LONDON BRIEFING: Wetherspoon swings to profit; UK house prices fall
6th Oct 2023 07:46
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher on Friday, as investors eye a key nonfarm payroll reading in the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher on Friday, as investors eye a key nonfarm payroll reading in the US. Read More
Mears Group PLC - Gloucester, England-based housing and social care provider - Appoints Jim Clarke as chair on a permanent basis. Clarke was promoted to interim chair on June 28 following the resignation of Chair-Designate Chris Loughlin. He joined Mears's board in 2019. Company says Clarke has 30 years' experience serving on various PLC boards and that he "will provide experience and continuity". Clarke's previous roles include group chief financial officer of Countrywide PLC from 2007 to 2017, and finance director & company secretary of JD Wetherspoon PLC from 1998 to 2007. Read More
Mears Group PLC - Gloucester, England-based housing and social care provider - Appoints Jim Clarke as chair on a permanent basis. Clarke was promoted to interim chair on June 28 following the resignation of Chair-Designate Chris Loughlin. He joined Mears's board in 2019. Company says Clarke has 30 years' experience serving on various PLC boards and that he "will provide experience and continuity". Clarke's previous roles include group chief financial officer of Countrywide PLC from 2007 to 2017, and finance director & company secretary of JD Wetherspoon PLC from 1998 to 2007. Read More
JD Wetherspoon PLC - Watford, Hertfordshire-based pub and hotel chain - Company corrects purchase price of shares by Chair Tim Martin. Says Martin bought 968,544 shares on Friday last week at 700.41 pence per share, not 700.00p. This is worth GBP6.8 million in total. Martin, who opened the first Wetherspoon pub in 1979, now has 31.7 million shares, a 24.65% stake. Read More
JD Wetherspoon PLC - Watford, Hertfordshire-based pub and hotel chain - Chair Tim Martin buys 968,544 shares at 700.00 pence, worth GBP6.8 million, on Friday last week. Martin, who opened the first Wetherspoon pub in 1979, now has 31.7 million shares, a 24.65% stake. Read More
Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC - London-based fast-casual restaurant chain - Hires Keith Down to be senior independent director from Thursday. Down was finance director at pub chain JD Wetherspoon PLC, group finance director at transport operator Go-Ahead Group PLC, and chief financial officer of homewares retailer Dunelm Group PLC. Most recently, he was finance director of department store chain Selfridges Group. Down currently is senior independent director of retailer Topps Tiles PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed sharply higher on Wednesday, as US inflation cooled more than expected in June, boosting investor confidence. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London was lifted by banking stocks heading into Wednesday afternoon, after the Bank of England's latest stress test showed the sector to be "resilient". Read More
(Alliance News) - Analysts were pleased with JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday, as the pub chain seems to have moved past pressures from the pandemic. Read More
(Alliance News) - European markets were trading higher on Wednesday, in a sign of cautious optimism ahead of US inflation data. Read More
(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday said it expects profit for its soon-to-conclude financial year, ending on July 30, to be in line with market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called higher on Wednesday, ahead of US inflation data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed lower on Wednesday as investors digested the latest inflation print in the US and nervously awaited the Bank of England's next interest rate decision. Read More