Investors wary of mining giant BHP despite bumper profit and record dividend

Ordinarily when a company reports its biggest profit in five years and a record dividend it would be welcomed by the market. But mining giant BHP (BHP) saw its share price decline by nearly 2% on Tuesday to £17.64 with the company admitting a ...

20 August 2019, 14:21

Ocado gains on supermarket data while discounters take record share

Shares in online supermarket Ocado (OCDO) gain for the third day running, up 2% to £12.30, after the latest grocery market share data from Kantar shows it continuing to ...
20 August 2019, 10:22
ASOS puts the squeeze on suppliers in bid to slash costs

Fallen online fast fashion retailer ASOS (ASC:AIM) has asked suppliers to swallow discounts on its orders as the one-time AIM darling seeks to cut costs and fend off ...
20 August 2019, 10:21
Market report: Weakened pound gives FTSE 100 push, National Grid probe, BHP sees raw material demand soften

UK markets make further gains in early trade on Tuesday as investors ...

Pub group Greene King agrees £2.7bn Hong Kong takeover

Shares in FTSE 250 company Greene King (GNK) soared more than 50% in ...

Market report: Mitie marked up as order book growth boosts BATM

London’s FTSE 100 was on the front foot on Monday, the blue chip ...

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FTSE falls after Italian PM resigns

UK stocks reversed their earlier gains to close well into the red on Tuesday after the resignation of...

20 August 2019, 16:38

AstraZeneca type-2 diabetes drug meets primary objective

AstraZeneca said results from a clinical trial of its type-2 diabetes drug to treat patients with heart...

20 August 2019, 07:21

Persimmon profit edges lower after revenue hit by home improvement moves

House builder Persimmon booked a modest fall in first-half profit as its revenue was hit by a decision to...

20 August 2019, 07:19

BHP ups dividend as annual profits dented by production outages adverse weather

BHP increased its dividend even as the miner's annual underlying profits were dented by production outages...

20 August 2019, 07:41

IMI to acquire PBM for $85m

IMI said it had struck a deal to acquire speciality valve manufacturer PBM for $85m. PBM, a manufacturer...

20 August 2019, 07:46

Kin + Carta warns on profits as investment in turnaround programme weighs

Digital transformation business Kin + Carta said it expected profit before tax to be 'marginally lower'...

20 August 2019, 08:13

Investors wary of mining giant BHP despite bumper profit and record dividend

Ocado gains on supermarket data while discounters take record share

ASOS puts the squeeze on suppliers in bid to slash costs

Market report: Weakened pound gives FTSE 100 push, National Grid probe, BHP sees raw material demand soften

Pub group Greene King agrees £2.7bn Hong Kong takeover

Market report: Mitie marked up as order book growth boosts BATM

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