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
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re Read More
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>Capita</strong>, up 5%. The British outsourcing company said its 2013 pretax pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Bank of Scotland</strong> Group PLC reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss, and its biggest since 2008, while unveilin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC saw its shares jump Thursday after the hospitality brand owner reported strong sales growth for the last quarter, with trading by its brands boosted by a strong Christmas trading period and favourable weather in January. Whitbread recorded sales growth Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Hammerson, up 2.9%. The retail property developer has reported an increase in profit and rental income for 2013 as demand for Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Action Hotels PLC Monday said it has partnered with Whitbread PLC to further develop the latter's Premier Inn brand across the Middle East, with hotels under the partnership opening in cities including Dubai and Bahrain. Under the deal, Premier Inn, which was establ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendation or price target changes Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITI RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 4897 (3544) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOL Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS BARCLAYS PRICE TARGET TO 310 (320) PENCE - 'BUY'<br />----------<br />UBS CUTS 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 />S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS BG GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1050 (1063) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />CRED Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RAISES WOLSELEY PRICE TARGET TO 3800 (3550) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />JPMORGA Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC said Karen Cadbury, spouse of Finance Director Nicholas Cadbury, Tuesday acquired 500 shares in the company at 3,775 pence each. Her total holding now stands at 1,100 shares in the hotel and restaurant chain owner. Earlier Tuesday, Whitbread said Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC Tuesday said it has extended its GBP650 million bank facility by two years to November 4, 2018. The deal includes an option for the hotel and coffee-shop operator to extend the facility by another two years beyond that date, subject to consent of the b Read More