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Ashtead Group delivered a strong quarter with rental revenue up 22%

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 expanded purpose to protect digital freedom for all online citizens

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 declares interim dividend of 23.6 US cents

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..

Smith Group to sell Smiths Medical to ICU Medical

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 overall trading continues to strengthen in line with expectations

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 sees a continuation of the resilient market conditions

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’s Ultomiris approved in EU for children with PNH

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 Chairman Charles Berry to retire

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 well positioned for the year ahead

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 appoints Michelle Hinchliffe as an independent Non-executive Director

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 trading ahead of expectations

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..

GlaxoSmithKline and SK bioscience start Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) and SK bioscience have announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study of SK’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, GBP510, in combination with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant following positive..

Bunzl achieve good revenue growth of 6.3%

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, today publishes its half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Financial results   H1 21   H1..

AstraZeneca’s Forxiga approved in Japan for CKD

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Forxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been approved in Japan for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with and without type-2..

AstraZeneca’s AZD7442 prophylaxis trial meets primary endpoint

Positive high-level results from the PROVENT Phase III pre-exposure prophylaxis trial showed AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) AZD7442 achieved a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19, the trial’s primary..

Persimmon delivers robust first half performance

Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Dean Finch, Group Chief Executive, said: “Persimmon’s first half performance has been robust...

Just Eat Takeaway.com consumer base, restaurant selection and order frequency have strongly increased

Just Eat Takeaway.com (LON:JET), hereinafter the “Company”, or together with its group companies “Just Eat Takeaway.com”, one of the world’s largest online food delivery marketplaces, has reported its financial results..

BT Group appoints Adam Crozier as Chairman

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) has announced that Adam Crozier will succeed Jan du Plessis as Chairman. Adam will join the Board as an independent non-executive director and Chairman Designate with..

Coca-Cola HBC AG additional momentum and share gains in Q2

Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH), a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, has reported its financial results for the six months ended 2 July..

Avast’s overall performance in line with Board expectations

Avast plc, together with its subsidiaries (‘Avast’, ‘the Group’ or ‘the Company’), a leading global cybersecurity provider, announces its results for the six-months ended 30 June 2021. Ondrej Vlcek, Chief..

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