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Berenberg downgrades Centamin amid caution over 2019 guidance
Berenberg downgraded gold miner Centamin to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ on Friday, cutting the price target to 106p from 115p, citing caution over 2019 guidance.
James Halstead confident going forward despite Brexit concerns
Commercial flooring company James Halstead confirmed it was continuing its long record of increased dividend payments on Friday, as investors gathered for the annual general meeting.
AJ Bell sets price for upcoming London IPO
Investment platform AJ Bell on Friday reached an issue price of 160p per share for its upcoming initial public offering, giving the group a market capitalisation of approximately £651m from day one.
Standard Life Investments almost halves property vacancy rate
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has completed the letting of its largest vacancy, it announced on Friday - a logistics unit in Swadlincote.
Roche's 'Tecentriq' gets another FDA approval
Roche announced on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ‘Tecentriq’ (atezolizumab) in combination with ‘Avastin’ (bevacizumab), paclitaxel and carboplatin (chemotherapy), for the initial treatment of people with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations.
House price growth falls to six-year low - survey
House prices dropped much more than expected last month, with annual growth falling to a six-year low as political and economic uncertainty ramped up.
Totally's Vocare wins £1.19m contract
Totally has been awarded a 15-month contract with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to provide GP out-out-of-hours services in Whitby.
McCarthy & Stone hires two new COOs to drive transformation
McCarthy & Stone has poached a pair of executives from Kier Group and the AA to carry out its new transformation strategy as join chief operating officers.
London open: Stocks recover as investors eye non-farm payrolls
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday to recoup some of the heavy losses a day after the top-flight index closed at its worst level since the Brexit referendum, with US non-farm payrolls also coming in focus.
Berkeley Group H1 profit drops amid Brexit uncertainty
Berkeley Group posted a drop in half-year profit on Friday as Brexit uncertainty took its toll, but lifted its profit forecast for the full year.
Bank of Georgia named 'best bank' in CEE countries
Bank of Georgia Group announced on Friday that its banking subsidiary, JSC Bank of Georgia, has been recognised as the best bank of 2018 in Central and Eastern Europe by The Banker.
Warhammer strength keeps Games Workshop trading in line
Games Workshop Group updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 2 December on Friday, reporting that preliminary estimates indicated sales of around £124m in the first half of the financial year, and an operating profit of about £41m.
Premier Oil hits record production in December
Premier Oil said year-to-date group production year to date had averaged 79,400 barrels a day, hitting a record 98,700 this week.
RELX completes £700m share buyback, plans £100m more
RELX announced the completion of its £700m share buyback programme for 2018 on Friday.
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi fails to reach endpoint in difficult trial
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm MedImmune announced overall survival results for the Phase III EAGLE trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab) on Friday.
Genus raises £68m in share placing to cut debt, capture opportunities
FTSE 250 animal genetics company Genus said on Friday that it has raised £68m in a share placing.
Landsec buys Southwark site for £87m
Land Securities on Friday expanded its presence in south London's Southwark with the acquisition of a 1. 6 acre site for £87. 1m from a private company.
London pre-open: Stocks set to recover as investors eye payrolls
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following heavy losses a day earlier that saw the top-flight index close at its worst level since the Brexit referendum, with non-farm payrolls in focus.
Land Securities expands presence south of the Thames, Primark leads 'challenging' month for ABF
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 87 points higher on Friday, having closed down 3. 15% at 6,704. 05 on Thursday.
Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, O2, Huawei, Lyft
Theresa May’s plans for a crackdown on immigration after Brexit could cause UK companies to go bust and spark job losses across the country, the head of Britain’s biggest business lobby group has warned. Carolyn Fairbairn, the director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said the measures aimed at restricting low-skilled immigration could have unintended consequences, and warned the prime minister against using “derogatory terms” about EU migrants working in Britain.