LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />US pharmaceutical company Allergan is preparing to approach <strong>Shire</strong> PLC about a potential takeover bid, according to people famil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profits and revenue for its recent financial year, driven by a strong performance from both its Premier Inn hotels business and its coffee chain Costa Coffee, as it continued to win market share and expand its bus Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday following positive leads from US and Asian markets and amid a slew of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 company trading updates.<br /><br /><strong>St. James's Place</strong> has reported a surge in funds under management in the first quarter and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, adding to the modest gains posted on Monday, as investors await the latest reading of UK gross domestic product. The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Monday after it received a boost from pharmaceutical companies, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NUMIS CUTS SMITH & NEPHEW TO 'HOLD' ('ADD') - TARGET 1000 PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES EXPERIAN PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE PRICE TARGET TO 860 (1090) PENCE - 'SELL'<br />----------<br />MERRILL LYNCH Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NOMURA RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - PRICE TARGET 6000 (4600) PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS REMOVES INTE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hotel operator Action Hotels PLC said Tuesday said it has opened its first hotel development in the Middle East, in its joint venture with hotel chain giant InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. Action Hotels, the recently AIM-listed hotel operator, said it successfull 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) - Shares have rebound at the open Tuesday, amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has order troops near the Ukraine back to their bases. <br /><br />Miner <strong>Fresnillo</strong> is down 6.8% at the open as it reported profit more than halved in 2013, thou 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) - 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