Diageo Share News (DGE)

TOP NEWS: Diageo makes COO Crew interim CEO as Menezes has operation

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Monday said it promoted Debra Crew to interim CEO with immediate effect, as incumbent Ivan Menezes underwent treatment for medical conditions.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks to rise; oil prices edge up on output cut

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were pointed higher on Monday, with equity investors digesting the latest developments in the energy market and with a string of economic readings for May due.

Diageo appoints Debra Crew interim CEO after Menezes emergency surgery

(Sharecast News) - Drinks giant Diageo has appointed Debra Crew as interim chief executive after outgoing CEO Sir Ivan Menezes underwent emergency surgery on a stomach ulcer over the weekend.

TOP NEWS: Sean 'Diddy' Combs accuses Diageo of racism in lawsuit

(Alliance News) - Music producer and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is suing spirits company Diageo PLC, accusing it of neglecting their business agreement and failing to invest in his liquor brands because he is Black.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in the red ahead of US debt ceiling vote

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed firmly in the red on Tuesday despite investors breathing a sigh of relief that an agreement had been reached between US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to temporarily suspend the US debt ceiling.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 down as dealers await US debt deal vote

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was lower at midday in London on Tuesday, as traders and investors nervously await a vote in Congress on raising the US debt ceiling later this week.

Diageo delists from Euronext Dublin; continues to trade in London, NY

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Tuesday confirmed it has delisted from the Euronext Dublin, focusing its share trading on London and New York.

Nestle hires LSEG's Anna Manz as CFO

LONDON/BERLIN, May 30 (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest packaged food company, said on Tuesday it had hired the London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) finance chief Anna Manz as its new chief financial officer.

IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca hires LSEG CFO Anna Manz as non-exec director

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical maker - Hires Chief Financial Officer Anna Manz of London Stock Exchange Group PLC as a non-executive director from September 1. Manz joined the price data, trading and clearing systems operator in November 2020 as CFO. She was CFO of speciality chemicals Johnson Matthey PLC from 2016 to 2020. Prior to that, Manz spent 17 years at London-based brewer and distiller Diageo PLC in a number of senior finance roles, Astra noted.

UK's FTSE 100 climbs on upbeat consumer confidence data

May consumer confidence -27 vs -30 last month

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IN BRIEF: Artisanal Spirits promotes interim finance chief to CFO

Artisanal Spirits Co PLC - Edinburgh, Scotland-based distiller of single-cask and limited-edition whisky and owner of Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Promotes Interim Finance Director Billy McCarter to chief financial officer with immediate effect. McCarter is an ACCA certified accountant; experience includes eight years as commercial finance manager at spirits and beer maker Diageo PLC. Artisanal Spirits also has hired Chris Leggat, former chief executive officer at whisky manufacturer Douglas Laing & Co, as business development director.

Berkshire invests in Capital One, sheds four stocks

May 15 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday disclosed it has begun investing in Capital One Financial Corp while exiting investments in four other stocks, as the company run by Warren Buffett cut back its exposure to equities.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Sterling slides after weak UK GDP print

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended the week broadly higher on Friday, with strong performances from blue-chips Beazley and GSK helping to offset weak economic growth data for the UK economy.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 outperforms as Beazley, GSK shine

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday as investors digested a weak GDP reading for the UK, a day after the Bank of England took the country's interest rates up to a 15-year-high.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC lifts Barclays; Jefferies cuts Diageo

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