LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed higher Tuesday, with both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 closing up for a fifth consecutive day, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the central bank will continue to taper its quantitative easing programme in coming months. <p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC Tuesday said Managing Director Chris Bush exercised options and sold shares Monday.<br /><br />Details are outlined below.<br /><br /> <table class="af" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="s" style="width: 81px;" valign="top"><p class="ab Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC said its General Counsel Adrian Morris exercised nil-cost options over 79,307 shares on Tuesday. The market price of the shares at the time of exercise was 313.975 pence. Tesco shares closed up 0.3% at 314.937 pence Wednesday. By Tom McIvor; to Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC Tuesday said Chief Executive Officer Philip Clarke, Chief Information Officer Mike McNamara, and a group of other managers exercised options under the company share plan at a price of 311 pence per share Monday and retained the resulting shares.<br /><br />De Read More
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LONDON (Alliance News) - Discount retailer B&M is preparing for a stock market flotation that could value it at GBP2 billion, the Guardian newspaper reported Sunday. The retailer, which was founded by Malcolm Billington and originally stood for Billington & Mayman, was set up in Blackpool i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC Wednesday said Chief Executive Officer Justin King will step down in July after 10 years at the helm and will be succeeded by Mike Coupe, currently the group's commercial director. The supermarket chain said King will stand down at the company's annu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ARM Holdings PLC said Monday that Non-Executive Chairman John Buchanan is stepping down due to a medical condition. He will be succeeded by Stuart Chambers, currently chairman of FTSE 100 packaging company Rexam PLC. Chambers also currently serves a non-executive d Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC Thursday said Acquistition Executive Steve Rigby exercised options under the company share plan and sold the shares Wednesday.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <table class="z" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="r" style="w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 285 (320) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RAISES NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 closed slightly higher Monday, despite being weighed upon by banking stocks, which fell in the aftermath of disappointing results from German lender Deutsche Bank. Meanwhile, trading volumes were low as Wall Street is closed for th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> Monday said it will sell its interests in the Australian Wheatstone gas projects in a USD1.14 billion deal, just a trading day after Friday's profit warning that caused its shares to tumble. <br /><br />The stock is again near the bot 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 - LOSERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Royal Bank of Scotland</strong>, down 2.2%, and <strong>Barclays</strong>, down 1.2 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> PLC said it has agreed to sell its interests in the Australian Wheatstone projects. The major energy company, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower Monday, following a disappointing GDP report from China.<br /><br /><strong>Shell</strong> has grabbed attention at the start of a second straight trading day, revealing that it will sell its interest in the Wheatstone-Lago joint vent Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC is weighing a surprise swoop on Mothercare PLC, the troubled baby products chain, as part of its wider campaign to reinvigorate its British hypermarkets, The Sunday Times reported, citing sources in London's financial district. Tesco examined a bid six mon Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC Friday said Chairman Richard Broadbent bought 10,000 shares at a price of 331.22 pence per share Wenesday. Shares in the UK-based supermarket chain were quoted at 332.95 pence down 0.1% Friday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @arvi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />SOCGEN STARTS MORRISON WITH 'SELL' - TARGET 200 PENCE <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS PRICE TARGET TESCO TO 270 (290) PENCE - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3430) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3430) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ASTRAZENE Read More