US regulator greenlights AstraZeneca's blood pressure drug Baxfendy
18th May 2026 09:47
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday reported US clearance for its hypertension treatment Baxfendy. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday reported US clearance for its hypertension treatment Baxfendy. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Monday. Read More
Hays PLC - London-based staffing provider - Appoints Interim Chief Executive Mark Dearnley as CEO, effective immediately, with Dearnley having taken up the interim position in late February. Notes that prior to taking up the interim role, Dearnley was the company's chief digital and technology officer and had joined the firm from Inchcape PLC, where he was chief digital officer. In a separate filing, Hays notes that CEO Dearnley purchased 485,500 shares at a price of 30.34 pence, worth GBP147,300, on Thursday last week in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Alternative Income REIT PLC on Monday said it is not in a position to "form a view on the merits or otherwise" of a takeover proposal from shareholder Glenstone REIT PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight on without setting a timetable for his departure, one of his most loyal Cabinet allies insisted as he urged Labour to "stop the own goals" after a week of infighting. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kainos Group PLC on Monday said it is well placed for further progress in the year ahead as it reported increased annual profit on the back of higher sales. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Prudential PLC on Monday said it is buying 75% of Bharti Life Insurance Co Ltd, in an effort to reposition its Indian operations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC shares fell on Monday after a suitor on Friday ruled out making a bid for the surgical dressings company. Read More
Standard Chartered PLC - London-headquartered lender - Appoints Manus Costello as chief financial officer, pending regulatory approval, with Costello becoming interim CFO with immediate effect. Notes Costello's 25 years of equity research experience, and says he will report directly to Chief Executive Bill Winters. Costello taker over from Peter Burrill who has appointed interim CFO back in February, succeeding Diego De Giorgi who stepped down. Also appoints Tanuj Kapilashrami as chief operating officer, effective immediately. Notes that Kapilashrami joined the company back in 2017, and has been a member of the management team since 2021. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened largely lower on Monday, as a surge in the oil price on conflict worry intensified inflation fear. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Monday reported a sharp rise in annual profit but warned it is too early to provide profit guidance for the new year, as the conflict in the Middle East has clouded its outlook. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Monday announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare expanded the eligible population for its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Arexvy. Read More
(Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC on Monday struck a deal to sell its portfolio of steelmaking coal mines in Australia to Dhilmar Ltd for up to USD3.88 billion in cash. Read More
(Alliance News) - Anglo American has agreed a near USD4 billion to sell a portfolio steelmaking coal mines, Prudential has acquired a majority stake in an Indian life insurer, while Kainos reports an increase in annual earnings. Read More