Wetherspoon (J.D) Share News (JDW)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Smith & Nephew; UBS likes Spirent

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Banking fears rock equities again

(Alliance News) - Banking sector turmoil returned to hit stocks again on Friday, with Deutsche Bank bearing the brunt of a sell-off, despite words of reassurance from eurozone finance leaders.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks in the red amid fresh banking slump

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were deep in the red at midday on Friday, despite some positive data for the UK private sector, as banking stocks slumped.

JD Wetherspoon shares up as it swings to half-year profit, revenue up

(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Friday said it swung to a half-year profit in line with improving revenue performance, while it expressed cautious optimism about further progress in the financial year and beyond.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down and sterling softens in wake of BoE

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Friday morning, as improved UK retail sales figures failed to lift market mood after two weeks of interest rate hikes by major central banks.

LONDON BRIEFING: JD Wetherspoon swings to profit; UK retail sales rise

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open lower on Friday, after a string of interest rate hikes from a number of major central banks.

Wetherspoon swings to H1 profit despite 'ferocious' inflation

(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon shares surged as the pub chain said sales for the last seven weeks were 14.9% higher than the same period last year as it also swung to a half-year profit despite "ferocious" inflationary pressures.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Britain helps pubs by raising 'draught relief' on beer

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt offered some help to pubs on Wednesday by increasing "draught relief", making the rate of duty on draught beer and cider up to 11 pence lower than the charge on cans or bottles bought in a supermarket from August.

UK BUDGET: Chancellor says "plan is working" as UK to avoid recession

(Alliance News) - The UK will avert a recession this year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, as he set out a GBP94 billion package to help households weather the cost-of-living crisis as part of his spring budget.

Britain helps pubs by raising 'draught relief' on beer

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt offered extra help to pubs by reducing the tax paid on draught beers and ciders, resulting in the duty paid on a pint served in a bar undercutting the rate paid by supermarkets by up to 11 pence.

IN BRIEF: JD Wetherspoon to open new pub in O2 centre in London

JD Wetherspoon PLC - Watford, Hertfordshire-based pub and hotel chain - Set to open new pub in the O2 centre in London on Tuesday next week. The Stargazer is named in honour of Edmund Halley, who was astronomer royal at nearby Greenwich Observatory. It will feature a 3,800 square foot beer garden and employ 85 staff. JD Wetherspoon says it invested GBP2.9 million in the new pub.

Director dealings: JD Wetherspoon chairman ups stake

(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon revealed on Wednesday that chairman Tim Martin had acquired 2.6m ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed pub chain.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Relx; Jefferies raises Team17

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

London stocks end lower, Ascential jumps on upbeat forecast

Ascential tops FTSE midcap index

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