Firstgroup Share News (FGP)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC lifts Barclays; Jefferies cuts Diageo

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks red, sterling slumps after BoE decision

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Thursday after the Bank of England raised UK interest rates by another 25 basis points, taking the benchmark bank rate to a 15-year-high.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares weak as Bank of England hikes as expected

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were slightly lower on Thursday afternoon, after the Bank of England raised interest rates in the UK by 25 basis points, as expected.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks on front foot ahead of BoE, US PPI

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 turning positive for the week, ahead of the latest Bank of England interest rate decision.

Blow to FirstGroup as TransPennine Express services to be nationalised

(Alliance News) - Train services run by TransPennine Express will be nationalised after months of delays and cancellations.

FirstGroup loses TransPennine contract as UK govt loses patience

(Sharecast News) - Shares in FirstGroup slumped on Thursday after the UK government nationalised its TransPennine Express (TPE) service in response to months of cancellations and woeful service.

Train drivers to strike again after 'risible' pay offer

(Sharecast News) - Train drivers' union Aslef rejected a pay offer from 16 train operators on Thursday, announcing several more days of strike action in May and June.

FirstGroup mulling potential Arriva bid - report

(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup is mulling a bid for parts of Deutsche Bahn's international transport business Arriva, it was reported on Friday.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UBS down 15%, Credit Suisse down 60% after deal

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday morning as the emergency takeover of beleaguered lender Credit Suisse over the weekend failed to quell market turmoil.

FirstGroup extends West Coast contract with Department for Transport

(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Monday said it extended the West Coast partnership contract with the UK Department for Transport to October.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK water regulator Ofwat can block dividend payments

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were set to open lower on Monday after the sale of Credit Suisse to UBS failed to convince markets that the banking sector turmoil has been contained.

UK govt extends FirstGroup West Coast contract to October

(Sharecast News) - FirstGroup's troubled Avanti West Coast rail contract has been controversially extended to October despite calls for it to be stripped of the franchise for unreliable services and cancellations.

UK stocks slide as financials tank

UK banks index drops to 2-month low

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks sharply lower amid banking sell-off

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were deep in the red at midday on Friday as London-listed banks weighed down the FTSE 100 following a steep sell-off of peers across the Atlantic on Thursday.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: US bank stock sell-off weighs on global equities

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London fell sharply at Friday's open, as a positive UK GDP print was overshadowed by concerns for the health of the global financial sector.