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Marginalised families are biggest losers from spending cuts - EHRC
Marginalised families including single mothers, black families and severely disabled households are the biggest losers in income as a result from UK spending cuts between 2010 and 2022.
Services sector optimism and profitability falls - CBI
Profitability across the service sector and optimism about the coming year's trading both fell sharply in the past three months, according to the latest quarterly services sector survey from the CBI.
US close: Stocks record strong gains following dovish tone from Powell
Wall Street stocks closed considerably higher on Wednesday as hopes that China and the US would be able to reach a truce on trade at this week's G20 meeting were renewed and a dovish tone by Fed chairman Jerome Powell sent the Dow 600 points higher in late trading.
Interest rates in the US are 'just below' neutral, Fed's Powell says
Interest rates in the US are "just below" neutral, the President of the US Federal Reserve said.
Europe close: Stocks bide their time ahead of Fed's Powell, G-20
Stocks on the Continent finished the session little changed as investors waited on a key speech from the head of the US central bank scheduled for after the close of stockmarkets.
Thursday preview: Inflation data, FOMC minutes
The focus of Thursday's session is likely to be inflation readings on either side of the Pond, although the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last policy meeting may also make for interesting reading.
Arc Minerals interesects 'encouraging' copper mineralisation in Zambia
Arc Minerals confirmed on Wednesday that it has intersected "significant" copper mineralisation at the Kalaba Cobalt-Copper project in the Zambia copper belt.
Director dealings: UDG director ups stake
UDG Healthcare non-executive director Myles Lee has purchased 6,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250 constituent.
All major UK lenders pass BoE's stress tests
The United Kingdom's banking system is ready to face even the worst possible scenarios, the Bank of England judged in its latest Financial Stability report.
London close: Builders, airlines weigh on FTSE after grim Brexit reports
London stocks on Wednesday edged lower for the second day in a row, with housebuilders and airlines leading the decline as investors digested estimates that the UK will be much worse off under any Brexit scenario.
Broker tips: Yellow Cake, Marks & Spencer, Thomas Cook, Vodafone
Analysts at Berenberg upped its target price on uranium specialist Yellow Cake on Wednesday, pointing to a "resuscitated spot market" and rapidly rising uranium prices.
US weekly oil stockpiles build more quickly than expected
US crude oil stockpiles jumped last week, easily surpassing analysts' forecasts.
Computacenter jumps on Amazon Web Services partnership
IT services outfit Computacenter made strong gains on Wednesday after it was chosen by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to be an official partner of its "Well-Architected Framework".
Vodafone offers a little 'hope' after Dutch M&A ruling - Berenberg
Confirmation by European Commission antitrust authorities of the merger between the third and fourth biggest Dutch telecoms players "is the best piece of news that this unloved sector has had in at least the last two years", said Berenberg on Wednesday.
Google CEO to be grilled by Congress next month
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in Congress on 5 December where he is expected to be questioned regarding project Dragonfly and Google’s alleged political bias.
US open: Stocks tick higher amid renewed hopes of a truce between Beijing and Washington
Wall Street trading started on a positive note on Wednesday as hopes that China and the US would be able to reach a truce on trade at this week's G20 meeting were renewed.
N4 Pharma bears more good news on its Nuvec particles
Specialist pharmaceutical company N4 Pharma updated on the latest key research findings for its ‘Nuvec’ delivery system on Wednesday.
Putin calls on US to abandon 'unilateral sanctions', says $60 oil 'acceptable'
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the US to abandon its policy of unilateral sanctions and to instead seek common ground.
FTSE 250 movers: Computacenter jumps on Amazon partnership; Victrex melts away
London's FTSE 250 was steady at 18,675. 86 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, with Computacenter on the rise on the back of a new partnership with Amazon.
Harvest Minerals makes sales and regulatory progress
Fertiliser producer Harvest Minerals updated the market on its operations on Wednesday, reporting further additions to its internal sales and marketing team.