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This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

WPP revises H1 trading outlook amid ongoing macroeconomic pressure

WPP now anticipates H1 like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs to fall by 4.2–4.5%, with Q2 down 5.5–6.0%, resulting in headline operating profit of £400–425 million and a margin decline of 280–330 bps year-on-year...

LondonMetric portfolio reaches £7.3 bn after Highcroft and Urban Logistics acquisitions

LondonMetric Property plc reports that following the completion of its Highcroft and Urban Logistics acquisitions, its portfolio value has increased to £7.3 bn as at 30 June 2025, with net contracted rent rising to c£410 m pa...

Unite Students posts robust Q2 sales and valuation gains

85% of beds sold for 2025/26, rental growth lifts Q2 valuations by 0.6% (USAF) and 0.7% (LSAV), and adjusted EPRA EPS guidance of 47.5–48.25p reiterated...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi approved in EU for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the EU for use alongside chemotherapy before, and as monotherapy after, bladder removal surgery in adults with resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer...

Endeavour Mining sets date for Q2 and HY results

Endeavour Mining will release its Q2 and half-year 2025 results on 31 July, followed by a management webcast and investor Q&A to outline financial performance and strategic insights...

J Sainsbury Plc secures decade-high market share with value and loyalty strategy

Sainsbury’s delivered 4.9% Q1 retail sales growth and its highest market share since 2016, driven by deep value pricing, strong online performance, and expanding loyalty engagement...

Vodafone Group Plc launches €2 billion debt tender offer

Vodafone Group Plc has launched a series of cash tender offers for up to €2 billion equivalent of outstanding USD- and GBP-denominated notes across seven bond series...

Barratt Redrow completes £50 million share buyback as capital return builds

Barratt Redrow has concluded its latest £50 million buyback, retiring over 11 million shares as part of a broader commitment to return at least £100 million annually to shareholders...

Associated British Foods Plc signals possible closure of Vivergo

Associated British Foods has begun employee consultation to wind down its Vivergo bioethanol operations unless government support is secured...

3i Group Plc highlights strong Action performance and £400m MPM sale at AGM

At its AGM, 3i Group will report 6.9% like-for-like sales growth at Action and confirmed 111 new store openings are on track. It also announced the sale of MPM...

Pershing Square launches $200m share buyback program

Pershing Square Holdings has announced a new $200m share buyback on the London Stock Exchange, aiming to enhance NAV per share...

Babcock International reports strong FY25 results, £200m Share Buyback

Babcock International Group has posted strong preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with revenue up 11% to £4.83 billion and underlying operating profit rising 53%. The company also upgraded its medium-term guidance, raised its dividend by 30%, and announced a £200 million share buyback to be executed during FY26...

Games Workshop Group declares 85p dividend for 2025/26

Games Workshop has declared a dividend of 85 pence per share for 2025/26, to be paid on 15 August 2025...

AstraZeneca Secures U.S. FDA Accelerated Approval for Datroway in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

Datroway approved in the US for patients with previously treated advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer..

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Commit $1.61 Billion to Develop Hope Downs 2 Iron Ore Project

The two new above-water-table iron ore pits will have a combined total annual production capacity of 31 million tonnes and will sustain production from the Hope Downs Joint Venture into the future...

Tritax Big Box REIT Secures £400m Revolving Credit Facility to Fuel Strategic Growth

The New RCF, maintains the same margin structure and extends the Company’s average debt maturity, supporting the delivery of its strategic objectives...

GSK Plc files to broaden Arexvy use in Japan

GSK's RSV vaccine has gained regulatory approval in Japan for adults aged 18-49 at increased risk, expanding protection against this common respiratory virus...

Berkeley Group reports £529m profit, £382m shareholder returns for FY25

Berkeley Group Holdings announces solid financial results for FY25, highlighting impressive profit and strategic growth in affordable housing amid market challenges...
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WPP revises H1 trading outlook amid ongoing macroeconomic pressure

WPP now anticipates H1 like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs to fall by 4.2–4.5%, with Q2 down 5.5–6.0%, resulting in headline operating profit of £400–425 million and a margin decline of 280–330 bps year-on-year...

LondonMetric portfolio reaches £7.3 bn after Highcroft and Urban Logistics acquisitions

LondonMetric Property plc reports that following the completion of its Highcroft and Urban Logistics acquisitions, its portfolio value has increased to £7.3 bn as at 30 June 2025, with net contracted rent rising to c£410 m pa...

Unite Students posts robust Q2 sales and valuation gains

85% of beds sold for 2025/26, rental growth lifts Q2 valuations by 0.6% (USAF) and 0.7% (LSAV), and adjusted EPRA EPS guidance of 47.5–48.25p reiterated...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi approved in EU for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the EU for use alongside chemotherapy before, and as monotherapy after, bladder removal surgery in adults with resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer...

Endeavour Mining sets date for Q2 and HY results

Endeavour Mining will release its Q2 and half-year 2025 results on 31 July, followed by a management webcast and investor Q&A to outline financial performance and strategic insights...

J Sainsbury Plc secures decade-high market share with value and loyalty strategy

Sainsbury’s delivered 4.9% Q1 retail sales growth and its highest market share since 2016, driven by deep value pricing, strong online performance, and expanding loyalty engagement...

Vodafone Group Plc launches €2 billion debt tender offer

Vodafone Group Plc has launched a series of cash tender offers for up to €2 billion equivalent of outstanding USD- and GBP-denominated notes across seven bond series...

Barratt Redrow completes £50 million share buyback as capital return builds

Barratt Redrow has concluded its latest £50 million buyback, retiring over 11 million shares as part of a broader commitment to return at least £100 million annually to shareholders...

Associated British Foods Plc signals possible closure of Vivergo

Associated British Foods has begun employee consultation to wind down its Vivergo bioethanol operations unless government support is secured...

3i Group Plc highlights strong Action performance and £400m MPM sale at AGM

At its AGM, 3i Group will report 6.9% like-for-like sales growth at Action and confirmed 111 new store openings are on track. It also announced the sale of MPM...

Pershing Square launches $200m share buyback program

Pershing Square Holdings has announced a new $200m share buyback on the London Stock Exchange, aiming to enhance NAV per share...

Babcock International reports strong FY25 results, £200m Share Buyback

Babcock International Group has posted strong preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with revenue up 11% to £4.83 billion and underlying operating profit rising 53%. The company also upgraded its medium-term guidance, raised its dividend by 30%, and announced a £200 million share buyback to be executed during FY26...

Games Workshop Group declares 85p dividend for 2025/26

Games Workshop has declared a dividend of 85 pence per share for 2025/26, to be paid on 15 August 2025...

AstraZeneca Secures U.S. FDA Accelerated Approval for Datroway in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

Datroway approved in the US for patients with previously treated advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer..

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Commit $1.61 Billion to Develop Hope Downs 2 Iron Ore Project

The two new above-water-table iron ore pits will have a combined total annual production capacity of 31 million tonnes and will sustain production from the Hope Downs Joint Venture into the future...

Tritax Big Box REIT Secures £400m Revolving Credit Facility to Fuel Strategic Growth

The New RCF, maintains the same margin structure and extends the Company’s average debt maturity, supporting the delivery of its strategic objectives...

GSK Plc files to broaden Arexvy use in Japan

GSK's RSV vaccine has gained regulatory approval in Japan for adults aged 18-49 at increased risk, expanding protection against this common respiratory virus...

Berkeley Group reports £529m profit, £382m shareholder returns for FY25

Berkeley Group Holdings announces solid financial results for FY25, highlighting impressive profit and strategic growth in affordable housing amid market challenges...
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