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AEW UK REIT acquires assets in Portsmouth for £6.4m
AEW UK REIT, which directly owns a diversified portfolio of regional UK commercial property assets, has acquired 208-220 Commercial Road and 7-13 Crasswell Street in Portsmouth for a total sum of £6. 4m, the company announced on Thursday.
Treasury committee criticises Hammond over Bank of England diversity
MPs have criticised the chancellor over his commitment to encouraging diversity at the Bank of England.
Results round-up
Playtech said on Thursday that its performance for the full year will be around 5% below the bottom end of market expectations due to a slowdown in Asia and challenges with its Sun Bingo contract.
Europe close: Spanish investors shrug off central bank warning about Catalan risks
European stocks ended the day little changed with investors waiting on the release of the White House's tax reform plans later in the session and Friday's all-important monthly US jobs report.
Former Labour cabinet minister accuses HSBC of "possible criminal complicity" linked to Gupta Scandal
Lord Peter Hain, a leading anti-apartheid campaigner who grew up in South Africa, has informed parliament that he had asked the UK Treasury to investigate an unnamed UK bank for "possible criminal complicity" regarding corruption allegations in South Africa.
Commodities: Gold firms up as investors weigh up latest tax plan
Thursday saw Republicans outline a new tax plan to cut taxes for corporations and some middle class families.
Director dealings: Asos boss and finance chief cash in
Asos's chief and finance director both sold a substantial number of shares in online fashion retailer following the vesting of options granted to them in January 2015 under the aegis of the company's incentive plan.
Shell profit beats forecasts for third quarter
Royal Dutch Shell's third-quarter profit beat forecasts, rising by almost half to $4. 1bn (£3. 1bn) as Britain's biggest oil company benefited from rising oil prices.
European Airline signs letter of intent to purchase at least 31 C-series planes
Multinational aerospace and transportation company Bombardier has announced that an unnamed European airline has signed a letter of intent to buy at least 31 of its C-series planes with options for an additional 30 aircraft.
FX round-up: BoE moves to raise rates, greenback weakens on tax plan
The Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates on Thursday for the first time in more than 10 years from 0. 25% to 0. 5%.
RBC slashes Fevertree target price on competitive threat from Schweppes
Analysts at RBC Capital Markets slashed their target price on shares of Fevertree ahead of the re-launch of Schweppes's more premium 1783 brand and in light of the recent acceleration in the rate of organic growth in the company's sales in the UK market to over 60% since the backhalf of 2016.
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Things are still looking up for B&M Retail's share price, Jefferies argues ahead of the company's interims, pointing to the firm's solid scores on customer satisfaction and the potential for its acquisition of Heron Foods to add to growth.
European Metals completes infill drilling programme in Czech Republic - Cadence Minerals
Cadence Minerals reported on Thursday that European Metals, in which it has 20% equity stake, has completed a six core-hole infill drilling programme at the Cinovec Project in the Czech Republic.
Herencia Resources 'not aware of reason' for share spike
Shares in AIM minnow Herencia Resources spiked on Thursday but the company could not come up with any explanation.
London close: FTSE higher on rate rise as sterling tumbles
The top flight index closed higher on Thursday as the pound skidded versus both the dollar and the euro after the Bank of England hiked interest rates for the first time in a decade, as widely expected.
Friday preview: Non-farm payrolls, UK services PMI, Smith & Nephew, TP ICAP
Friday completes a busy week with some key macroeconomic data in the form of a UK services sector survey and US non-farm payrolls, with results in London from the likes of Smith & Nephew and TP Icap.
Jefferies sees good growth prospects at B&M Retail, lifts target price
Things are still looking up for B&M Retail's share price, Jefferies argues ahead of the company's interims, pointing to the firm's solid scores on customer satisfaction and the potential for its acquisition of Heron Foods to add to growth.
Time Warner and AT&T shares drop on antitrust suit report
US Department of Justice officials are considering bringing an antitrust lawsuit over AT&T’s proposed deal to acquire Time Warner, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
FTSE 250 movers: Howden heads higher on update; Playtech pummeled on warning
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 2% to 20,370. 70 in afternoon trade on Thursday as investors digested a widely-expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve - the first in a decade.
AppScatter upbeat ahead of public platform launch
Business-to-business software-as-a-service app distribution platform provider appScatter Group updated the market on its operations on Thursday, ahead of the planned public launch of the appScatter platform later in November.