LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed marginally higher Wednesday, adding to gains posted on Monday and Tuesday, and ensuring that the blue-chip index closed the month of April firmly higher than it opened it. <br /><br />Meanwhile, it was a volatile day in the forex market following 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>Royal Dutch Shell</strong>, up 4.7%. The oil and gas giant said its earnings almost Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks trade mixed Wednesday, as investors await a raft of releases from the US and after the preliminary reading of eurozone consumer price inflation accelerated from a more than four-year low, but still missed forecasts. By mid-morning, the FTSE 100 is marginal Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Equity indices across the UK and Europe opened lower and stayed lower Friday, finishing a muted day of trading in the red ahead of a weekend likely to bring further developments in the simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine.<br /><br />The economic effect of tha Read More
(An item published at 1224 BST misstated the direction of the markets. The correct version follows) LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Pearson</strong> leads the FTSE 100 as we head into afternoon trading Friday after the company maintained its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidanc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Pearson</strong> leads the FTSE 100 as we head into afternoon trading Friday after the company maintained its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance for 2014, as it said it had seen a "solid start to the year" in a statement ahead of its annual general Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Pearson</strong>, up 3.8%. The publisher has maintained its full-year adjusted earnings Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />The<strong> Royal Bank of Scotland</strong> Group PLC warned of commercial risk after it said UK Financial Investments, the entity responsible fo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks indices are trading in the red Friday as geopolitical concern weighs on sentiment ahead of a weekend likely to be full of heightened rhetoric over the situation in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the pound spiked to a session high against the dollar following the release of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4460 (3800) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES ASTRAZEN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK bookmaker William Hill PLC Friday said it will close 109 loss-making betting shops before the end of the year, in a bid to maintain profits, in response to the UK government's decision to increase the tax rate on high-speed, high-stake gambling machines next year. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Friday on heightened concerns about the standoff in Ukraine.<br /><br /><strong>William Hill</strong> said it will close 109 gaming shops in response to the UK government's hike to machine gaming duty, putting 420 employees at risk. William Read More