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May under pressure to resign, says she's 'not a quitter'
British prime minister Theresa May answered critics on Wednesday, saying she will fight in the next election while reiterating that she still has a long-term job to do - deliver on Brexit.
Wednesday broker round-up
Tullow Oil: Canaccord downgrades to hold with a target price of 220p.
Johnson Matthey agree battery material collaboration
Johnson Matthey has sold its automotive battery systems business to US power company Cummins but agreed to collaborate on developing the UK group's new high energy battery material.
UK parliamentary committee flies to Washington for fake news inquiry
MPs will question senior executives and journalists from CNN, the New York Times and CBS News in Washington as part of a parliamentary enquiry into fake news on Thursday.
Drunk tourists may lose their insurance claims, ombudsman warns
Insurers have denied tourists' insurance claims when they considered excessive drinking had been involved in the accident.
BBC women accuse bosses of 'threats' over equal pay requests
Female employees of the BBC have accused the broadcaster's chiefs of “veiled threats” when they asked for equal pay.
May hopes to cement post-Brexit trade ties in China visit
Theresa May is to embark on a three day visit to China to boost post-Brexit trade and investment ties with the largest-ever UK trade delegation comprising over 50 business leaders.
Shire and ABB strike deal to develop and commercialize autoimmune diseases treatment
Shire Pharmaceuticals and AB Biosciences have struck a deal to develop and commercialise ABB’s PRIM Program to treat autoimmune diseases and other immune-mediated disorders.
Tuesday broker round-up
Dechra Pharmatheuticals: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 2,631p.
Ryanair recognises British pilots union for the first time
Ryanair has agreed to recognise the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) to represent 600 UK-based pilots who account for 25% of Ryanair’s pilots.
Monday broker round-up
Diageo plc: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector perform with a target price of 2,400p.
Brexit could threaten energy security with risks of supply cuts and bigger bills
Without its EU partnership, the UK would lose its energy trading efficiency and could face power shortages and higher costs, a report published by the House of Lords has revealed on Monday.
Online investment fraudsters pinch £87,000 every day in UK
UK online investors lost a whopping £87,410 per day to binary options scams in 2017 and the financial watchdog has warned .
Financial services sector's mood worsens over Brexit uncertainty
Most British firms fear the impact of Brexit on the UK’s position as a leading global financial centre, although business volumes are expected to pick up in the first three months of 2018, a survey from the CBI and PwC has found.
China's economic 'brain' Liu He named vice premier
Chinese economist Liu He, seen as the brain behind the country’s economic and financial policies, has been named Vice Premier to President Xi Jinping.
Trump set to make work visit to the UK later in 2018
Donald Trump is set to make a work visit to the UK later this year after meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Trump offers dreamers 1.8m visas in exchange for funding for wall
The White House has announced the outline of an immigration plan that would allow 1. 8m immigrants to become US citizens in exchange for a $25bn budget to fund a border wall with México and tighter controls on legal immigration.
GSK gets two positive recommendation from EU medicines agency
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline have received positive recommendations from the European medicines approval committee for two treatments on Friday, one an inhaled asthma treatment and the other for prevention of shingles.
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