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PZ Cussons scrubs up 44th year of dividend growth
International consumer products group PZ Cussons revenue fell 1. 5% in its full year to £809. 2m, it reported on Tuesday, although the constant currency and like-for-like changes were both 0. 9%.
Mediclinic CEO steps down
Mediclinic International has begun searching for a new chief executive after Danie Meintjes announced his retirement from the company he joined in 1985.
Informa exhibits a solid half year as profits rise
Business media group Informa said pre-tax profits rose to £148. 8m from £98. 9m as first-half revenue increased 41. 3% on strong trading in its global exhibitions division.
Segro NAV, profit up in first half
Segro posted a 5. 4% rise in first-half net asset value per share and a 23% jump in adjusted pre-tax profit on Tuesday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye Fed meeting
London stocks were set for a firmer open on Tuesday, recovering from the previous session's losses as investors eyed the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
Sector growth boosts Croda half-year profits
Half year pre-tax profits at speciality chemical company Croda rose 15. 8% to £168m boosted by currency tailwinds as sales increased 16. 2% to £707. 3m.
Rio Tinto faces SFO investigation into possible corruption
The Serious Fraud Office has launched a corruption probe into Rio Tinto’s activities in Guinea.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Consumer credit, oil, housing, Love Island
The Bank of England has told banks, credit card companies and car loan providers that they risk fresh action against reckless lending as it warned of a looming “spiral of complacency” about mounting consumer debt. In its toughest warning yet about the possibility of a rerun of the financial crisis that devastated the economy 10 years ago, Threadneedle Street admitted it was alarmed about the increase in the amount of money being borrowed on easy terms over the past year.