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UK companies

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Diageo PLC
    Diageo posts sales boost as buyers load up on drinks ahead of World Cup

    Strong quarterly trading in Latin America helps FTSE 100 group beat forecasts despite US spirits slump

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    A customer’s hand removes a bottle of Smirnoff vodka from a supermarket shelf among other Smirnoff bottles.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    UK retail industry
    UK supermarkets ask competition watchdog to rein in Aldi and Lidl

    Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland are seeking to stop discounters preventing them opening stores nearby

    3 hours ago
    A sign with the Aldi logo is shown outside an Aldi Local store, with its reflection visible in a window.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Telecoms
    Lex. Vodafone’s slow-burn strategy is starting to pay off

    The share price has picked up and its valuation as a multiple of forecast earnings has risen to the top of European telcos

    Premium content
    Vodafone shop exterior in London with a red sign and blurred pedestrians walking past the entrance.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    UK banks
    Santander to remove TSB brand from British high streets after 215 years

    Spanish bank to run combined business as Santander UK after £2.65bn takeover

    3 hours ago
    Two customers stand at an outdoor TSB ATM in York, one using the machine and another waiting behind with a handbag.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Energy sector
    Fusion start-up backed by Bill Gates plans UK’s first commercial plant

    Most ambitious British timeframe yet for the technology comes as US and China race ahead in funding for sector

    3 hours ago
    Bill Gates speaks with animated hand gestures during the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025 Global Business Forum.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Private equity
    Can Britain’s star tech investor dodge the SaaSpocalypse?

    Delayed IPO of €19bn software group Visma was meant to be a crowning moment for PE group Hg — and London

    3 hours ago
    Visma logo, stylized US $100 bills and a black-and-white image of the London Stock Exchange building arranged in a graphic layout.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Could the US scrap quarterly reporting?

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed allowing public companies to file earnings reports semi-annually

    3 hours ago
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Crispin Odey
    Crispin Odey accused of seeking to create a ‘false reality’ by UK regulator

    Lawyers for hedge fund boss say that FCA tried to bring sexual harassment case ‘by the back door’

    Crispin Odey outside, wearing glasses and a suit with a blue sweater and red tie, arriving at court.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    UK banks
    HSBC profits hit by $400mn ‘fraud-related’ exposure

    Loss came via Apollo lending to collapsed mortgage lender MFS

    The HSBC logo and red emblem displayed on the upper exterior of the bank's Hong Kong headquarters.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Telecoms
    Vodafone to take full control of UK mobile operator in £4.3bn deal

    CK Hutchison’s decision to sell 49% stake is latest in series of Hong Kong conglomerate’s asset disposals

    Logos of Vodafone and Three outside a building
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Companies
    Consumers face more pain as companies threaten price rises

    Executives warn that a prolonged energy shock would increase pressure to pass on costs to customers

    A shopper carrying a basket walks down a grocery aisle lined with various food products at a supermarket.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Hydrogen power
    Shell lobbying EU over rules on how green its green hydrogen must be

    Debate on power standards is playing out across industries

    Shell logo on a large white oil storage silo at the Pernis refinery, with its reflection visible in water in the foreground.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Private equity firms face reckoning as £31bn broadband push turns sour

    Significant losses and consumer ‘inertia’ drive expectations of consolidation among the ‘altnet’ UK providers

    The high cost of building out networks left altnets such as G.Network saddled with debts
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Beer and spirits
    Lex. Scotch truce should give US trade partners a dram of hope

    Industry offers glaring example of the self-defeating nature of tariffs

    Premium content
    A whisky glass containing a small amount of amber liquid, with blurred golden lights in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Travel & leisure industry
    UK pub groups betting on World Cup to counter sluggish consumer demand

    Optimism comes as a result of early bookings despite the sector enduring tepid sales growth in March

    England football fans gather outside and inside a London pub, some wearing England shirts and flags, watching the final of Euro 2024.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Retail sector
    How the UK’s ‘King of Trainers’ ran into trouble

    The athleisure boom turned JD Sports into a global powerhouse but slowing sales have led to conflict in the boardroom

    A person walks past a large JD Sports advertisement featuring the slogan ‘Forever Forward’ in bold yellow and black.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    AI in Practice
    Restaurants lean on AI to cut waste and reduce costs

    Hospitality sector has been slower than others at adopting the technology

    Julia Gilbert sits in front of a dark, speckled wall, wearing a dark blazer and a silver necklace.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Dubai food conglomerate IFFCO set to go into provisional liquidation

    Creditors nominated FTI Consulting in effort to protect assets as firm struggles with $2bn debt pile and fallout from Iran war

    Tubs of London Dairy ice cream in various flavours, including Moose Tracks and Pralines & Cream, arranged in a supermarket freezer.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    IPOs
    Software group IFS gears up for listing amid AI unease

    CEO Mark Moffat says industrial software group will consider London, Europe and New York for IPO

    Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot equipped with SpaceGrab's automated patrol inspection system on display at Zero-E Thermal Expo.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Energy sector
    Dividend payments from UK companies up ‘over a fifth’ on last year

    Total payouts were £16.4bn during the first quarter of 2026

    Dettol, Air Wick, Vanish, and Cillit Bang cleaning and hygiene products arranged inside a cupboard.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Japanese business & finance
    The couple fighting a 52m-high data centre next door

    Japan is getting ready for a huge surge in AI facilities — and complaints from nearby residents

    Munekazu and Erin Tanikawa stand on their apartment balcony, looking out over a parking lot where construction equipment is visible.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC
    Ultra Electronics agrees £15mn deal to avoid prosecution by UK SFO

    Defence company accused of failing to prevent bribery in Algeria and Oman

    An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet flies above snow-dusted fields during a Nato air policing mission.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Investments
    Directors’ Deals: Costain’s finance chief sells after deferred share award

    Construction group’s shares have bounced in recent years

    Two workers wearing high-visibility Costain jackets and hard hats observe construction equipment and a large yellow crane at a work site.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Investments
    Stockpickers: Tracsis, Keystone Law Group, Card Factory

    Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week

    Picture of Paddington station with GWR train on the platform.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco argues equal pay claim disregards ‘economic reality’

    Supermarket one of several retailers forced to explain salary differences to employment tribunals

    Tesco supermarket exterior with a clock above the entrance and people walking in the car park.
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