Whitbread Share News (WTB)

IN BRIEF: Whitbread says incoming CEO Dominic Paul joining January 10

Whitbread PLC - Dunstable, England-based owner of Premier Inn chain - Confirms that its incoming chief executive officer, Dominic Paul, will start at the company on January 10. He will join the board on January 17 when he will take over from Alison Brittain as CEO. Brittain will remain on the board as a director until March 2 to ensure a smooth transition and orderly handover. Whitbread ends its financial year in late February.

Sector movers: Travel, Retail and Mining pace gains

(Sharecast News) - Cyclicals including Travel and Leisure, as well as consumer staples, paced gains on the FTSE 350 in relatively flattish to mixed trading given the absence of many traders from their desks due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the US.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts De La Rue; BoA raises Severn Trent

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Darktrace CTO and outgoing Grafton CEO sell shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced in the past week and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel cuts Persimmon; Liberum raises Hammerson

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Taylor Maritime director buys 50,000 shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound strengthens as new UK PM promises stability

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London edged marginally lower Tuesday, underperforming European peers, as sterling pushed higher after new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to steer Britain back towards financial stability.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: HSBC drags FTSE 100 lower; sterling awaits Suank

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was struggling to find its footing on Tuesday morning, with HSBC sinking more than 5%, while local investors wait for the new UK prime minister to announce his Cabinet.

TOP NEWS: Whitbread outperforms pre-pandemic but warns on margins

(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Tuesday said it swung to an interim profit and brought back dividends as the hotel sector recovered, while demand levels remain robust.

LONDON BRIEFING: Whitbread's Premier Inn revenue surges in first half

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called flat on Tuesday morning, unable to take inspiration from the rally on Wall Street, while stocks in China remained volatile after Xi Jinping was handed a third term as national leader on Sunday.

Whitbread H1 profits exceed pre-pandemic levels

(Sharecast News) - Premier Inn parent company Whitbread said on Tuesday that interim profits had exceed pre-pandemic levels, leaving the group "significantly ahead" of the wider UK market.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

CORRECT: LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley cuts Lloyds

(Correcting to clarify that Morgan Stanley did not lift its Standard Chartered recommendation, only its price target for the stock.)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley cuts Lloyds and lifts StanChart

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