LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-maker
Read moreLONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Trials of an experimental vaccine developed by the Canadian government and licensed to NewLink Genetics will begin swiftly in healthy volunteers in Europe, Gabon and Kenya, under a programme with funding from the Wellcome Trust. A $5 million grant from the medical
Read moreShares in banking group Standard Chartered dropped after the company reported a 16% decline in operating profit in the third quarter and said that full-year earnings would be lower than last year. Shares in banking counterpart Standard Chartered dropped after the company reported a 16% decline in op
Read moreGENEVA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Switzerland's drug regulator said on Tuesday it had approved the testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline on healthy volunteers, some of whom will be travelling to West Africa as medical staff. The trial will be conducted among 120 volunteer p
Read moreLAGOS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Nigerian unit of drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday said its 9-month pretax profit fell 25.9 percent to 2.06 billion Nigerian naira($12.47 million), compared with 2.78 billion naira the previous year. Turnover however rose to 23.21 billion naira during the n
Read moreAfren: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 132p to 115p staying with its outperform rating. African Barrick Gold: Westhouse moves target price from 230p to 240p and keeps an add rating. Anglo American: Investec reduces target price from 1603p to 1588p and keeps a buy recommendation. APR Energy:
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