LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Thursday said Non-Executive Director Luc Vandevelde bought 10,220 shares at a GBP2.048 each. Shares in the mobile communications company were trading flat at 204.60 pence Thursday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @ArvindBh Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Petrofac</strong>, up 1.8%, and <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 1.6%. The companies Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 501 (480) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS BABCOCK INTER Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 moved in opposite directions Tuesday, as London's major stocks indices closed mixed, driven by some big moves by individual stocks. The UK's blue-chip index closed at its lowest level for almost two weeks, as it was weighed upon by some of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The European Commission Tuesday said it will press ahead with a probe into Credit Agricole, <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> and JP Morgan after they refused to join other lenders in a settlement last year over suspected manipulation of the Euribor interest-rate benchmar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - US stocks are set to open quietly Tuesday as another sparse economic data calendar provides little to drive investor sentiment one way or the other. The DJIA and the S&P 500 both reached all-time highs one week ago, but since then, the US corporate earnings season has mos Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Carnival</strong>, up 4.3%. The world's largest cruise ship operator said Tuesday that Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Marks and Spencer</strong> Group PLC reported its third consecutive annual drop in a closely-watched profit measure, as the retailer con Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading mixed Tuesday, with the the FTSE 100 being held back by some if its biggest constituents for the second consecutive day, while the the pound has jumped to a four-day high against the dollar after UK inflation data showed prices rising faster than exp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Tuesday tried to appease investors with the promise of higher dividends, after warning that cash flow would be hit by its huge investment programme in the next few years, and as it reported falling service revenue due to continued weakness in some of it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Company acquisitions and disposals have roared back to the fore Tuesday, with <strong>RSA Insurance</strong>, <strong>London Stock Exchange</strong>, <strong>Wolseley</strong>, <strong>RPS</strong>, <strong>Cobham</strong> and others all making pre-market announcements Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open broadly flat Tuesday ahead of that latest UK inflation data due for release at 0830 GMT. Stocks had a mixed session across Europe on Monday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming its major European peers largely due to the more than 10% fall su Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks got off to a bad start Monday and never fully recovered after a further softening in Chinese house prices brought concerns over slowing growth in the world's second largest economy to the fore, while the reduced chance of some heavyweight merger and acquisiti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC Monday said it has appointed Andrew Halford to succeed outgoing Finance Director Richard Meddings, who will step down at the end of June. The emerging markets-focused bank said it has appointed Andrew Halford as its new finance boss. Halford j Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are lower Monday as investors express concern over some weaker-than-expected Chinese house price data, while the FTSE 100 index is losing lustre as the possibility of big merger and acquisition activity fades. By mid-morning Monday the FTSE 100 is down 0.7 Read More