Diageo Share News (DGE)

Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Soaring inflation has made life harder for most of the world - but some people are still smoking expensive cigarettes and doing shots of fancy tequila.

TOP NEWS: Diageo lifts dividend as profit jumps on strong sales growth

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Monday reported a jump in full-year profit and lifted its payout, due to double-digit sales growth across all regions.

Diageo full-year sales jump 21.4%

(Sharecast News) - Drinks maker Diageo reported a jump in full-year sales on Thursday thanks to "resilient" demand and price increases.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

TOP NEWS: Domino's Pizza hires Just Eat's Edward Jamieson as new CFO

(Alliance News) - Domino's Pizza Group PLC on Monday named Edward Jamieson as its new chief financial officer, who is set to join the company and board of directors in October.

Weak sterling boosts FTSE 100 amid political, growth worries

July 6 (Reuters) - UK stock markets on Wednesday rebounded from a sharp sell-off, with exporter-heavy FTSE 100 benefiting from a weakness in sterling as economic worries were compounded by a crisis in Boris Johnson's government.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane cuts boohoo but lifts Asos

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

Deutsche Bank downgrades Diageo to 'sell'

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank downgraded Diageo on Wednesday to 'sell' from 'hold' and cut the price target to 3,230p from 4,050p as it argued the stock was "priced for perfection" and "due for deceleration".

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bank of America cuts British Land and LandSec

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

Michelin, Nokian first tyre companies to quit Russia

June 28 (Reuters) - Michelin plans to hand over its Russian activities to a new entity under local management by the end of the year and rival Nokian Tyres said it would quit the country, the first Western tyre makers to give up doing business in Russia.

Diageo to wind down Russia operations by year-end

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, will wind down its business operations in Russia over the next six months, it said on Tuesday, becoming the latest Western brand to withdraw.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Severn Trent, neutral on abrdn

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Upgrades for Capita and Anglo Pacific

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Asos and Halfords get downgraded to 'hold'

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

UK shares slide after BoE rate hike; ASOS slumps

June 16 (Reuters) - London stock indexes fell on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest rates by an expected quarter percentage point, while a profit warning by online fashion retailer ASOS hit the retail sector.