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FTSE 250 movers: Contour charged up, TalkTalk dips lower
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 81% at 18,804. 87 in afternoon trading on Monday, as power generation business Contour Global arced higher on a subdued day of trading for the index.
Xtract Resources lands Zambian copper and gold exploration agreement
Xtract Resources on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement with a consortium to undertake exploration works on the copper/gold small scale mining license number 8370-HQ-SML located at Kajevu in the North Western Province of Zambia.
Week ahead: US-China trade talks in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on the second round of US-China trade talks, especially during the back half of the week, when top officials from both sides are due to square-off.
Liberum downgrades Barratt and Bovis on valuation
Liberum cut its stance on housebuilders Bovis Homes and Barratt Developments on Monday on valuation and performance grounds, as it took a look at the broader sector.
Actual Experience expands purchase order with major partner again
Analytics-as-a-service company Actual Experience announced on Monday that, further to its similar previous updates in August 2017 and October last year, it had received a new open purchase order from one of its channel partners.
Jadestone signs rig contract for infill drilling at Stag
Asia-Pacific focussed oil and gas production company Jadestone Energy has signed a rig contract for infill drilling on its wholly-owned Stag oilfield, located offshore Australia, it announced on Monday.
Sirius Petroleum enters crude handling agreement at Ugo-Ocha
Nigeria-focussed oil and gas development and production company Sirius Petroleum has entered into a crude handling agreement (CHA) in line with its commercial offshore strategy, with the terminal operator of the Ugo-Ocha floating storage and offloading unit (FSO), with offtake from production wells delivered via coastal tankers to the FSO, it announced on Monday.
Lloyds and Schroders on hiring spree as they look to boost AUM - reports
Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders are to ramp up their wealth management joint venture by hiring up to 700 advisors and increasing assets under management.
Solo Oil board pleased with turnaround progress
Natural resources investment company Solo Oil issued a corporate, strategy, financial and operational update on Monday, reporting that it was in a “healthy” cash position.
JP Morgan keeps BP and Shell as 'top picks' in EU Oils
Analysts at JP Morgan reiterated their 'overweight' stance on shares of BP and Royal Dutch Shell on Monday, telling clients that the 'cash cow' phase was now in "full swing", while pointing to continued deleveraging in the sector and the potential for further declines in cash 'breakeven' levels at the latter.
eServGlobal secures new €1m contract with Asia Pacific customer
Digital transactions technology company eServGlobal has signed a new contract with an existing customer in Asia Pacific worth around €1m.
US open: Small gains on the Street despite fears of another government shutdown
Wall Street trading began with some small gains on Monday as investors continued to eye trade relations between the US and China and considered the prospect of yet another government shutdown.
Harwood Wealth Management to buy Castleton Financial Planning for £1.6m
Financial planning and discretionary wealth management business, Harwood Wealth Management, has exchanged contracts to buy independent financial advisory firm Castleton Financial Planning for around £1. 6m.
Imperial Brands confirms departure of chairman Mark Williamson
Imperial Brands said on Monday that Mark Williamson will be stepping down as non-executive chairman of the tobacco company.
Chancellor's needs to find £5bn to 'end austerity' - IFS
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2019 budget could fall £5bn short of to fulfill his pledge to “end austerity”, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has calculated.
Defence secretary unveils cut-price warship plan
The Ministry of Defence has unveiled plans for two new cut-price military ships and a swarm of unmanned drones as part of a wider plan to modernise the armed forces on the cheap.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid post-holiday focus on trade war
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors kept a close eye on the ongoing trade spat between Washington and Beijing, and a number of markets returned for their first full week after the Lunar New Year holidays.
CMA pushes back deadline for Sainsburys-Asda merger decisions
The date of the report by the UK competition watchdog into the proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda has been pushed back by eight weeks.
UK trade deficit shrinks less than hoped
The UK's trade deficit shrank in December, but this was a small crumb of comfort when manufacturing, construction and overall economic growth all shrank too.