Diageo Share News (DGE)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Fed comments send stocks lower; FTSE 250 sinks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Friday, as hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve saw risk appetite evaporate across global equity markets.

TOP NEWS: Diageo eyes sales drop amid weak Latin American performance

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Friday said it expects sales in Latin America and the Caribbean to act as a drag on growth, with the region hit by low consumption due to macroeconomic pressures.

LONDON BRIEFING: Diageo bemoans setbacks in Latin America & Caribbean

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to open lower on Friday, as hawkish comments from the head of the US Federal Reserve spooked equity investors and sent the dollar higher.

Diageo warns of slowdown as LatAm-Carribean sales drop

(Sharecast News) - Drinks giant Diageo saw shares plummet on Friday after warning of a slowdown in growth in the first half due to a weaker performance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Watches of Switzerland impresses HSBC; Asos cut

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

IN BRIEF: Grafton promotes Hays's Susan Murray to senior director

Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-headquartered building materials supplier and DIY retailer - Non-Executive Director Susan Murray will succeed Hampden Smith as senior independent director at the conclusion of its annual general meeting in 2024. Smith will step down from the board after "almost nine years". Murray is also a non-executive director of Hays PLC, and was formerly a non-executive director at Mitchells & Butlers PLC and Compass Group PLC. From 1992 to 1998 she was chief executive officer of the Pierre Smirnoff Co, part of Diageo PLC. Grafton also hires Mark Robson as a non-executive director, effective December 1, to succeed Smith as chair of its Audit & Risk Committee.

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.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citigroup cuts Wizz Air to 'sell'

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

TOP NEWS: Diageo starts new share buyback to return up to USD1 billion

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Thursday announced the commencement of a planned share buyback programme worth up to USD1.0 billion, to be completed by the end of its current financial year.

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IN BRIEF: Diageo launches USD1.7 billion bond offering

Diageo PLC - London-based brewer and distiller with brands including Baileys, Tanqueray, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan - Launches and prices USD1.7 billion Securities & Exchange Commission-register bond offering, scheduled to settle on Thursday. Comprises USD800 million 5.375% fixed rate notes due 2026 and USD900 million 5.625% fixed rate notes due 2033. Says issuer is Diageo Capital PLC, with the payment of principal and interest fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Diageo. Will use proceeds for general corporate purposes.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts WPP; Shore raises LandSec

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

IN BRIEF: Diageo says still well-positioned on medium-term guidance

Diageo PLC - London-based brewer and distiller with brands including Baileys, Tanqueray, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan - Ahead of annual general meeting on Thursday, Chief Executive Officer Debra Crew says she is "excited" by "the many growth opportunities we see in front of us". Diageo says it remains well-positioned to deliver its medium-term guidance for financial 2023 to financial 2025 of organic sales growth consistently in the range of 5% to 7%, alongside organic operating profit growth sustainably between 6% to 9%. The company's financial years end on June 30.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks red; elevated oil prices bolster rate fears

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Thursday as worries around the ailing Chinese property sector and the growing likelihood of interest rates remaining higher for longer weighed on market mood for yet another day.