Heavy falls in the prices of gold and silver saw precious metal miners drop on Thursday after the Federal Reserve lifted its outlook for interest rates. While the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday maintained its pledge to keep short-term interest rates near zero for a "considerable time" af
Read moreThe wife of David Horton, the Chief Executive Officer of Beazley, has sold 200,000 shares in the global specialist risk insurance and reinsurance business, thereby reducing his interest to 1.58m shares. Sophie Horton sold the shares at 244.50p a piece, giving the deal a trade value of £489,000.
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Sylvania Platinum Limited PLC Thursday said Non-Executive Director Roger Williams bought 194,000 shares at a price of 7.2 pence per share. Following this transaction, Williams holds 367,000 shares. Shares in the metals producer were up 5.3% at 7.50p Thursday m
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.
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Royal Dutch Shell, up 4.7%. The oil and gas giant said its earnings almost