UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead
26th Feb 2014 16:42
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV reported higher profits and revenues for 2013 and gave a bullish outlook for 2014, but has seen its shares punished Wednesday after it failed to increase its special dividend. The television company raised its total dividend for 2013 to 3.5 pence, from 2.6 pence Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Betting company William Hill PLC Wednesday said it has appointed former Centrica PLC chief executive Roy Gardner as a non-executive director. Gardner, who was also Chairman of Compass Group PLC, will become William Hill's senior independent non-executive director at Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 275 (260) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock markets are lower across Europe and the euro is also weaker, following a disappointing round of European PMI data. Investor sentiment has turned negative Thursday following the unexpectedly large contraction in the Chinese HSBC manufacturing PMI, and reinforced expe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES SPORTS DIRECT PRICE TARGET TO 900 (815) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP RAISES VODAFONE PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3408 (3420) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br /> Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The market is dissecting the <strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group earnings statement early Thursday. The state-controlled bank said it swung to profit in 2013, while confirming its intentions to restart paying a dividend and to sell off more of the UK government's sha Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />KEPLER CHEUVREUX STARTS BP WITH 'BUY' - PRICE TARGET 545 PENCE <br />----------<br />KEPLER CHEUVREUX STARTS BG GROUP WITH 'HOLD Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS BSKYB PRICE TARGET TO 680 (750) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS BHP BILLITON PRICE TARGET TO 2060 (2090) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS BHP BILLITON PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Oil giant <strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> shocked the market Friday by warning that its profits will be well below expectations after nearly every part of its business performed below its expectations in the fourth quarter.<br /><br />The profit warning has sent its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Betting company William Hill PLC Friday joined smaller rival Ladbrokes PLC in warning that football results had gone badly against it in the second week of this year, taking some of the sheen off otherwise strong trading results for the final quarter of 2013. The FT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Oil major<strong> Royal Dutch Shell</strong> PLC issued a profit warning, saying its fourth quarter results are expected to be significantly lowe 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>Aviva</strong>, up 1.5%. The insurer has revealed that it has entered into a 50-50 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are struggling to hold onto higher ground Friday, in the face a some negative company reports, but the pound has received a big boost from unexpectedly strong UK retail sales. By mid-morning Friday, the FTSE 100 is up 0.2% at 6,833.00, the FTSE 250 Read More