EasyJet to expand schedule following higher-than-expected demand

EasyJet said it would expand its flight schedule in the fourth quarter following higher-than-expected demand after the budget airline reported third-quarter performance in line with...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:51


Physiomics says trading in line; new year has started well

Physiomics, which provides solutions to predict the effects of cancer treatment regimens, said it was trading in line with expectations for the year through June....

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:50


NWF posts earnings beat, lifts dividend, on higher fuel demand

Specialist fuel, food and feed distributor NWF posted a 38% rise in annual profit owing to higher demand for fuels during Covid-19 lockdowns.

Pre-tax profit...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:48


Oxford Metrics secures contract with entertainment group Electric Playbox

Software group Oxford Metrics said motion measurement division Vicon had signed a contract with Electric Playbox, targeting the location-based entertainment market.

Electric Playbox offered immersive...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:41


AstraZeneca prices $3bn bond offering

Drugmaker AstraZeneca said it had priced its bond offering totalling $3bn.

The three-tranched bond offering, expected to close on 6 August 2020, included $1.2bn...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:41


Malvern International closes loss-making Singapore operations

Education group Malvern International said it had decided to close its Singapore operations.

The majority of existing students there, over the next few weeks, would...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:37


Diageo profit more than halves on pandemic-led hit in emerging markets

Alcoholic drinks maker Diageo reported that profit more than halved as lower sales and $1.3bn hit from impairments owing to the Covid-19 pandemic hurt performance....

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:37


RIT Capital Partners NAV total return slips 2.1%; ups dividend

Global equities investor RIT Capital Partners posted a negative first-half performance that nevertheless beat its benchmark.

The company's net asset value total return per share...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:34


Rightmove appoints Alison Dolan as CFO

Property portal Rightmove said it had appointed Alison Dolan as its chief financial officer.

Dolan was chief strategy officer at publisher News UK from 2016...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:28


BP slashes dividend after swinging to loss on falling oil prices

BP slashed its dividend as the oil major swung to a loss in the second quarter of the year after suffering a $9.2bn hit from...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 07:27


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