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Halma achieves record revenue and profit for 17th consecutive year

Halma plc (LON:HLMA), the global group of life-saving technology companies focused on growing a safer, cleaner and healthier future, has announced its full year results for the 12 months to..

Ocado Group sees 27% Retail Revenue growth in H1 2020

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) has announced its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 31 May 2020. Financial highlights ● 27% Retail Revenue growth, demonstrating Ocado’s ability to meet unprecedented,..

Vodafone completes merger with TPG Telecom in Australia

Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) has announced that Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited and TPG Telecom Limited have completed their merger to establish a fully integrated telecommunications operator in Australia. The..

Polymetal International Q2 2020 production results conference call

Polymetal International plc (LON:POLY) will release the Group’s Q2 2020 Production results on Thursday, July 23. The Сompany will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, 23 July 2020..

Persimmon’s forward sales of new homes was c.15% ahead YoY

Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) has announced the following trading update ahead of its Half Year Results to 30 June 2020, which will be released on Tuesday 18 August 2020. This statement..

AstraZeneca’s Brilinta granted FDA Priority Review for stroke

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application and granted Priority Review for Brilinta for the reduction of subsequent stroke..

Rio Tinto to wind down New Zealand Aluminium Smelters

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which..

SEGRO updates on rental collections from its UK portfolio

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has updated the market on the status of rental collections from its UK portfolio associated with the UK quarterly payment date of 24 June 2020 (relating to..

AstraZeneca’s Lynparza receives EU approval for pancreatic cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) have announced that Lynparza has been approved in the European..

JD Sports Fashion global revenues increase by 30% to £6,110.8 million

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD), a leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, has announced its Final Results for the 52 weeks ended 1 February 2020 (2019: 52 weeks..

Whitbread commences the reopening of hotel and restaurant estates

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) has announced its Q1 FY21 trading update. Premier Inn hotel and restaurant reopening now fully underway. Whitbread is well placed to capitalise on enhanced structural opportunities ·   Over..

Rentokil Initial appoints Stuart Ingall-Tombs as new CFO

Following the previous statement on 27th February 2020 that Jeremy Townsend has decided to retire from the Company, Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) today announces that Jeremy will step down from..

Aviva appoints Amanda Blanc as Chief Executive Officer

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has announced the appointment of Amanda Blanc as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Amanda is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Aviva plc. She was appointed..

Lloyds Banking Group appoints Robin Budenberg CBE as Chairman

Following the announcement last year that Lord Blackwell intended to retire as Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) over the coming year, the Group has announced that Robin Budenberg..

Land Securities Group remains in a financially robust position

Lands Securities Group plc (LON:LAND) operations, has issued the following update on June rent collection and other relevant information. In line with government guidance, our shopping centres, outlets and retail parks..

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi new mine design confirms project schedule and cost ranges

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) Oyu Tolgoi LLC has completed an updated feasibility study and is in the process of submitting this to the Government of Mongolia. The OTFS20 has been..

GVC supports call for government to announce review of the Gambling Act

GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), the global sports-betting and gaming group, welcomes the publication of today’s report of the House of Lords Gambling Industry Committee into the social and economic dimensions..

Smith & Nephew expecting Q2 underlying revenue decline of around 29%

Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN), the global medical technology business, has announced that it expects a second quarter underlying1 revenue decline of around -29%. This is in line with our..

J Sainsbury grocery sales up 10.5%

J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) has announced its first quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 27 June 2020. ·    Grocery sales up 10.5 per cent ·    General Merchandise sales up 7.2..

InterContinental Hotels Group 90% of the global estate now open

InterContinental Hotels Group plc (LON:IHG) has provided an update on recent trading. Status of hotel re-opening programme The pace of hotels reopening has continued to accelerate through the second quarter,..

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