LONDON (Alliance News) - Water companies Severn Trent PLC and United Utilities Group PLC Thursday said they will resubmit their business plans for the period 2015-20 after regulator Ofwat said their proposals on risk and reward were not in line with its expectations. UK water companies subm Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS DIAGEO TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - PRICE TARGET 2000 (2020) PENCE <br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ RA Read More
(An item published at 1056 BST misstated the units for the UK house price index in the seventh paragraph. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have been unable to hold onto early gains Thursday. Having initially moved higher after being soothed by the under Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have been unable to hold onto early gains Thursday. Having initially moved higher after being soothed by the understanding that global monetary policy is likely to stay accommodative for some time yet, the FTSE 100 and other major European indices have sli Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Airlines are trading higher Friday after low-cost airlines easyJet and Flybe Group said they flew more passengers and filled more of the seats in their planes in recent weeks. <br /><br /><strong>EasyJet</strong> said it flew 5.1 million passengers in March, up from ne Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pennon Group PLC shares rose Friday after the business plan of its South West Water unit was given 'enhanced' status by the UK water regulator, a key step in getting final clearance for the plan before the regulator sets the prices water companies will be able to charge c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pennon Group PLC shares rose Friday after the business plan of its South West Water unit was given 'enhanced' status by the UK water regulator, a key step in getting final clearance for the plan before the regulator sets the prices water companies will be able to charge c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NUMIS CUTS SMITH & NEPHEW TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 1000 PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES BAT PRICE TARGET TO 3470 (3408) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS DIAGEO PRICE TARGET TO 1855 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are attempting to rebalance today in the wake of the tax and regulatory changes unveiled in Wednesday's government budget.<br /><br />Life insurance companies have continued to take a battering during morning trading, following the announcement by Chancello Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Next</strong> PLC reported higher profits and revenues for the financial year ended January 2014 driven by its online business, raised Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Thursday, as markets around the world react to Fed Chair Janet Yellen's hint of an earlier-than-expected rise in US interest rates. The CEO of handbag firm <strong>Mulberry</strong> has stepped down after only two years in the job. <br /> Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - United Utilities Group PLC Thursday said it expects to report revenue and underlying profit in its upcoming full-year results that are higher than the year before. The major water firm said trading is currently in line with the group's expectations for the year endi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are set to follow US and Asian stocks lower Thursday after comments made by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen after the UK stock market close sparked fears that US interest rates may rise sooner than expected. As had been expected, the Fed further reduc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's blue-chip and mid-cap indexes closed lower Wednesday as annuity providers and betting companies were hard hit by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's changes to pension rules and a hike to gaming machine duty<br /><br />The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5% at Read More