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Associated British Foods Primark stores are temporarily closed due to UK lockdown

Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) has issued an update in the light of increasing restrictions on the movement of people and trading activity being put in place by governments to..

Ocado Group trading remains strong through Q4

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) Ocado Retail Ltd, a joint venture with Marks & Spencer Group plc, has remained strong through the fourth quarter of the current financial year. Ocado continues..

BT Group financial results in-line with expectations for the first half of the year

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) has announced its results for the half year to 30 September 2020. Key strategic developments: •   All of Openreach’s major CP1 customers now selling FTTP with strong increase..

AstraZeneca appoints Diana Layfield as a Non-Executive Director

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced that with effect from 1 November 2020, Diana Layfield is appointed as a Non-Executive Director. Diana Layfield is President, EMEA Partnerships at Google, driving technology..

AstraZeneca’s Enhertu granted Priority Review in the US for gastric cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has received acceptance for its supplemental Biologics License Application and has also been granted Priority Review in the US..

Land Securities Group appoints Vanessa Simms as its next CFO

Land Securities Group plc (LON:LAND) has announced that Vanessa Simms is to be appointed as its next Chief Financial Officer. Vanessa is currently CFO of Grainger PLC, a role she..

B&M European Value Retail EGM to be held 3rd December 2020

B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BME) has posted to shareholders today a notice of an EGM to be held to on 03 December 2020 to amend the Company’s Articles of..

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi to support COVAX with 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) and Sanofi have signed a Statement of Intent with Gavi, the legal administrator of the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution..

HSBC to hold audio webcast presentation for investors and analysts today

HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) will be holding an audio webcast presentation and conference call today for investors and analysts. The speakers will be Noel Quinn, Group Chief Executive and Ewen..

Whitbread Group HR Director Louise Smalley to retire from Board

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) has announced that Louise Smalley has discussed with the Board her intention to retire as Group HR Director in the Spring of 2021 and a process to..

WPP appoints Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a non-executive director

WPP plc (LON:WPP) has announced the appointment of Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2021. A world-renowned technologist, scientist and entrepreneur,..

London Stock Exchange Group Q3 total income up 2% to £600 million

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSE) has provided a trading statement including revenues and KPIs for the three months ended 30 September 2020. · Resilient Q3 performance across the Group..

Auto Trader Group to announce half year results on 5 November 2020

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO), the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, will be announcing its half year results for the six months ending 30 September 2020 on the morning of..

Relx cash conversion remains strong with gradual improvement in underlying revenue growth rates

Relx plc (LON:REL), the global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools, has commented on trading in the first nine months of 2020 and the outlook for the full year...

International Consolidated Airlines Group total revenue declined by 83%

International Consolidated Airlines Group plc (LON:IAG) has announced its preliminary results for the third quarter of 2020 and capacity outlook for the fourth quarter. Third quarter results Total revenue declined..

GVC Holdings appoints senior gaming executives David Satz and Robert Hoskin

GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), the global sports-betting and gaming group, has announced the appointment of two new Directors to its Board. David Satz will join as an Independent Non-Executive Director..

SEGRO acquires urban warehouse estate Electra Park for £133 million

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has acquired Electra Park, a 13 acre urban warehouse estate in Canning Town, London from Schroders for £133 million. The estate is in a prime location, close..

BAE Systems appoints Nick Anderson as a non-executive director

BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) has announced the appointment of Nick Anderson as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 November 2020. Nick is currently Group Chief Executive..

Avast adjusted revenue of $226.0m, up by 8.6% in Q3

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

Fresnillo reduces full-year guidance for gold as a result of working restrictions

Fresnillo plc (LON:FRES) has provided its third quarter production report for the three months ended 30 September 2020. Octavio Alvídrez, Chief Executive Officer, said: “The health and safety of our..

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