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Intertek Group launches Intertek CarbonZero programme

Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK), a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has launched Intertek CarbonZeroTM, an independent and traceable carbon neutral certification programme for products and services. The new..

Informa combines its existing FBX business with Novantas in the Financial Intelligence market

Informa plc (LON:INF) has confirmed that, following the announcement within the company’s 2020 Full Year Results that it was pursuing an opportunity in the Financial Intelligence market, the agreement has..

GlaxoSmithKline receives FDA accelerated approval for JEMPERLI

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved JEMPERLI (dostarlimab-gxly), a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking antibody, based on the company’s Biologics License Application...

SEGRO’s continued strong occupier demand enabled £18 million of new headline rent

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has published a trading update for the period from 1 January 2021 to 21 April 20211. Continued strong leasing performance and capture of reversionary potential (Appendix 1)..

Taylor Wimpey trading in line with full year expectations

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10:00am today at its registered office in High Wycombe, where the following comments will be made regarding current..

Hikma Pharmaceuticals resumes the launch of its generic version of GSK’s Advair Diskus

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), the multinational pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has resumed the launch of its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Advair Diskus®1 in the US following US FDA..

Avast partnering with Recorded Future to enhance real-time threat intelligence reporting capabilities

Avast plc (LON:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy, has announced its partnership with one of the world’s largest providers of intelligence for enterprise security Recorded Future. Avast will..

Avast revenues up 10.4% to $237.1 million

Avast plc (LON:AVST), together with its subsidiaries, a leading global cybersecurity provider, has issued the following scheduled trading update for the first quarter of its current financial year, comprising the..

Associated British Foods interim dividend of 6.2p per share will be paid on 9 July 2021

Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) has confirmed that an interim dividend of 6.2 pence per share will be paid on 9 July 2021 to shareholders on the Company’s register of..

Johnson Matthey strategic partnership for sustainable battery materials production

Johnson Matthey plc (LON:JMAT), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has announced significant strategic developments in the commercialisation of eLNO – its portfolio of leading nickel rich advanced cathode materials..

Ocado Group commercially partners with Oxbotica

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO), the leading online grocery platform and solutions provider, today announces that it has commercially partnered with Oxbotica Ltd., headquartered in Oxford. The purpose of this partnership..

Ferguson appoints Kelly Baker as a Non-Executive Director

Ferguson plc (LON:FERG) has announced the appointment of Kelly Baker to the Board as a Non-Executive Director effective May 1, 2021. Kelly, a US citizen, has extensive human resources and..

Royal Dutch Shell posts notice of AGM & publishes Energy Transition Strategy

Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSA) has posted notice of its AGM, which can be viewed and downloaded from www.shell.com/agm. The Notice states that the AGM is scheduled to be held..

DS Smith to host the first in a series of seminars starting at 3.00pm today

DS Smith plc (LON:SMDS) will today be hosting the first in a series of seminars for financial analysts and investors, starting at 3.00pm (UK). The virtual event will be introduced..

Entain achieves growth across all major markets other than Germany

Entain plc (LON:ENT), the global sports-betting and gaming entertainment group, has reported trading for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2021. Q1 Highlights ·      Strong first quarter Online, continuing..

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso approved in China in early lung cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been approved in China for the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung..

British Land Company achieve good progress against strategic priorities

British Land Company plc (LON:BLND) has provided the following update, ahead of their full year results on 26 May. ·      Good progress against our strategic priorities, leveraging our competitive strengths: o  Pre..

Tesco well-placed to build on the momentum in the business

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) has announced its preliminary results for 2020/21. On a continuing operations basis1 2020/21 2019/201 Change at actual rates Change at constant rates Headline measures2 (on a 52-week..

JD Sports Fashion retained substantially all of its record profitability from the prior year

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD), the leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, has announced its Final Results for the 52 weeks ended 30 January 2021 (2020: 52 weeks..

Just Eat Takeaway.com achieves fourth consecutive quarter of order growth acceleration

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V (LON:JE), one of the world’s largest online food delivery marketplaces, has issued a trading update for the first quarter of 2021. Statement of Jitse Groen, CEO..

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