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UK Shareholder Meetings Calendar - Next 7 Days

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WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Smith & Nephew Sinks After Cutting Outlook

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - up 1.4%. The miner said first-quarter was in a

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Inmarsat Surges After Strong First Quarter

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Wednesday.----------FTSE 100 - WINNERS----------Glencore, up 2.9%,

TOP NEWS: Direct Line To Record GBP50 Million Charge For UK Cold Snap

LONDON (Alliance News) - Direct Line Insurance Group PLC on Wednesday reported a 5% drop in first quarter gross premiums and said that it will record a GBP50 million claims charge for the from the

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Next 7 Days

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Sunday newspaper round-up: US recession, Housing policy, RBS

(ShareCast News) - Donald Trump's economic honeymoon could come to an end as soon as next year, senior City fund managers have forecast, with the US at risk of plunging into recession. Nine years on from the start of the financial crisis, the US recovery may be overheating, Legal & General Investmen

Direct Line's shares fall as Macquarie cuts rating to 'underperform'

(ShareCast News) - Direct Line Insurance Group's shares declined on Thursday after Macquarie Research downgraded the stock to 'underperform' from 'neutral' and cut the target price to 345p from 295p. The downgrade comes as the government is due on 31 January to announce a decision on the interest ra

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Drift To Mixed Finish With US On Holiday

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Countrywide Shares Sold Amid Quiet Market

Direct Line rallies on Morgan Stanley upgrade

(ShareCast News) - Direct Line got a boost on Thursday as Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and lifted the price target to 465p from 414p. The bank said the company's shift towards more own brands business and away from partnership business should lead to higher re

Direct Line costs rise after Flood Re charges

(ShareCast News) - Direct Line Group posted a trading update for the nine months to 30 September on Tuesday, with gross written premium for ongoing operations 4.2% higher,and the company claiming continued growth in Motor own brands, up 9.7%. The FTSE 100 firm said motor and home own brands in-force

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: JPMorgan Raises Price Targets For Miners

RBC Capital downgrades Esure after GoCompare demerger

(ShareCast News) - Esure shares tumbled on Thursday following the completion of the demerger of price comparison website GoCompare.com. RBC Capital Markets downgraded its stance on the stock to 'underperform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 180p from 305p as it removed GoCompare ea

Sector movers: Grocers and non-life insurers lead gains

(ShareCast News) - Grocers and non-life insurance paced advances, with Morrisons buoying the former after posting what analysts described as an "encouraging" set of interims. Wm Morrison saw like-for-like sales excluding fuel and VAT increase by 1.4% during the first six months of the year, driving

HSBC upgrades RSA, downgrades Hastings

(ShareCast News) - HSBC upgraded RSA Insurance to 'buy' from 'hold' and raised the price target to 595p from 520p despite the strong share price performance. The bank noted RSA shares are up 19% year-to-date, outperforming the FTSE 100 index and the DJ Stoxx Insurance index by 9% and 36%, respective