LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone PLC Thursday confirmed plans to invest GBP100 million in the UK to open 150 new retail shops and create 1,400 jobs, as it ramps up its investment programme in the country. Vodafone plans to invest GBP1 billion during 2014 in its UK networks and services. Vo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Thursday, ahead of another busy day of economic data, with the European Central Bank in firm focus as the markets increasingly anticipate a policy shift to stem the rising euro and falling inflation. China announced slew of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC is to create 1,400 jobs and open 150 shops across the UK over the next 12 months, Reuters reported Thursday. The GBP100.0 million investment is part of Vodafone's expansion plans; the company plans to invest GBP1.00 billion in the UK in 2014, Reut Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC said Monday that the following individuals, including Chief Executive Vittorio Colao, acquired shares at prices ranging from 219.095 pence to 220.470 pence per share between March 28 and March 31 following the sale of their shares in Verizon Wireless Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Thursday said non-executive Director Nick Land bought 13,000 shares at a price of 219.45 pence per share and now holds 32,090 share in total. Shares in the communications company were down 1.9% at 218.95 pence Thursday. By Arvind Bhunjun; ar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 440 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance Group</strong> Tuesday launched a GBP773 million fully-underwritten, discounted rights issue in order to shore up its balance sheet, as Chief Executive Stephen Hester's recovery plan for the troubled FTSE 100 insurer begins to take shape.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - BT Group PLC Tuesday confirmed that it had inked a contract with EE Ltd to provide mobile virtual network operator services to its UK based customers and employees. Under the multi-year contract BT mobile customers will be able to access EE's 2G, 3G and 4G services. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MACQUARIE STARTS NATIONAL GRID WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - PRICE TARGET 750 PENCE <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have ignored a weak Asian session to open higher Tuesday.<br /><br />Europe's largest home improvement retailer<strong> Kingfisher</strong> gave a lift to the market, reporting an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, despite continu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Friday said that employees, including its Chief Financial Officer Andy Halford, acquired shares in the company at a price of 228.95 pence per share under the company share incentive plan.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <table class Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Thursday said non-executive Director Valerie Gooding bought 1,800 shares at a price of 226.14 pence per share. Following this transaction, Gooding now holds 4,038 shares. The stock was trading at 227.20 pence Thursday, down 0.50 pence or 0.2 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Outsourcery PLC expressed confidence on Wednesday in delivering on market expectations for 2014, as it posted a narrowed pretax loss in 2013, boosted by rising revenues. The cloud service provider posted a pretax loss of GBP9.3 million, narrowed from a pretax loss o Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Outsourcery PLC expressed confidence on Wednesday in delivering on market expectations for 2014, as it posted a narrowed pretax loss in 2013, boosted by rising revenues. The cloud service provider posted a pretax loss of GBP9.3 million, narrowed from a pretax loss o Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Outsourcery PLC expressed confidence on Wednesday in delivering on market expectations for 2014, as it posted a narrowed pretax loss in 2013, boosted by rising revenues. The cloud service provider posted a pretax loss of GBP9.3 million, narrowed from a pretax loss o Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Moody's Investor Service Tuesday changed to negative the outlook on the A3 senior unsecured and provisional Baa2 preferred stock shelf ratings of Vodafone Group PLC. The decision comes after the major communications company agreed on Monday to acquire Grupo Corporat Read More
(Correcting direction of FTSE 250 index.) LONDON (Alliance News) - Housebuilders lead a surprisingly upbeat UK equities market Monday, occupying six of the top ten spaces in the FTSE 350, buoyed by an extension to the UK government's Help to Buy scheme.<br /><br />Chancellor George Osbor Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Housebuilders lead a surprisingly upbeat UK equities market Monday, occupying six of the top ten spaces in the FTSE 350, buoyed by an extension to the UK government's Help to Buy scheme.<br /><br />Chancellor George Osborne confirmed that the government's flagship Help 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 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Persimmon</strong>, up 4.7%. The housebuilder's share price has jumped following c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Vodafone</strong> Group PLC confirmed that it will acquire Grupo Corporative Ono S.A for EUR7.2 billion, as part of its strategy to build Read More