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Legal & General confirms 2024 profit growth amid strong pension market

Legal & General Group PLC said profit growth in 2024 will be in line with the guidance it provided back in June, as the insurer...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:31

UK’s Lammy tells Nato members to ‘get serious’ about defence spending

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged European Nato members to step up defence spending ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The US president-elect...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:29

Vodafone taps former GSK CFO Simon Dingemans as non-executive director

Vodafone Group PLC on Wednesday said the former chief financial officer of drugs maker GSK PLC will join its board as a non-executive director.

The Berkshire,...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:26

ME Group International expects ‘record profit’ as laundry sales soar

ME Group International PLC on Wednesday said it performed in line with board expectations for its recently-ended financial year and expects to report ‘record profit’....

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:07

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 loses ground but European peers advance

The FTSE 100 opened in the red on Wednesday, outperformed by European peers, with the CAC 40 in Paris shaking off political uncertainty.

The FTSE...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:04

TOP NEWS: Zigup ups dividend but shares fall as interim profit slumps

Zigup PLC on Wednesday announced a higher dividend as it noted sound visibility for fleet growth, but also reported a fall in profit as costs...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:02

TOP NEWS: Rio Tinto faces call to drop London listing as sets out plan

Rio Tinto PLC faced calls from an activist shareholder to drop its listing in London and choose Sydney as primary listing, as it hosted an...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 08:41

Drax CFO Andy Skelton to retire, will stay until successor is found

Drax Group PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Andy Skelton has decided to retire from the board and his role as CFO.

The Selby, Yorkshire...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 08:36

Deputy Irish premier refuses to be drawn on rotating taoiseach issue

Deputy Irish premier Micheal Martin has refused to say whether he will push against a rotating taoiseach as part of government formation talks.

Martin, who was...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 06:59

UK chancellor says public services have to ‘live within their means’

Rachel Reeves has again declined to repeat her promise not to raise taxes or borrowing in future budgets, but the UK chancellor insisted she would...

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 06:57

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