(An item published on May 8 misstated the name of the Austrian company. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC said Thursday it has launched a new mobile wallet application for smart-phones, in an agreement with Austrian software company bluesource - mobil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC said Thursday it has launched a new mobile wallet application for smart-phones, in an agreement with Australian software company Bluesource Information Ltd. The new application allows users to load loyalty cards onto their smart-phone. It will be Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> Wednesday reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit, driven by a weak performance Asia, Latin America and its investment bank, that was only partially offset by lower impairment charges and continued cost cutting.<br /><br />In a 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>Legal & General</strong> Group, up 3.2%. The group said it expects to write more Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> PLC reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit driven by a poor performance in its heartland of Asia, p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone PLC said Wednesday that it has renewed its strategic global alliance with French telecommunications firm SFR. The renewed deal is for a further four years and will see the companies continue to provide fixed and mobile telecommunications services to multi-n Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday amid continued concerns about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and some disappointing data from China and Europe.<br /><br />In his last annual results presentation as <strong>Sainsbury's</strong> chief executive, Justin King re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Thursday said Non-Executive Director Luc Vandevelde bought 1,850 shares at a price of GBP2.2140 per share. Following this transaction, Vandevelde holds 54,880 shares. The stock closed at 215.64 pence Thursday, up 0.79p or 0.4%. By Anth Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Tuesday said External Affairs Director Matthew Kirk, Human Resources Director Ronald Schellekens and Enterprise Director Nick Jeffery, all acquired 114 shares under the company share incentive plan at 218.68 pence each. Vodafone shares closed at Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC has bought the 11% stake in its Indian subsidiary that it didn't own for GBP882 million from Mumbai-headquartered Piramal Enterprises Ltd. In a statement Thursday, Piramal said it will sell the stake for INR1,960 per share or INR88.98 billion, the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Retailers <strong>Marks & Spencer</strong> and <strong>WH Smith</strong> Thursday reported better performances than of late, but still saw their shares decline as analysts worried that they still have a lot to do to fix their long-standing issues.<br /><br />Marks Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mumbai-headquartered Piramal Enterprises Ltd said in a statement Thursday that it had agreed to sell its entire 11% stake in Vodafone India Ltd to Vodafone Group PLC subsidiary Prime Metals Ltd. It will sell the stake for INR1,960 per share, a total of INR88.98 bill Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES PEARSON TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 1184 (1128) PENCE <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK INITIATES ROYAL MAIL W Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Friday, as the market awaits US jobs figures later in the day.<br /><br /><strong>Matomy Media</strong> Group Ltd became the first initial public offering to be pulled in London in 2014.<br /><br />The CFO role was front and centre Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 reversed early gains to close slightly lower Thursday, as investors digested comments made by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in the wake of the ECB's decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged.<br /><br />Meanwhile, some worse-than-expe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Europe's largest home improvement retailer <strong>Kingfisher</strong> saw its shares rise Thursday after saying it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire French home improvement retail chain Mr Bricolage for an overall enterprise vale of around EUR275 million.<br />< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Shares in online takeaway service <strong>Just Eat</strong> PLC started conditional dealings respectably above its offer price, after it became 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Tullow Oil</strong>, up 4.9%. UBS has upgraded Tullow to Buy from Neutral. Following a sharp fall Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock indices across the UK and Europe are mixed Thursday, showing little reaction to Chinese stimulus measures, while the pound has fallen in the wake of weaker-than-expected UK service sector data, and the euro is flat as a pancake ahead of the European Central Bank ann Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed, as markets seem unimpressed by economic stimulus measures announced by China and look ahead to the results of Thursday's European Central Bank meetings.<br /><br />Ahead of the ECB announcement at 1145 GMT, International Monetary Fund chief Read More