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Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON: HIK) (NASDAQ : HIK) (OTC: HKMPY) the multinational pharmaceutical company, today launched its 100th injectable medicine in the United States with the introduction of Vancomycin Hydrochloride..
Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) today announced the appointment of Lindsley Ruth as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Lindsley has also been appointed as a member of the audit, remuneration..
Next plc (LON:NXT) today released trading statement – 1 May 2019 FIRST QUARTER SALES PERFORMANCE TO 27 APRIL 2019 Full price sales in the thirteen weeks to Saturday 27 April..
Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders in London today. The following remarks were made by the Chairman and the Chief Executive. Stuart Chambers, Chairman of..
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) today released trading statement. · Good overall Q1 income performance against challenging market backdrop · Q1 total income up 5% year-on-year to £546 million..
J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) today announced Preliminary Results for the 52 weeks to 9 March 2019 · Underlying profits up 7.8 per cent; net debt £222 million lower, ahead of..
Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) announced the following trading update covering the period from 1 January 2019 to date, ahead of its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) which is being held at 12.00..
Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) today released its Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. All figures are presented on an underlying basis and comparisons are made to..
St. James’s Place plc (LON:SJP), the wealth management group, today issued an update on new business inflows and funds under management for the three months ended 31 March 2019. Q1..
DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) today issued a pre-close trading update in respect of the year ending 30 April 2019. Trading update Our financial performance has continued in line with our..
Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) today announced first quarter 2019 production report Highlights • Own sourced copper production of 320,700 tonnes was 24,700 tonnes (7%) lower than Q1 2018, mainly reflecting: (i)..
Auto Trader Group PLC (LON: AUTO), the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, announces that Trevor Mather, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has notified the Board of his intention to retire from..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (MSD: known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for..
Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) is introducing IFRS 16, the new financial reporting standard on accounting for leases, for its 2019/20 financial year. As previously indicated, they are adopting the standard fully..
ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK), with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the..
Unilever plc (LON:UNVR) today announced a programme to purchase shares up to an aggregate market value equivalent of €165 million. The purpose of the programme is to enable the Group..
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS), today released Q1 Interim Management Statement RBS reported an operating profit before tax of £1,013 million, compared with £1,213 million in Q1 2018..
Pearson Plc (LON:PSON), the world’s learning company, is today providing an update on Q1 trading. Highlights Underlying revenue up 2%, operating performance on track · Revenue grew 2% in North..
AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN), today announced Q1 2019 results. Results in the first quarter were supported by Product Sales growth of 10% (14% at CER1) to $5,465m, a reflection of the..
WPP PLC (LON:WPP), today announced 1st quarter trading update. Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer, WPP: “We continue to make good progress in implementing our three-year strategy to return WPP to..
