* J D WETHERSPOON: J D Wetherspoon Plc forecast
record full-year sales and its annual profit to be closer
to the top-end of market expectations, after the British pubs
group reported higher revenue in the third quarter.
* MELROSE: Melrose Industries Plc said it
will continue as a pure-play aerospace company post the recent spin-off its automotive unit, after its premium engines business helped lift revenue for the first four months of the year by 19%.
* ASOS: ASOS , Britain's one-time poster child
for the shift to online fashion retailing, swung to a
first half loss .
* SMITHS GROUP: British industrial technology company
Smiths Group Plc named
Steve Williams as its next chairman to succeed George Buckley.
* COMPASS GROUP: Catering firm Compass Group raised
its fiscal 2023 profit, revenue, and margin forecasts, and
increased its share buyback, after half-year profit rose 41%.
* BP: BP expects to make a final investment decision
in 2024 on a cluster of carbon capture projects in northern
England, including a gas-fired power plant in Teesside, it said.
* MELROSE: British engineer Melrose Industries will
reposition itself into a purely aerospace focused group, Sky
News reported, citing sources.
* JD SPORTS: British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion is set to name BGL Group's Dominic Platt as its new chief
financial officer this week, Sky News reported.
* UK's main stock indexes fell on Tuesday as investors were
wary ahead of U.S. inflation data that could influence the
Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Prerna Bedi and Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
