Glaxosmithkline Share News (GSK)

GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial

May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac on Thursday told a jury in Chicago that pharmaceutical companies GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim knew the product could cause cancer if it was not handled properly but failed to warn the public.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank likes TP ICAP but says sell CMC

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

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

CHICAGO, May 1 (Reuters) - Preliminary results of tests on additional dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

UK's FTSE 100 slips ahead of Fed outcome, energy stocks weigh

FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 down ahead of US interest rate decision

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly in the red on Wednesday, as investors eye the latest interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve this evening.

London close: Stocks fall ahead of US Fed decision

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed lower on Wednesday, as investors digested the latest UK manufacturing data and anticipated an impending policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 treads water as Fed takes centre-stage

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded off session highs heading into Wednesday afternoon, as some pre-Federal Reserve decision nerves kicked in.

GSK raises profit outlook on strong vaccine, HIV drug sales

FY profit forecast raised to 8-10%

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 shakes off New York slump before Fed

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 brushing off some pre-Federal Reserve decision trepidation to record an early rise, while the dollar climbed on the expectation that Jerome Powell will sound hawkish in his press conference later.

TOP NEWS: GSK expects momentum to continue after strong first quarter

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Wednesday raised its annual earnings forecast, and said it expects sales growth at the top-end of guidance, after a "strong" start to the year.

LONDON BRIEFING: GSK ups outlook; Next first-quarter beats forecast

(Alliance News) - Equities in London are called to open flat on Wednesday, ahead of the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision, while a host of financial markets in mainland Europe and beyond are closed for public holidays.

GSK lifts annual guidance on strong virus treatment sales

(Sharecast News) - UK pharmaceutical giant GSK lifted annual profits guidance on Wednesday, as it pinned its hopes on demand for its respiratory virus and shingles treatments.

First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago

April 30 (Reuters) - The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other companies, causes cancer is set to begin this week in Chicago.

First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago

April 30 (Reuters) - The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other companies, causes cancer is set to begin this week in Chicago.

Sensodyne maker Haleon to shut UK factory with loss of 435 jobs

(Alliance News) - More than 400 jobs are to be axed at Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers firm Haleon PLC as the group revealed plans to shut its only manufacturing site in the UK.