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Aviva plc (LON:AV) has announced the completion of the sale of its Italian General Insurance business to Allianz and has received £284- million1 (€330 million) in cash consideration. The transaction..
Positive high-level results from the PROpel Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with abiraterone demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in..
Severn Trent plc (LON:SVT) is hosting a Capital Markets Event today to provide more detail about three key areas of differentiation that we believe will drive outperformance in the years..
Halma plc (LON:HLMA), the global group of life-saving technology companies focused on growing a safer, cleaner and healthier future, has released its scheduled trading update, for the period from 1..
Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) is today hosting a virtual investor event showcasing Sportsbet, the Group’s market leading Australian division. Sportsbet achieved an online sports betting market share of over 50%..
Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) has provided a pre-close trading update. This statement updates investors on the estimated Group performance in the fourth quarter, ahead of the close of the financial..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) is planning on establishing a next-generation active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility for small molecules near Dublin, Ireland to ensure the Company’s global supply network is fit..
Detailed positive results from the head-to-head DESTINY-Breast03 Phase III trial showed that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), the AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) HER2-directed antibody drug..
Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) and ITU, the United Nations’ specialised agency for information and communication technologies, have launched a major new initiative to address the global digital divide, with the..
Ashtead Group Plc (LON:AHT) has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31 July 2021. First quarter 2021 2020 Growth1 $m $m % Revenue 1,852 1,505 21% Rental..
Avast plc (LON:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy, has unveiled its new brand identity and expanded purpose to protect digital freedom for all online citizens. Avast is..
Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO) has announced that, further to the half year results announcement on 19 August 2021, the Sterling equivalent of the interim dividend of 23.6 US cents will be..
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) has announces that it has agreed the sale of Smiths Medical to ICU Medical, Inc on terms that are superior to the previously announced transaction entered..
DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) has issued a trading update in respect of the period since 1 May 2021. Miles Roberts, DS Smith Group Chief Executive, said: “I am very pleased..
Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) is holding its Annual General Meeting today, at which it will provide the following Trading Update covering the period from 1 May 2021 to 31..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Ultomiris (ravulizumab) has been approved in the European Union for expanded use to include children (with a body weight of 10 kg or above) and adolescents with..
Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) has announced that Charles Berry will retire as Chairman following the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), having completed his full nine-year term with the Board. The..
Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) has provided an annual results announcement for the year ended 30 June 2021. Commenting on the results David Thomas, Chief Executive of Barratt Developments PLC said:..
BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced the appointment of Michelle Hinchliffe to the BHP Board as an independent Non-executive Director with effect from 1 March 2022. Ms Hinchliffe will also..
Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRO) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Highlights Group ▪ Melrose is trading ahead of expectations, with better profit..
