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Diageo “encouraging return to growth”

Diageo plc (LON:DGE) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2020. Financial highlights • Reported net sales (£6.9 billion) down 4.5%, as organic growth of..

AVEVA Group Company Secretary & FD David Ward to step down

AVEVA Group Plc (LON:AVV) has noted the announcement that David Ward, currently Company Secretary and Finance Director reporting to AVEVA’s Deputy CEO and CFO James Kidd, will be joining GB..

Fresnillo deliver a robust operational performance in Q4

Fresnillo plc (LON:FRES) has announced its fourth quarter production report. Octavio Alvídrez, Chief Executive Officer, said: “The health and well-being of our people and our local communities has remained our..

Smurfit Kappa Group sets out ambitious new sustainability targets

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (LON:SKG) has announced ambitious new sustainability targets in a number of different areas. The new targets focus on a further reduction of its environmental footprint, increased..

JD Sports Fashion comments on equity capital raise speculation

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has noted the recent press speculation concerning the possibility of the Group undertaking an equity capital raise. JD Sports Fashion confirms that it is exploring..

AstraZeneca’s Symbicort approved in China as an anti-inflammatory reliever in mild asthma

AstraZeneca’s Symbicort Turbuhaler (budesonide/formoterol 160/4.5mcg) has been approved in China as an anti-inflammatory reliever to be taken as-needed in response to symptoms to achieve asthma control in patients with mild asthma aged..

GlaxoSmithKline ViiV Healthcare’s Cabenuva for HIV approved by FDA

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, has announced that the US Food and..

The Sage Group performed in line with expectations in Q1

The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) has issued its trading update for the three months ended 31 December 2020. Financial performance Organic1 Revenue Mix Q1 FY21£m Q1 FY20£m Growth£m Growth% Revenue..

National Grid will today host ‘Grid Guide To… The Future of Gas’ virtual event

National Grid plc (LON:NG) is today hosting their ‘Grid Guide To… The Future of Gas’ virtual event. This is the first in our virtual education series on Environment, Social and..

Entain deliver a strong performance with ongoing momentum into 2021

Entain plc (LON:ENT), the global sports-betting and gaming entertainment group, has reported trading for the financial year to 31 December 2020 as well as the period from 1 October to..

BHP Group delivered strong operational performance with record production at Western Australia Iron Ore

BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced its operational review for the half year ended 31 December 2020. Note: All guidance is subject to further potential impacts from COVID-19 during the..

Pearson sales and profit in line with expectations for the full year

Pearson plc (LON:PSON), the world’s leading learning company, has provided an update on full year 2020 trading. Full year results will be announced on 5th March 2021. Key highlights for..

Burberry Group achieve strong underlying outperformance of full-price sales in Q3

Burberry Group plc (LON:BRBY) has announced its third quarter trading update. “Despite the challenging external environment, we made good progress on our strategic priorities in the quarter. We saw a..

British Land appoints Bhavesh Mistry as new Chief Financial Officer

British Land plc (LON:BLND) has announced that Bhavesh Mistry has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Bhavesh is currently Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Tesco PLC, a position he has held..

British American Tobacco announces succession for Director, Operations

British American Tobacco plc (LON:BAT) has announced succession for Director, Operations. Alan Davy, Director, Operations will step down from the Management Board on 31st January 2021 and will leave the BAT..

AstraZeneca’s Enhertu approved in the US for gastric cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive gastric..

AVEVA Group strong quarter of contract renewals improving revenue growth to approx. 1.5%

AVEVA Group plc (LON:AVV), a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has announced the following trading update. AVEVA’s performance for the nine months ended 31 December 2020 AVEVA had..

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi approved in EU for new dosing

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the European Union and the UK for an additional dosing option, a 1,500mg fixed dose every four weeks, in locally advanced,..

British American Tobacco pleased SFO has discontinued its investigation

British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) has been informed by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office that the SFO has discontinued the investigation of suspicions of corruption in the conduct of business..

Associated British Foods Primark sales down 30% on last year

Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) has announced a trading update for the 16 weeks to 2 January 2021 covering the group businesses and the significant trading developments in Primark since..

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