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Arron Banks and Leave.EU fined £135,000 over data protection breach
Brexit campaign backer Arron Banks' insurance company and the Leave. EU campaign have been fined £135,000 by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday for data misuse during the 2016 referendum.
Sector movers: Telecoms, tobacco and miners weigh
Telecoms, tobacco, miners and banks were the sectors on the slide on Tuesday, while industrial engineers and food producers were providing buoyancy.
Craneware hails 'positive' start to the year
Craneware hailed a "positive" start to trading in the first four months of the year on Tuesday, in line with management expectations.
New Look first-half sales drop but profits rise
Struggling fashion retailer New Look reported an improvement in first-half profitability on Tuesday, even as revenues declined.
Flybe concerns are 'overdone', HSBC expects airlines to self-heal
Analysts at HSBC upgraded low-cost carrier Flybe to 'buy' on Tuesday, noting that the value of the firm's assets seemed to have been "ignored" since its profit warning in late October.
May faces cabinet meeting with hopes for Brexit breakthrough
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces her cabinet on Tuesday to discuss Brexit negotiations and try to reach an agreement over the terms of the backstop option to ensure a soft border in Ireland.
Manchester City accused of breaking UEFA finance rules
Rival football clubs have called for an investigation of Manchester City after a German newspaper published reports that the club has manipulated contracts in order to flaunt UEFA’s financial fair play laws.
Asia report: US midterms and China-US relations subdue market rise
Most Asian markets crept upwards in Tuesday trading but gains were limited as investors exercised caution ahead of US midterm elections and attempts from Beijing to pursue trade talks with Washington.
Facebook reveals possible Russian meddling in US midterms
Facebook said it has found page groups and profiles on its platforms engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour that could be aimed at meddling in the US midterm elections.
Divided Americans head to polls in US midterms
Americans were preparing to vote in the most divided midterm elections in living memory as the Democratic Party sought to capitalise on President Donald Trump's unpopularity and seize control of the House of Representatives.
ABF rating looks 'attractive' compared to retail and consumer peers - analysts
Analysts at RBC Capital Markets reiterated their ‘outperform’ rating on Primark owner AB Foods on Tuesday, noting that its slightly-better-than-expected full-year results were a welcome surprise ahead of the acceleration its US expansion.
Tlou Energy advances Lesedi project
Tlou Energy said drilling at its Lesedi coal bed methane project in Botswana was advancing as expected.
Morrisons relies on wholesale as store growth slows
Further strong expansion of its wholesale arm lifted sales at Morrisons in the third quarter, but growth in the rest of the supermarket chain slowed from the rapid rate in the preceding quarter.
Zoo Digital profits crawl but amid heavy investment
Strategic investments by Zoo Digital in the first half held back profits growth but provided the localisation and digital distribution specialist with a platform for "significant" expansion and strong cash generation in the second half, it said on Tuesday.
US pre-open: Stocks to slip ahead of mid-terms
US stocks looked set to edge lower at the open on Tuesday as investors eyed the mid-term elections.
London midday: Stocks fall further as pound slips back; US mid-terms eyed
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Tuesday even as the pound slipped back, as the US mid-term elections loomed.
Europe midday: Stocks edge lower ahead of US mid-terms; Pandora and Zalando weigh
European stocks were slightly lower by midday on Tuesday as investors exercised caution ahead of the US mid-term elections, while disappointing earnings from the likes of Zalando and Pandora also weighed.
BT spikes on Deutsche Telekom speculation
BT Group shares spiked on Tuesday morning amid merger speculation in connection with Germany's Deutsche Telekom.
Proteome Sciences short of expectations as orders mount
Proteome Sciences warned that its overall performance is lagging behind expectations on Tuesday even as the value of the company’s committed work orders in 2018 will double that of last year.
First Derivatives 'confident of growth prospects' amid high demand
Irish financial technology outfit First Derivatives (FD) achieved revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year after license revenue shot up, the company reported on Tuesday.