British American Tobacco Share News (BATS)

LONDON BRIEFING: BAT plots "smokeless" focus; Tui mulls LSE exit

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Wednesday, eating into some of its losses from the early part of the week, ahead of some US jobs data in the afternoon.

BAT takes £25bn impairment as it accelerates shift to smokeless future

(Sharecast News) - Tobacco and nicotine giant British American Tobacco (BAT) has scaled back its expectations for organic growth this year and announced a massive £25bn impairment charge.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS lifts Antofagasta and Anglo American to buy

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Diageo to neutral from overweight

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Sage; Barclays raises NatWest

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations on Friday and Thursday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms before US inflation

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 went into Tuesday afternoon in the red, hurt by a stronger pound, though European peers were in better shape ahead of a key US inflation reading.

BAT to make further investment in Organigram, shares surge

(Sharecast News) - Organigram shares surged on Monday after it said that British American Tobacco has agreed to invest a further CAD124.6m (£74m) into the business.

IN BRIEF: Soraya Benchikh returns to British American Tobacco as CFO

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products maker - Appoints Soraya Benchikh as the new chief financial officer May 1, 2024. The Diageo PLC executive will succeed Javed Iqbal, who will continue to serve as interim finance director until April 30, 2024. She joined Diageo in 2020 and she previously spent 20 years at BAT where she served as president of BAT France, area director for East and Southern Africa, and regional finance director for Europe. The CFO post was left vacant after Finance Director Tadeu Marroco was promoted as chief executive in May this year, replacing Jack Bowles.

BAT poaches Diageo president to be new CFO

(Sharecast News) - Tobacco giant British American Tobacco said on Thursday that it is stealing back a BAT veteran from Diageo to serve as its new chief financial officer.

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mixed on conflict and US earnings nerves

(Alliance News) - Global markets got off to a muted start to the week, with tensions in the Middle East, and some trepidation ahead of US corporate earnings keeping a lid on equities.

London close: Stocks finish lower on global stability concerns

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended on a downbeat note on Friday after a hotter-than-expected US inflation print overnight, and escalating oil and gas prices fuelled anxiety across the board.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Stifel says hold S&N; JPM neutral on Deliveroo

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 resilient amid downbeat global trading

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Friday, as investors continued to digest a stubborn US inflation print and the latest series of economic data from China.

IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco names first chief people officer

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products maker - Appoints Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg to the new role of chief people officer, with effect from November 1. Koppe-Stahrenberg will join the company's management board. She was most recently global head of human resources of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA, a publicly listed global healthcare company.