LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Next</strong>, up 1.9%. The homeware and clothing retailer reported higher profi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Next</strong> PLC reported higher profits and revenues for the financial year ended January 2014 driven by its online business, raised Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks indices are lower across the UK and Europe Thursday, reacting badly to the hawkish tone struck by new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday, while UK stocks continue to rebalance on the back of the tax adjustments announced in Wednesday's budget. By Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1220 (1340) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />JPMORGAN CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Betting firm William Hill PLC said Thursday the UK government's decision to increase the tax rate on high-speed, high-stake gambling machines to 25% next year will cost the business GBP22 million, worse than its previous estimate of GBP16 million. William Hill said Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's blue-chip and mid-cap indexes closed lower Wednesday as annuity providers and betting companies were hard hit by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's changes to pension rules and a hike to gaming machine duty<br /><br />The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5% at Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes have fallen in the wake of George Osborne's 2014 UK budget, with annuity providers and the traditional betting companies coming under pressure after a shake up of pension rules and a rise in gaming machine duties. The FTSE 100 is do Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - William Hill PLC said its Finance Director Neil Cooper was awarded 94,011 shares on Wednesday as part of the company's Executive Bonus Matching Scheme. Following the deal, Cooper sold 44,717 shares at a price of 376.199 pence to account for tax and national insuranc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK bookmaker William Hill PLC said Thursday that Chief Executive Officer Ralph Topping sold 725,000 shares at an average of 387.47 pence a share for tax and national insurance purposes, after exercising shares awards totalling 1.1 million shares. William Hill Shares Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 1,200 (1,400) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 1030 (12 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock markets tumbled around the world Monday, as investors sold equities in favour of safe haven assets such as gold and the US dollar amid concern over the fast moving situation in Ukraine. Although macro economic data releases have been broadly positive, stock indices, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have had a mixed day Friday, as the UK market once again gets pulled out of an early slump to close almost flat after a positive open on Wall Street. US stocks are continuing to push to new highs after the close of European markets, despite the ongoing situation Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Old Mutual</strong>, up 5.1%. The life-insurance and investment company said its 2 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Mondi</strong> PLC said underlying operating profit was up 22% for the year, convincingly beating 2012 results, as the firm delivered a " Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Betting company William Hill PLC Friday reported lower 2013 profits due to higher finance and acquisition costs and investments it made in its online business, but revenues grew strongly, it raised its dividend, and said trading had turned around in February this year aft Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are adding to their gains at the open Friday amid some positive UK and European economic data. <br /><br />Troubled FTSE 250 outsourcing firm<strong> Serco</strong> is up 10% after pulling off something of a coup by recruiting the CEO of FTSE 100 temporary po Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are called to open higher Friday, following on from a positive close on Wall Street Thursday and also buoyed by comments made on Thursday by new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Having spent much of Thursday's trading session in the red, stocks in the U Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher Thursday on the busiest day of the earnings season so far, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's latest comments pushed up stocks on Wall Street, dragging Europe with it.<br /><br />London's blue-chip index has spent most of the day in t Read More