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RELX PLC
LON:REL
RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors save lives and insurance companies offer customers lower prices. We save taxpayers and consumers money by preventing fraud and help executives forge commercial relationships with their clients. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trader optimism returns
The UK's premier share price index closed ahead on Thursday, up 0.62%
RELX raises dividend but unsure when exhibitions will recover
Profits were affected by Exhibitions' near £500mln swing into an operating loss
RELX forecasts hefty loss for exhibitions arm in 2020
The other business areas have continued to see a gradual improvement in underlying revenue growth rates since the end of the first half
RELX keeps up dividend despite exhibitions losses from coronavirus
In its publishing businesses, electronic revenues remained robust but print revenue saw steeper than historical declines of 17-19%
RELX says revenue growth ‘slightly higher’ in first quarter, but warns future of exhibition business uncertain amid pandemic
Despite the issues with exhibitions, the company said its largest business areas were only suffering a "limited impact" from the coronavirus outbreak
RELX upped to ‘neutral’ as UBS says firm ‘less exposed’ to coronavirus
The Swiss bank said the majority of RELX’s businesses were “not highly exposed to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak”, with the notable exception of its Reed Exhibitions division
RELX downgraded to ‘hold’ as Berenberg struggles to see ‘meaningful upside’ after share price surge
The bank said that they thought RELX investors should stick with their existing investments, but it was “hard to justify putting fresh money into the name at these levels”
RELX profits rise in 2019, chairman departs
The FTSE 100-listed firm reported an adjusted pre-tax profit of 2.2bn, up 3% on the prior year, while revenues jumped 4% to £7.8bn
Citi eyes value in a Relx break-up, upgrades to ‘buy’
Citi now rates analytics and decision tools publishing business as a 'buy'.
RELX sees results in line with last year despite print book declines
In the first nine months of 2019, underlying revenue was up 4%, showing “some improvement” compared to the first half
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FTSE 100 closes in red Thursday as ECB update underwhelms
There were mixed messages in Mario Draghi's update on Thursday
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Day ahead preview: Unilever, National Express, Diageo, ECB
With a slew of corporate earnings and the European Central Bank's policy decision, Thursday will be a busy day of news
RELX tumbles as University of California cancels multi-million-pound academic journals subscription
It’s not the value of the contract itself that’s the issue, it’s more what University of California’s decision could mean for other institutions
RELX confident of another year of growth
"In 2018 we simplified our corporate structure into a single parent company, removing complexity and increasing transparency for shareholders. Shares in the single parent company are now listed in London, Amsterdam and New York," noted Sir
FTSE 100 closes in the red as US stocks take a hit; Centrica tanks
Risers on the Footsie were outnumbered 3 to 1 by fallers
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Barclays to round off trio of UK banking results on Thursday
Barclays will be a highlight in Thursday's schedule.
Deutsche Bank downgrades RELX to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’, lowers target price by 2%
In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank analysts said: “Our investment thesis on RELX has been based on our view that the shares were discounting an overly negative outlook for the science (STM) market”
RELX said to be planning £100mln takeover of Times Higher Education
RELX is understood to be among a number of suitors expected to take part in an auction of the Times Higher Education
RELX leaves full year guidance unchanged after ditching dual Anglo-Dutch structure
The firm abandoned its dual Anglo-Dutch structure for a single parent holding company in September in a bid to simplify its corporate structure
FTSE 100 closes at session peak after strong rebound in tandem with US stocks
At the close, the UK blue chip index was 41.12 points higher at 7,004.10, the session peak, and well above the early low of 6,995.99
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Lloyds, Debenhams, WPP and ECB to dominate day-ahead's financial calendar
The day ahead includes third quarter trading updates from Lloyds and WPP along with full year results from Debenhams and the ECB's policy decision.
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Third-quarter updates from Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, and RBS all due in coming week
Aside from the banking trio, updates are also due in the week ahead from the likes of WPP, Whitbread, International Airlines Group, Ryanair, Glencore and Antofagasta
RELX upgraded to ‘overweight’ by Barclays as valuation gap reopens following share underperformance
After the recent underperformance and a 2.5% upgrade to its earnings per share (EPS) forecasts, Barclay’s analysts said they now saw “good value” at a 16.7x P/E ratio
RELX’s first-half results ease concerns over German and Swedish universities dispute
Analysts had thought that a stand-off between RELX and universities in Germany and Sweden could hit revenues, but that proved not to be the case in the publisher’s half-year results
FTSE 100 keeps head above water at close: Facebook in focus
The Nasdaq on Wall Street is down over 88 points at the time of writing, at 7,420.
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Blue-chip deluge on Thursday with Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and Diageo (and more) set to report
Three of the 10 largest London-listed companies (by capitalisation) are updating the market on Thursday. A dozen or more other household names are also expected to report.
Pearson out in the cold as Deutsche Bank takes a shine to information providers
The information publishing sector is in rude health, according to Deutsche Bank
UBS cuts RELX to ‘sell’, believes earnings acceleration which drove material outperformance over last 3 years “coming to an end”
Following a 17% share price appreciation in the last three months, in part driven by a weaker pound, the Swiss bank has left its target price for RELX unchanged at 1,555p
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FTSE 100 closes above 7,420 but gains capped by fall in Shell, US trade deficit in goods drops
Imports in the period fell 2.1%, while exports increased 2.4%
Shire takeover talk will overshadow results after Takeda upped the ante
Takeda on Wednesday increased its offer for Shire up to £46bn or £49 per share.
RELX issues "steady as she goes" AGM statement
"We have continued to focus on the organic development of increasingly sophisticated information-based analytics and decision tools that deliver enhanced value to our customers," the company said at its AGM
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FTSE 100 closes firmly higher as metals prices, sterling help
FTSE 100 gained support from higher metals prices and a slide in sterling on Wednesday to close higher
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Bunzl expected to report solid organic sales growth
Updates are expected from Bunzl, Countryside Properties and Jupiter Fund Management, among others
RELX finds market hard to please as it simplifies corporate structure
RELX NV shareholders will receive one RELX PLC share in exchange for each RELX NV share held. The group's shares will be listed in London, Amsterdam and New York
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FTSE 100 closes up, boosted by mining stocks and as pound strengthens against the dollar
The UK's blue-chip index closes up 20.84 points to 7,234.81
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RELX and ConvaTec among the names in Thursday’s diary
RELX is expected to see revenue and profit growth, whereas ConvaTec will report on what's seen as a disappointing year.
Diverse opinions on RELX ahead of results this week, with an Investec 'buy' just in favour
Investec's analysts said they see a “nice buying opportunity" ahead of the full-year numbers, due on February 15
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Inflation numbers from UK and US to be eyed closely in coming week amid rate hike fears
Week ahead includes the latest UK and US consumer price indexes, plus corporate updates from RELX PLC, Coca Cola HBC PLC, Shire PLC and ConvaTec PLC
Ohhhh yes! Direct Line's trading update provides insurer with a lift
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Friday
FTSE 100's losses lengthen as US markets move back into reverse
The US rally fizzled out prompting a late sell-off in an already below-water London
RELX Group reports continued underlying revenue growth, reaffirms full year outlook
In a brief trading update, the FTSE 100-listed global professional information and analytics company said its underlying revenue growth was 4% in the first nine months of 2017
FTSE 100 closes higher as sterling weakens against US dollar; Barclays plunges
The UK blue chip index closed down over 39 points at 7.486.
Barclays is next up in this week’s UK banking procession
Much like Lloyds, Barclays has had to set aside provisions for PPI claims.
FTSE 100 finishes 63 points up, boosted by weak pound
Around 3pm, the UK benchmark index was ahead almost 65 points at 7,476, just holding off the day’s peak of 7,484.53 hit after the Bank of England left UK rate unchanged
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FTSE 100 closes nine points lower as AstraZeneca weighs
It's been a busy day here in London; 15% of FTSE 100-listed companies have had some sort of meaningful news out...
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Lloyds to report strong quarterly figures in first results since government sold remaining stake
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Dutch Shell are among a slew of companies reporting earnings on Thursday
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Day ahead: Retailers at opposite ends of shopping spectrum in focus
Luxury group Burberry PLC will deliver a pre-close season trading update, while Primark discount clothing chain owner Associated British Foods PLC delivers its first-half results
FTSE ends lower as Wall St adds to ex-divi stock blues
With around half-an-hour of trading to go in London, the FTSE100 index was almost 20 points lower at 7,282, the day’s worst levels, well below an earlier peak of 7,310.
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Barclays next in to bat as banking results season continues
Will Barclays' results be duff, like HSBC's, or buff, like Lloyds'?
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Week ahead: Housebuilders and banks dominate agenda with slew of earnings
Housebuilders and banks will take centre stage with a slew of London-listed corporate earnings to be published.
'Knowing me, knowing you' – the GBG story
The firm's activities break down into three areas: Personnel screening; Fraud, risk and compliance management; and Customer insight - who they are and how they'll behave
FTSE 100 drops; RBS hit by huge fine warning
FTSE 100 stocks dropped on Wednesday, dragged lower by housebuilders and building materials firms, as investors absorbed a poor trading statement from Barratt Developments. But RBS may have more bad news in the morning
Lloyds Banking and RBS to give post-Brexit vote updates
Britain's banks had enough on their plates already, but the Brexit vote made things more complicated still
PREVIEW: Investors look for signs of synergies from Shell's acquisition of BG
To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
PREVIEW: Insurance and travel the concerns at Moneysupermarket.com
Analysts will be paying particular interest to Moneymarket.com's commentary on the insurance and travel verticals
Week Ahead: Cash collection in focus at Utilitywise
Utilitwise is keen to align supplier commercial terms to improve cash conversion
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Thursday's agenda: Unilever to serve up mixed fare
Marmite may divide opinions but most people agree the brand's owner, Unilever, is a bit of a stodgy but reliable pudding of a company.
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Week Ahead: Emerging markets growth a concern at Unilever
Property companies feature heavily this week, but the man in the street may be more interested in an update from consumer goods giant Unilever, maker of the mighty/manky Marmite.
Anglo American ought to drop its divi, Investec says
Anglo American, Premier Oil, House builders, Asos and Smith & Nephew are all in the broker spotlight
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Broker Spotlight – BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Diageo, IAG, Reed Elsevier
SocGen has shuffled its pack of mining majors
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FTSE100 continues lower as traders flee equities
FTSE100 closed over 36 points lower at 6,753 contining the decline, with media group Pearson (LON:PSON) the biggest laggard. Investors are put off risk due to a number of macro issues, including Greece.
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FTSE 100 down 18 at lunch, Plus500 starts unfreezing accounts
London's blue chips were led lower by miners after weak chinese data and downgrades from Societe Generale.
FTSE 100 flat as HSBC grabs headlines
The UK's blue-chip stocks nudged lower as HSBC announced it is slashing up to 25,000 jobs worldwide, with 8,000 job cuts expected in the UK.
Risers & Fallers: DDD, Weatherly, SacOil, Oxford Instruments, Regency Mines, Dragon-Ukraine
DDD pulled out of its recent slump as it said response to a new product had been good. Conversely, Oxford Instruments has been finding it hard going in Japan and Russia.
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FTSE 100 flat early as HSBC grabs headlines
The UK's blue-chip stocks nudged lower as HSBC announced it is slashing up to 25,000 jobs worldwide, with 8,000 job cuts expected in the UK.
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