in the retailer were trading at 300.10 pence per share Thursday midday, up 0.9%. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British supermarket chain Tesco PLC Tuesday said that it is slashing its online shopping delivery charges, and cutting prices on over 30 major products like bacon and baked beans. Tesco continues to struggle to keep up with better-performing rivals and maintain mark Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS WILLIAM HILL TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS IMPERIAL TOBACCO TO 'BUY' ('CONVICTION BUY LI Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices ended higher Wednesday, buoyed by economic data, while the pound jumped to a near four-and-a-half-year high against the US dollar as UK unemployment reached its lowest level in five years.<br /><br />Stocks opened positively after Chinese GDP data rele Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's biggest retailer, <strong>Tesco</strong>, Wednesday reported a second consecutive decline in its annual trading profit as it was hit by lower sales in both the UK and Europe, and said it would respond to the growing encroachment by the discount retailers by in 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>Sports Direct International</strong>, up 6.2%. Shares of the sports retailer Read More
(Correcting the day in the first line - Previously stated as Monday. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The supermarkets are leading UK stock indices higher Wednesday after Tesco announced full-year results ahead of expectations, although indices are off their early high Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />British supermarket chain<strong> Tesco</strong> reported another drop in annual group trading profit for its last financial year, as it saw falling sales in t 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>Sports Direct International</strong>, up 6.2%. Shares of the sports retailer Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The supermarkets are leading UK stock indices higher Monday after Tesco announced full-year results ahead of expectations, although indices are off their early highs as concerns over Ukraine continue to drag. Meanwhile, the pound has jumped to a near four-and-a-half year Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British supermarket chain Tesco PLC Wednesday reported another drop in annual group trading profit for its last financial year, as it saw falling sales in the UK and Europe. Revenue for the grocer held up, with group sales including VAT of GBP70.89 billion for the y Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British supermarket chain Tesco PLC Wednesday reported a drop in pretax profit for its last financial year, as it saw falling sales and profits in the UK and Europe. Revenue for the grocer held up, with group sales including VAT of GBP70.89 billion for the year ende Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - RSA Insurance Group said Wednesday the Chief Executive of the business which houses its troubled Irish operations has resigned in order to become Executive Chairman, underwriting and distribution, at business partner A J.Gallagher. The company said UK & Western Euro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open firmly higher Wednesday, paring some of the heavy losses posted on Tuesday, as investors take their cues from a strong close on Wall Street on Tuesday and a strong performance by Asian stocks overnight.<br /><br />Europe's major equity indices Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed firmly lower Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 more than reversing the modest gains it posted on Monday, as mounting tensions and military action in Ukraine again weighed on equity markets.<br /><br />London's major equity indices had spent much of the day tr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />The<strong> Barclays</strong> board has chosen Crawford Gillies as successor to John Sunderland as chairman of its remuneration committee. Gillies, who has been Read More