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Rolls-Royce Holdings (LON: RR.) today announced its 2019 Half Year Results. Warren East, Chief Executive commented: “We delivered further progress across the group in the first half in line with..
HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) announced today that John Flint has today stepped down as Group Chief Executive and as a Director by mutual agreement with the Board. Although not..
Further to the statement in its first quarter trading update on 26 April 2019 that it would review the appropriateness of its existing business sector reporting, WPP PLC (LON:WPP) has..
Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) announced today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each on Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co International plc..
On 27 February 2019, Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO) announced that it had entered into certain arrangements with M&S and members of its group to establish a new 50/50 joint venture..
HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) 2019 INTERIM RESULTS – HIGHLIGHTS • Strong revenue momentum in 1H19 in Retail Banking and Wealth Management, as we won new customers and increased lending,..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) today announced that the European Commission has approved an update to the marketing authorisation for Forxiga to include positive cardiovascular outcomes and renal data from the Phase..
International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON: IAG) today presented Group consolidated results for the six months to June 30, 2019. IAG period highlights on results: · Second quarter operating profit €960 million..
BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) today announced its trading update for the first quarter to 30 June 2019. Key strategic developments: · EE successfully launched the UK’s first 5G mobile network in..
Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Liberty Global’s operations in Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania (CEE) for a total enterprise..
Net income before exceptional items down 5% to £1,032.6 million (H1 2018: £1,086.1 million) Profit before tax and exceptional items down 14% to £340.4 million (H1 2018: £397.1 million) Profit..
Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) today released its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. All figures are presented on an underlying basis and comparisons are made to the..
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) today announced that it has completed its transaction with Pfizer to combine their consumer healthcare businesses into a world-leading Joint Venture. GSK has a controlling equity interest..
Jeremy (‘Jerry’) Fowden will join the Board of British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) as an independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee with effect from..
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSE) today announced that it has agreed definitive terms with a consortium including certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone as well as Thomson Reuters to..
Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, commented: “We have made good progress in the first half against our long term strategy, underpinned by our continued commitment to our customers, build quality and..
Highlights • Own sourced copper production of 663,000 tonnes was 33,200 tonnes (5%) lower than H1 2018, mainly reflecting: (i) Alumbrera open-cut depletion and sale of Punitaqui in H2 2018 (together,..
Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) has completed the sale of 100% of Vodafone New Zealand Limited to a consortium comprising Infratil Limited and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for a cash consideration..
A good start to the year · Increase in NAV per share to 864 pence (31 March 2019: 815 pence) and total return of 6.2% for the three months to..
Smith & Nephew (LON: SN), the global medical technology business, has reported its results for the second quarter and first half ended 29 June 2019. Reported ..
