Diageo: Shares at Guinness maker sink as Latin America hangover continues July 30, 2024 Diageo reported a decline in annual profit on Tuesday as issues in Latin America continued to weigh on the world's largest spirit maker.
Irish law firm William Fry drafts in its former City of London boss to top job July 1, 2024 Elite Irish law firm William Fry has elected its former London office lead Stephen Keogh as its next managing partner
On the 200th birthday of the pint and after Euro 2024, let’s pour beer duty down the sink June 17, 2024 As you’re enjoying the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany don’t forget how much the taxman is hitting each and every pint you drink. So on the 200th birthday of the pint measurement it is time the political parties help us all out, on both sides of the bar, writes Emma McClarkin OBE, British Beer and [...]
Premier League signs up Guinness to replace Budweiser in £40m deal June 12, 2024 Guinness saw off competition from Heineken to replace Budweiser.
Why one stockpicker thinks the FTSE 100 is ‘pregnant with value and opportunity’ May 21, 2024 The FTSE 100 and UK markets are "pregnant with value and opportunity", a leading City stockpicker has said
Workday to invest £550m in Britain to cement it as tech ‘superpower’ May 15, 2024 US software giant Workday has announced plans to invest more than £550m in the UK over the next three years.
Guinness-maker Diageo poaches Coca-Cola bottler finance chief as Crew looks to revive sales May 3, 2024 Diageo has poached a new chief financial officer from the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler today as chief executive Debra Crew pushes ahead with plans to revive the drinks giant's flagging sales.
Are LVMH, Nestle, L’Oreal and Hermes Europe’s alternative to Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Tesla? April 9, 2024 Much has been made of the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks - Meta, Apple, Amazon. Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - which have dominated the US market amid a boom in demand for AI and, until recently, more optimism over potential interest rate cuts.
Diageo drafts in former head of civil service Sir John Manzoni as new chair March 19, 2024 This comes as Diageo, which makes drinks such as Guinness and Pimm's, has seen its share price drop in the last year, in part due to the pressure of rising energy costs.
IWD: Who are the four FTSE 100 firms with both female CEOs and CFOs? March 8, 2024 Out of the 100 companies in the FTSE, only 10 have a female CEO, compared to 24 CFOs. 14 of the female CFOs have been in their current role for less than two years, data from AJ Bell revealed.