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Metro Bank profit soars but growth guidance cut
Metro Bank reported a solid set of full year results and tweaked its strategic targets overnight, after announcing an emergency fundraising and saying that financial regulators were to investigate its accounting error last month.
ITV teams up with BBC for streaming service, ad sales wobble
ITV is close to concluding talks with the BBC over a strategic partnership to launch a video-on-demand service called Britbox, but said profits fell last year and TV advertising sales will fall in the first four months of 2019.
Sector movers: Personal goods knocked, banks boosted
Retailers and personal goods companies were not well liked on Wednesday, while banks were higher despite the travails of Metro Bank.
Indivior launches schizophrenia treatment in US
Indivior has launched its monthly injectable treatment for adult schizophrenia in the US, for which it has guided to peak sales of $200-300m.
M&S buys 50% stake in Ocado.com
Online delivery specialist Ocado has agreed to sell Marks & Spencer a 50% share in its UK retail business for up to £750m.
M&S agrees Ocado JV, Rio Tinto unveils bumper divi
London open The FTSE 100 was being called 29 points lower by City traders on Wednesday, having closed the previous session at 7,151. 12.