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Hill & Smith poaches Ibstock CFO Chris McLeish to be new finance chief
(Alliance News) - Hill & Smith PLC on Wednesday said it has poached the chief financial officer of building products peer Ibstock PLC to be its own new CFO. Hill & Smith, a West Midlands, ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up as earnings come "thick and fast"
While London South East do their best to maintain the high quality of the information displayed on this site, we cannot ...
Aston Martin narrows first-quarter loss; limits exports to US
In response to concerns around the effects of the US tariffs, the company slightly lowered its full-year sales forecast last month. Instead of aiming towards a mid single-digit percentage growth in ...
Taylor Wimpey backs outlook as house sales and order book tick higher
Taylor Wimpey PLC on Wednesday reiterated annual guidance reflecting good demand for houses in the year so far. The Buckinghamshire, England-based housebuilder said the Spring selling season has ...
Smith & Nephew says China headwinds begin to ease as revenue grows
Smith & Nephew said headwinds from China "remain an offsetting factor" but it believes it has passed their peak impact. The company left its 2025 guidance unchanged, with expected revenue growth of ...
Bunzl buys Chile healthcare products distributor, Dutch packaging firm
(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy a healthcare distribution business in Chile, while completing the acquisition of a packaging business in the Netherlands. The ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: GENinCode works to fix "deficiencies" with FDA
GENinCode PLC, down 38% at 1.45p, 12-month range 1.45p-9.625p. The Oxford, England-based genomic testing company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease updates on its US Food & Drug ...
London open: Stocks hold higher, US data in focus
Against that backdrop, as of 0924 GMT, the FTSE 100 was edging up by 0.06% to 8,468.74, alongside a 0.43% gain for the second-tier index to 19,897.79. In parallel, S&P 500 mini futures were little ...
Prudential confident of meeting guidance after first quarter growth
The London-based, Asia-focused insurer said new business profit on a traditional embedded value basis rose 12% to USD608 million in the first quarter of 2025 from USD543 million a year prior at ...
Melrose on track as acts to tackle "additional complexity" of tariffs
Regarding tariffs, Dilnot said the introduction has created "additional complexity" across the aerospace industry. He added Melrose has "acted swiftly" to evaluate the potential effects and has a ...
Segro warns on constrained new space supply, CFO Soumen Das to retire
(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year and noted that the supply of new space remains constrained.
Glencore keeps annual guidance, but copper output starts year slowly
While copper had a slow start to the year, Glencore expects the first quarter to be the lowest quarter, and a significantly stronger performance is anticipated over the remainder of the year. In coal, ...