LONDON (Alliance News) - TR European Growth Trust PLC Wednesday said it outperformed its benchmark in the first-half of the year, with a net asset value per share total return of 24.8%, compared with a total return of 18.9% from its benchmark. The trust said its share price total return was
Read moreSaid Darwazah, the Chief Executive Officer of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the FTSE 250 multinational pharmaceutical group, has pocketed over one million pounds through the sale of company shares last week. Darwazah sold 195,447 shares at 649p each on June 15th for a total of £1,268,451, the company reve
Read moreIn an attempt to "create a more valuable Vodafone" the world's largest mobile phone group will focus its efforts on Europe, India and Africa. To underscore this point the group also revealed that it planned to sell its interest in Japanese wireless operator Softbank for £3.1bn. This money will be
Read moreAlfredo Villa, chief executive of Brainspark, has bought 2.1m shares £2.6m or 125p a share. Brainspark is an investment company with a primary portfolio in Italy encompassing interactive media, leisure, entertainment and financial services. As well as being the chief executivee of Brainspark, Vill
Read moreChip designer ARM's chief executive and finance director have both sold shares following a 143% increase in the share price over the past year. Chief executive Warren East sold 140,000 shares at 321.03p each, which raised just over £449,000. East joined ARM in 1994 and he has been chief executive
Read moreLONDON (Dow Jones)--TR European Growth Trust PLC (TRG.LN) said Friday it purchased 520,707 ordinary shares at a price of 367.22 pence per share. -Shares closed Friday at 380.0 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; iain.packham@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones New
Read moreAirline easyJet is the biggest loser among second-liners as the volcano cloud across Europe continues to ground planes. Taking collateral damage is Frankie & Benny's owner The Restaurant Group, which has a number of its biggest earning restaurants located in airports. Pace's trading update has be
Read moreA weak end to trading in the US last night has pulled London back from yesterday's six-week high. Some big names going ex-dividend have added to the early weakness. Standard Chartered defiantly said it will pay its executives bonuses after another record year in 2009, with income and profits slight
Read moreLondon's blue chips are on the rise again, with banks going well and restaurant and pubs groups boosted by Mitchells and Butlers and the Restaurant Group. Pub group Mitchells said trading in the new financial year has remained strong, thanks to sales growth across the main brands, but cautioned tha
Read moreThere was no shortage of market moving news today, but with stocks moving in both directions, Footsie finished little changed. It was day for high profile board room appointments, with the share prices of Marks & Spencer and ITV both responding well to an end to uncertainty over leadership issues.
Read moreIt has been a day for high profile board room appointments, with the share prices of Marks & Spencer and ITV both responding well to an end to uncertainty over leadership issues. Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has poached Marc Bolland, chief executive of supermarket chain Morrisons, to be its new b
Read moreRetailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) moved to the top of the news agenda this morning after it announced it has poached Marc Bolland, chief executive of supermarket chain Morrisons, to be its new boss. While Marks & Spencer's shares responded positively to the appointment, shares in Morrisons fell back o
Read more