John Laing maintains dividend plans; appoints Ben Loomes as CEO

Infrastructure investor John Laing stuck with plans to pay its final dividend despite coronavirus-led disruption to investment activity.

The company also confirmed the appointment...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:56


Reckitt Benckiser reports 13.3% growth in Q1 as Covid-19 boosts demand for Dettol and Lysol

Consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser has reported group like-for-like growth of 13.3% to £3.5bn in the first quarter following strong demand for its hygiene and...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:56


Hikma Pharmaceuticals maintains guidance amid 'strong' start to year

Hikma Pharmaceuticals maintained its guidance and said it had made a 'strong start' to the year despite the challenging market conditions owing to the Covid-19...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:45


GSK's application for oral ovarian cancer treatment gets approved in US

Pharma giant GSK said an application for an oral drug to treat women with ovarian cancer had been approved by US health authorities.

The US...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:38


Meggitt wins $78m contract for a training complex in the Middle East

Aerospace and defence contractor Meggitt announced it has been awarded a $78m contract for the design and installation of a multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:36


Royal Dutch Shell reduces quarterly dividend amid economic uncertainty and lower commodity prices

Royal Dutch Shell has reduced its first quarter 2020 dividend to 16 cents per share citing a prolonged period of economic uncertainty and weaker commodity...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:29


JD Wetherspoon raises £141m through discounted equity placing

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said it had raised gross proceeds of about £141m through the placing of shares at a discount.

The company placed...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:24


Lloyds pulls guidance as profit slumps 95% on credit losses

Lloyds pulled its guidance after first-quarter profit plunged 95% and the bank warned of further credit losses in the second quarter after taking impairments of...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:19


Economic Events - 7 Days Ahead Events

UK

01/05/2020 09:30 Net Lending to Individuals m/m | Forecast: 4.2B | Previous: 5.2B
01/05/2020 09:30 M4 Money Supply m/m | Forecast: 0.20% |...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:00


Company Events - 7 Days Ahead Events

Interim Result

05/05/2020 Thomson Reuters Corp (0VKQ)
06/05/2020 Sampo OYJ (0HAG)
07/05/2020 Imi PLC (IMI)
07/05/2020 Lucara Diamond Corp (0QUI)

Final Result

01/05/2020 Gulf...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 07:00


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