Tue, 29th Jul 2014 15:35
LONDON (Alliance News) - Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed that is investigating allegations of improper conduct in its Iraq business.
The Wall Street Journal had cited a person familiar with the matter saying that Glaxo was violating US and UK ant
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.
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FTSE 100 - WINNERS
CRH, up 0.7%. The building materials group is receiving a boost from some merger and acqui
LONDON (Alliance News) - Antrim Energy Inc Monday said its special resolution to approve the sale of its Causeway, Kerloch, and Cormorant East assets in the North Sea was passed at its recent shareholders meeting, helping to offset some of its financial difficulties. The oil and gas explora
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Antrim Energy Inc Friday said its pretax losses narrowed significantly in its full-year 2013 but that there remain significant doubts over the future of the company. The oil and gas exploration company, which is yet to produce any revenues, said its pretax loss narr
Read moreThe junior-listed FTSE AIM All Share Index closes up 0.4 percent to outperform a 0.3 percent gain on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index. The FTSE Small Cap Index rises 0.2 percent, while the FTSE 250 mid-cap index advances by 0.3 percent. Sterling Energy closes up 2.5 percent after it says
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays shares are higher Monday despite the bank confirming that its 2013 pretax profit excluding provisions will drop by over GBP2 billion and as it launched a probe into allegations that details of tens of thousands of its account holders have been
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Barclays, up 1.9%. The bank is amongst the leading blue-chip gainers despite saying that it will report a GBP5.2 billion adju
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Antrim Energy Inc said after the market close on Friday that it has entered into an agreement for First Oil Expro Ltd to buy its UK subsidiary, Antrim Resources Ltd for USD53 million in cash. The oil and gas exploration company stated that the deal also includes the
Read moreNorth Sea and Ireland oil explorer Antrim Energy is offloading its UK arm for 53m dollars to fund higher-than-expected project costs, boosting its shares. Antrim, which has two producing North Sea fields, has agreed to sell Antrim Resources to First Oil Expro, although it will keep its interests in
Read moreThe FTSE Small Cap index edges up 0.1 percent, while the FTSE AIM index slips 0.1 percent, lagging a 0.4 percent rise on the FTSE 100 . Shares in AGA Rangemaster rise 6.7 percent as the kitchen furniture maker says its cooker orders are up by more than 15 percent so far this year. Vol
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