UK "seen as less accommodating" for big business, despite Dechra deal
(Alliance News) - Analysts were divided over what the latest takeover deal for a London mid-cap means for the wider financial market in the UK.
Read more(Alliance News) - Analysts were divided over what the latest takeover deal for a London mid-cap means for the wider financial market in the UK.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:
Read more(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC should announce a share buyback programme to reverse its "material undervaluation", a shareholder said on Friday.
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*Read more(Alliance News) - Mining shares helped the FTSE 100 outperform on Monday, though peers in Europe only achieved minor gains in a tepid start to the week.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Monday and the pound held firm against the dollar, with the FTSE 100 boosted by a strong performance by mining stocks.
Read moreMay 15 (Reuters) - Shares in John Wood Group were on track for their biggest one-day drop on record on Monday after U.S.-based Apollo Global Management said it would not proceed with a takeover of the British engineering services firm on its fifth attempt.
Read more(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Monday said it was "well placed" to deliver value to shareholders and has faith in its long-term prospects, following Apollo Management Holdings LP's announcement that it will not make a takeover offer.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, as a strong performance from mining stocks helped to bolster a cautious optimism, despite concerns over the potential of a US debt default.
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STOXX FIRM DESPITE POLITICAL, DEBT CEILING JITTERS (0751 GMT)Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open higher on Monday, as investors wait for postponed discussions on the US debt ceiling to resume.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Shares in Wood Group plunged by more than a third on Monday as US private equity firm Apollo Global pulled plans to make a takeover offer for the UK oil industry engineer.
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