Chicken roll boosts sales but Greggs warns of food inflation May 12, 2026 Brits’ warm embrace of the new chicken sausage roll has helped boost turnover at Greggs, but the company warned it could be burnt by food inflation if the Iran war persists. Greggs’ share price jumped more than six per cent on Tuesday’s market open, to 1,618p, though the stock remained down three per cent in [...]
SES Delivers Robust Q1 2026 Results & Reiterates Full-Year Outlook May 12, 2026 SES S.A. announces financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2026. Q1 2026 Performance (€ million) Q1 2026 as reported (1) Q1 2025 as reported (1) ∆ At constant FX (2) Q1 2025 like-for-like(3) ∆ At constant FX (2) Average €/$ FX rate 1.18 1.04 1.04 Revenue 847 509 +80.5% 909 [...]
London’s prime property market isn’t collapsing May 12, 2026 Contrary to popular belief, London's prime property market isn't failing. But it is fundamentally changing, writes David Austin.
When does fish, chips and mushy peas become an unaffordable luxury? May 12, 2026 When prices rise so high and budgets get so tight, consumers adjust their habits permanently. This is looming in the energy markets as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will not be resolved any time soon, says Helen Thomas As Ryan, the owner of Harrison’s Fish and Chip shop, said to me on Friday [...]
How high-net-worth individuals can rival private equity in sport May 12, 2026 Sport has been dominated by private equity, but high-net-worth individuals and family offices are coming becoming more common. At the end of April, Andrea Agnelli, the former chairman of Juventus, launched Gamma Waves Partners, a sport-focused investment platform targeting opportunities in innovative sports competitions, teams and athletes. Co-founded with former Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini and [...]
Bond market rounds on Rayner’s economic platform May 12, 2026 Angela Rayner’s economic response to the Labour party’s bruising local elections defeat would trigger a sell-off in UK governments debt at a time when Britain’s borrowing costs are already at multi-decade highs, bond investors and analysts have warned. The former deputy Prime Minister laid out a detailed proposal for how her party to respond to [...]
Compass shares jump as it shrugs off inflation concerns with profit upgrade May 11, 2026 Shares in Compass Group jumped on Monday morning as shrugged off concerns over inflation eating into its margins after upgrading its profit forecasts. The FTSE 100 catering giant, which has served meals everywhere from prisons to oil rigs, upped its profit growth estimate from 10 per cent to “above” 11 per cent for the year [...]
London to be hit hardest as jobs market struggles through 2026 May 11, 2026 The jobs market is set to worsen throughout the year, with UK employment forecast to suffer a net loss of 163,000 jobs. That’s according to research from the ITEM Club, which has found that London is set to bear the largest absolute decline, shedding an estimated 25,000 positions as its retail and hospitality sectors slow. [...]
Janus Henderson Group plc Reports First Quarter 2026 Results May 8, 2026 Solid long-term investment performance, with 66%, 67%, and 68% of assets under management (“AUM”) outperforming relevant benchmarks on a three-, five-, and 10-year basis, respectively, as of March 31, 2026 AUM of US$480 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of 29% year over year First quarter 2026 net inflows of US$2.9 billion compared to breakeven net flows in fourth quarter 2025 First quarter 2026 diluted EPS of US$0.59 and adjusted diluted EPS of US$0.90
AngloGold Ashanti Q1 31 March 2026 Earnings Release and Dividend Declaration May 8, 2026 AngloGold Ashanti delivers record free cash flow* of $1.2bn and EBITDA*(4) of $2.3bn • Gold production(1)(2) +1% • Net cash*(4) of $868m • Q1 2026 interim dividend of $585m, or 116 cps • Proposed $2.0bn share repurchase programme announced