(An item published at 1126 BST misstated the company name in the headline. The correct version follows.)<br /><br />LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />Engineering firm <strong>Weir Group</strong Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Engineering firm Weir Group said it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer. The FTSE 100-li Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading mixed in low volumes Wednesday, with some disappointing eurozone data leading to investor caution ahead of the European Central Bank policy meeting next week. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FTSE 100 is down 0.1% at 6,841.81, while the FTSE 250 i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering firm Weir Group PLC Wednesday said it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected and improved offer. The FTSE 100-listed engineering company said it had made a new all-share offer under which Metso shareholder Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />PANMURE RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 485 (425) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS PRICE TARGET TO 2410 (2180) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES RSA INSU Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering support services company Babcock International Group PLC Monday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, reflecting a strong performance across the business. The FTSE 100 company - which specialises in managing complex assets and inf Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering firm The Weir Group PLC Tuesday said that Weir Oil & Gas, a division of the group, has signed an agreement with German-based company Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, to develop power systems specifically engineered for hydraulic fracturing. The group said t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices closed higher and the pound reached a fresh multi-year high against the dollar Thursday, as UK data showed the manufacturing sector expanding quickly and the housing market continuing to boom.<br /><br />The UK's main stock indices opened h Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Lloyds Banking Group</strong> kicked off the first-quarter bank earnings season Thursday, reporting that its pretax profit dropped by a third to GBP1.37 billion after last year was buoyed by gains on the sale of government securities.<br /><br />However, its un Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group, up 4.8%. The banking group is the biggest riser in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday amid holidays across Asia and Europe. The US Federal Reserve late Wednesday continued to taper its bond-buying programme, showing confidence in the US economic recovery despite a weak GDP reading earlier in the day.<br /><br /><str Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Weir Group PLC said Thursday that has retained its guidance for the full-year as trading since the beginning of 2014 has been in line with management expectations, although expects full-year results to be hit by currency headwinds. In an interim management state Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open flat to slightly higher Thursday, following a modestly higher close on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors continue to digest a much weaker-than-expected US gross domestic product report that was followed by the decision by the Federal Reserve Read More