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Lloyds backs FY expectations as Q1 profit beats expectations
29 Apr 2026

Lloyds backs FY expectations as Q1 profit beats expectations

(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group reported a 33% jump in first-quarter pre-tax profit on Wednesday to £2.0bn, beating consensus expectation...

Haleon reaffirms outlook despite weaker-than-expected Q1 sales
29 Apr 2026

Haleon reaffirms outlook despite weaker-than-expected Q1 sales

(Sharecast News) - Panadol-owner Haleon reiterated full-year guidance on Wednesday, despite a poor cold and flu season weighing on first quarter sales...

AstraZeneca Q1 revenues grow, reiterates FY26 constant currency guidance
29 Apr 2026

AstraZeneca Q1 revenues grow, reiterates FY26 constant currency guidance

(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Wednesday that it had delivered solid revenue growth and a series of positive late‑stage trial ...

Britain's Lloyds Bank reports first-quarter profit rise of 33%
29 Apr 2026

Britain's Lloyds Bank reports first-quarter profit rise of 33%

LONDON, April ​29 (Reuters) - ⁠Lloyds Banking ​Group on Wednesday reported its ​first ‌quarter profit rose 33%, ⁠beating analysts' forecasts, ⁠and sai...

GSK beats quarterly profit estimates on strength in respiratory, general medicines
29 Apr 2026

GSK beats quarterly profit estimates on strength in respiratory, general medicines

LONDON, April ​29 (Reuters) - ⁠British ​drugmaker GSK reported first-quarter ​profit ‌above ⁠analysts' expectations on Wednesday, ⁠helped ​by strong s...

Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines' summer holiday plans
29 Apr 2026

Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines' summer holiday plans

* Iran war has disrupted routes, pushed up jet fuel prices

Travel & Leisure Ryanair + 6 more shares
Amazon, Sage expand collaboration to speed agentic AI adoption
29 Apr 2026

Amazon, Sage expand collaboration to speed agentic AI adoption

(Alliance News) - Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday announced an expanded collaboration with Newcastle, England-based enterprise accounting software firm Sage...

Gold miners set to stay in Mali despite attacks, industry sources say
28 Apr 2026

Gold miners set to stay in Mali despite attacks, industry sources say

* Attacks heighten concerns over security, ​analysts and executives ⁠say

Mining Kodal Minerals + 2 more shares
US FDA to monitor clinical trial data in real time in pilot program aimed at speeding approvals
28 Apr 2026

US FDA to monitor clinical trial data in real time in pilot program aimed at speeding approvals

* Program aims to reduce trial delays, cut years off ​drug approval timelines

Shell Norco, Louisiana fire broke out on chemical plant unit, sources say
28 Apr 2026

Shell Norco, Louisiana fire broke out on chemical plant unit, sources say

HOUSTON, April ​28 (Reuters) - ⁠A Monday ​night fire at Shell's ​Norco, ‌Louisiana refining ⁠and chemical plant complex ⁠broke ​out on an olefins unit...

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 edges higher but US tech stocks wobble
28 Apr 2026

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 edges higher but US tech stocks wobble

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 nudged higher on Tuesday as investors weighed the Middle East crisis and reports that OpenAI has missed internal target...

Market News BP + 16 more shares
Pfizer secures deals to keep heart drug free of generic rivals until 2031
28 Apr 2026

Pfizer secures deals to keep heart drug free of generic rivals until 2031

April 28 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday ​it has ‌settled patent disputes with three generic drugmakers over its blockbuster ⁠heart drug Vyndamax, ...

Pharmaceuticals Pfizer + 1 more share
Standard Chartered arranges $2.33 billion of funding for Tanzania railway
28 Apr 2026

Standard Chartered arranges $2.33 billion of funding for Tanzania railway

NAIROBI, April ⁠28 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered ​Bank has successfully arranged a $2.33 billion syndicated financing facility for ​the ‌Standard Gau...

-Lululemon appoints new director as proxy fight with founder looms
28 Apr 2026

-Lululemon appoints new director as proxy fight with founder looms

* Lululemon appoints ​second new ⁠director to board in two months

NatWest reaffirms UK growth prospects amid global "pressure"
28 Apr 2026

NatWest reaffirms UK growth prospects amid global "pressure"

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Tuesday shared an optimistic view of the company and the UK's economic prospects at its annual general meeting....