A guide to the FTSE 350: The Companies and Markets Show
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Jennifer Johnson talks about the recently published GSK results, which showed strong growth, but the ongoing Zantac litigation is hanging over the shares. The team also touch on the prospects of rival pharma companies AstraZeneca and Indivior. Our US-based journalist Arthur Sants joins from New York to unpack the growth, capex and future returns worries investors may have about the Magnificent Seven. It’s then on to food producers AG Barr and Premier Foods with Mark Robinson, who shares news of trading updates, a new CEO sourced from an unlikely sector, and the prospects for growth. Last on the agenda, Mark shares the thinking behind his latest feature on regulation and how investors can get involved with the companies using it to their advantage. Dan Jones is joined by Jennifer Johnson, Alex Newman, Arthur Sants and Mark Robinson. Timestamps 1:34 GSK and pharmaceutical firms 15:20 US Tech stocks  28:58 AG Barr and Premier Foods 36:22 Regulation Mentioned in this episode Semiconductor industry split between AI and the rest GSK's RSV vaccine success makes its shares look cheap Irn Bru maker AG Barr buoyed by new subsidiaries Three companies benefitting from more regulation FTSE 350 Review: The drinks brands likely to grow in a struggling market FTSE 350 Review: Will GSK replace Astra as the investor favourite? FTSE 350 Review: Software companies scramble to find AI uses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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