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TOP NEWS: GSK avoids "protracted litigation" with Zantac settlement

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Thursday emphasised its commitment to science, as it reached another settlement in ongoing litigation over alleged links between its heartburn drug and cancer.

GSK reaches settlement in another Zantac case

(Sharecast News) - GSK announced a confidential settlement with Boyd/Steenvoord, effectively resolving a case filed in California state court over its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac.

GSK gonorrhoea treatment achieves efficacy endpoint in latest trial

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Monday announced positive results from the latest trial of its oral gonorrhoea treatment, showing it to be on par with intramuscular therapies.

GSK reports positive results from gonorrhoea treatment trial

(Sharecast News) - GSK announced encouraging headline outcomes from its trial of gepotidacin, an oral antibiotic aiming to address uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea in adolescents and adults, on Monday.

GSK reports encouraging results for ViiV's Cabenuva HIV treatment

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Wednesday said that its majority-owned company ViiV Healthcare had received positive interim data from ongoing trials of its injectable HIV treatment.

GSK's ViiV sees success in latest HIV treatment trial

(Sharecast News) - GSK's specialist HIV unit ViiV Healthcare, which it owns in partnership with Pfizer and Shionogi, unveiled promising findings from the 'LATITUDE' phase three trial of its long-acting injectable HIV treatment Cabenuva on Wednesday.

PRESS: AJ Bell founder to join Applied Nutrition ahead of IPO - Sky

(Alliance News) - Supplements maker Applied Nutrition, plotting a London stock market float, is to add AJ Bell PLC founder Andy Bell as its chair, Sky News reported on Tuesday.

IN BRIEF: Diageo welcomes GSK's CFO as non-executive director

Diageo PLC - London-based brewer and distiller sells more than 200 drinks brands, including Guinness stout, Captain Morgan rum and Johnnie Walker whisky - Appoints GSK PLC's chief financial officer and executive director, Julie Brown, as a non-executive director. Says she will succeed Alan Stewart as chair of the audit committee after his retirement following the firm's annual general meeting in September. Chair Javier Ferran says: "Julie brings many years of experience in financial, commercial and strategic roles in international companies operating in highly regulated industries. She is strongly committed to enabling diversity in business and to creating sustainable, long-term value for stakeholders. I look forward to her contribution to Board discussions and to working with her in progressing Diageo's ambition to be one of the most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world."

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Berenberg hikes target price on GSK

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on drugmaker GSK from £16.50 to £18.20 on Thursday, stating the group was moving closer to offsetting losses associated with the expiry of its patent on HIV drug dolutegravir.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts Kingfisher but Citi raises

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

GSK completes USD1.4 billion purchase of respiratory firm Aiolos Bio

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of Aiolos Bio Ltd, expanding its respiratory portfolio with a potential "best-in-class" asthma treatment.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in red amid sticky US inflation data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Tuesday, after a key US inflation reading came in hotter-than-expected.

London close: Stocks fall as US inflation tops expectations

(Sharecast News) - London markets ended the trading day in negative territory on Tuesday, influenced by concerns over higher inflation figures from the United States and a deceleration in wage growth within the UK.

London close: Stocks fall as US inflation tops expectations

(Sharecast News) - London markets ended the trading day in negative territory on Tuesday, influenced by concerns over higher inflation figures from the United States and a deceleration in wage growth within the UK.