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Iceland planning to bid for 'Sasda' supermarkets - report
Frozen food specialist Iceland may bid for a handful of stores that Sainsbury’s and Asda are likely to be forced into selling in order to get clearance for their proposed merger.
DCD Media profits hit by deferred sales
Independent TV distribution and production group DCD Media told investors on Monday that it had seen a "very strong start" to the trading year, but warned that delays to sales would impact its profitability.
Govt immigration plan 'could harm higher education'
The government’s immigration plans could harm higher education, the NHS and could potentially generate a new Windrush scandal, according to a new analysis.
UK economic growth at six-year low
The UK economy slowed sharply at the end of 2018, official data showed on Monday, defying analyst expectations and weighing heavily on annual GDP growth.
Just Eat shareholder Cat Rock urges merger talks
US hedge fund Cat Rock Capital Management has sent an open letter to online food delivery group Just Eat urging the company to merge with a "well-run industry peer" following the departure of chief executive Peter Plumb.
Creo Medical nets distribution agreement for 'key' European markets
Creo Medical on Monday entered into a framework distribution agreement with Pentax Europe to provide clinical training and market seeding across the French, German, and Italian markets.
BP begins gas production at West Nile Delta project
Oil giant BP has kicked off gas production from the second stage of its West Nile Delta development programme, its second upstream major project to come onstream in 2019.
Pathfinder Minerals secures assistance from Africa Focus for acquisition
Natural resources outfit Pathfinder Minerals has entered into a fixed period consultancy agreement with Hong Kong-based mergers and acquisitions specialist Africa Focus.
Windar narrows losses despite delayed revenues
Light detection technology outfit Windar Photonics narrowed losses on the back of an increase in revenues and shipment volumes in its last trading year.
Palace Capital awards £35m York flats construction contract
Palace Capital on Monday awarded the contract for the construction of its Hudson Quarter development in York, in a contract worth £35m.
One in ten UK shops empty amid 'perfect storm'
Shopper visits to the high street, retail parks and shopping centres all fell last month, fresh data showed on Monday, while a newspaper report on the same day said mistrust between retailers and landlords was stoking a “perfect storm” for retail landlords.
Live Company launches £2.2m placing to fund zoo expansion
Children's entertainment and education outfit Live Company intends to raise up roughly £2. 2m via the issue of 2. 08m ordinary shares and 1. 29m subscription shares in order to fund the expansion of its Bricklive Zoo programme.
London open: Stocks rise as pound dips ahead of UK data slew
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, helped along by a weaker pound as investors eyed a slew of key UK data releases, trade relations between the US and China and any Brexit-related developments.
Shell becomes Barclays 'top pick' in energy sector
Royal Dutch Shell has overtaken BP as the "top pick" in the sector for Barclays, which feels the oil giant still needs to improve free cash flow growth to boost shareholders returns.
Coro Energy takes 15pc interest in Duyung, offshore Indonesia
Coro Energy announced the signing of a binding conditional agreement for the acquisition of an interest in the Duyung Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the West Natuna basin, offshore Indonesia on Monday, which contains the Mako gas field.
Primary Health Properties expands portfolio in Leeds and Derbyshire
Healthcare facilities investor Primary Health Properties has acquired the entire issued share capital of Chapeloak Investments, it announced on Monday, whose sole activity is the ownership of the Oakwood Lane Medical Centre in Leeds, for total consideration of £5. 425m.
Polymetal approves building of second POX line
Polymetal International expects to improve the quantity of gold it extracts from its mines and its environmental credentials as directors gave the green light to immediately begin construction of a second pressure oxidation line in Russia.
Acacia Mining earnings fall amid 'challenging' operating environment
Acacia Mining released its 2018 results on Monday, reporting a 12% fall in revenue year-on-year to $664m, with the board reporting a higher average realised gold price was offset by a lower sales base.
Investors keen for warehouses as Tritax £250m placing oversubscribed
Tritax Big Box REIT said its open offer to raise £250m was oversubscribed as investors piled in to support the company's purchase of an 87% stake in privately owned logistics development firm db Symmetry.
Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, spending review, Sports Direct, Imperial Brands
Drug companies would delay applying for UK licences to sell expensive, groundbreaking medicines if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, ministers have suggested. The claim, made in a Whitehall impact assessment signed off by ministers in the department of health, represents the first time the government has admitted that access to new drugs could be delayed under no-deal. - The Times.