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ITV sells London Television Centre for £145.6m
Broadcaster ITV has exchanged contracts for the sale of the London Television Centre on the South Bank to Mitsubishi Estate London for £145. 6m in cash.
US consumer sentiment improves a touch in November
US consumer sentiment improved a little in November, according to a preliminary reading from the University of Michigan.
Windar Photonics warns on profits
Windar Photonics warned on Friday that its full-year results were set to be below market expectations.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners retreat on trade news; Hiscox recovers
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 5% at 7,368. 60 in afternoon trade on Friday as hopes of a trade deal between the US and China faded.
EasyJet, Jet2 buy Thomas Cook airport slots
Thomas Cook's slots at Gatwick and Bristol airports have been sold to EasyJet for £36m, while Jet2 has bought its slots at Manchester, Birmingham and London Stansted airports for an undisclosed sum.
Standard Chartered CEO, CFO pensions cut
Asia-focused lender Standard Chartered will cut the pension allowances of chief executive officer Bill Winters and chief financial officer Andy Halford following shareholder protests.
Games Workshop trading 'well', profit and revenue ahead of last year
Games Workshop said on Friday that trading since its update in September had continued "well", with profit and sales ahead of the previous year.
Citi trims BT target price to incorporate Virgin Media contract loss
Citi trimmed its price target on BT to 205p from 220p on Friday as it incorporated the loss of the Virgin Media wholesale contract, which was announced earlier this week.
London midday: Stocks remain lower as trade deal hopes dashed
London stocks were off lows but still in the red by midday on Friday as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China faded.
Week ahead: UK macro calendar jam-packed; Burberry, Vodafone results eyed
The UK macro calendar is jam-packed next week, with GDP, manufacturing, jobs data, inflation and retail sales figures all slated for release.
Charles Taylor agrees higher takeover offer from Lovell Minnick
Charles Taylor has agreed an increased takeover offer from US private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners.
London open: Stocks fall amid conflicting China-US trade news
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China faded, with British Airways parent IAG among the losers after a disappointing update.
Phoenix Group CEO Clive Bannister to retire
Insurer Phoenix Group said on Friday that chief executive officer Clive Bannister will retire on 10 March 2020 after the company’s full-year results and be succeeded by former Aviva executive Andy Briggs.
London pre-open: Stocks set for losses amid China-US trade confusion
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday as investors continued to weigh up the potential for a China-US trade deal.
Friday newspaper round-up: Mothercare, LGIM, StanChart,
Mothercare is launching a closing down sale with nearly all products “dramatically reduced” as it prepares to close all its 79 stores and its website in the UK. The baby and maternity retailer is to begin clearing stock with the sale on Friday after appointing administrators from the advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers on Tuesday, who are to close down its UK retail arm with the loss of more than 2,800 jobs within the next few months. Jobs at Mothercare’s warehouse and call centres – which are outsourced to other companies – are also at risk.