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May defeated as Tory eurosceptics abstain on Brexit amendment
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered yet another humiliating defeat in parliament on Thursday as the hard right anti-EU wing of her party rejected her Brexit plan.
Trump will declare emergency to fund border wall, says White House
US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House said on Thursday.
Attraqt cuts losses after recurring revenue stimulates growth
Attraqt on Thursday reported a narrowed annual loss after the online merchandiser increased revenues through acquisitions and recurring revenue.
Manchester United's Q2 results reveal cost of sacking Jose Mourinho
Manchester United spent £19. 6m on the sacking of manager Jose Mourinho before Christmas, the football club's second-quarter results revealed on Thursday.
Europe close: Equities fail to hold onto gains
European stocks could not hold onto earlier gains on Thursday as markets rocked back on their heels after a sucker punch from US retail sales.
London close: FTSE kisses four-month high but ends flat
London's FTSE 100 had a shy glance at a four-month high on Valentine's Day Thursday but ended the day pretty much back where it started as encouraging results from the likes of Micro Focus and AstraZeneca were balanced by brooding heavyweight miners and oil producers.
Director dealings: GSK director ups stake
GlaxoSmithKline director Victoria Whyte acquired £47,000 worth of ordinary shares in the UK's biggest drugs company on Thursday.
US open: Stocks open lower as lacklustre retail sales weigh on sentiment
US stocks headed south at the open on Thursday as optimism about Sino-US trade talks was offset by the largest retail sales drop in almost a decade.
Broker tips: Royal Mail, Cineworld
Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Royal Mail to 'equal-weight' on Thursday but lowered their target price on the postal service firm as it adjusted for medium-term pressures on letter volumes and lowered its dividend payout assumptions.
Cineworld threat from Netflix etc is 'red herring', says Berenberg
Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' rating on cinema operator Cineworld on Thursday, noting that it expects the North American market to set "another box office record" in 2019.
FTSE 250 movers: Convatec flatlines, Lancashire averts disaster
London’s FTSE 250 dropped by 0. 57% to 18,864. 20 on Thursday afternoon, with Convatec dragging the index lower as it plummeted on the back of poor results.
HomeServe to set up JV with Japan's Mitsubishi Corp
Home repairs and improvements business HomeServe has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to establish a 50:50 joint venture in Japan.
Harverson steps down permanently as IQGeo chairman
IQGeo Group updated the market on its chairman on Thursday, confirming that, following his recent illness, Peter Harverson had decided to resign from the board and all group companies with immediate effect.
WANdisco ends year in line, raises $17.5m
Data company WANdisco announced the subscription of 2,489,499 new ordinary shares by existing shareholders on Thursday, at a price of 546p per share, raising gross proceeds of around $17. 5m.
US initial jobless claims unexpectedly rise
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, while the monthly average hit its highest level in a year, according to figures from the Labor Department.
Cabot Energy confident amid Italian oil and gas review
Oil and gas company Cabot Energy confirmed that late on 12 February, the Italian government signed a decree which enacted the suspension of work on oil and gas exploration permits or applications for new exploration permits in the country while a review was undertaken.
Angus Energy extends repayment terms on £3m loan facility
Oil and gas production and development company Angus Energy announced a variation on the terms of its £3m loan facility between itself, YA II PN and Riverfort Global Opportunities on Thursday, having previously described the facility on 10 January.
Nostra Terra reports 276pc increase in oil reserves
Oil and gas exploration and production company Nostra Terra announced a 276% increase year-on-year in its proved and probable (2P) oil reserves on Thursday, to 2,429,660 barrels of oil.
IronRidge secures right to acquire Ivory Coast gold project
Africa-focussed mineral exploration company IronRidge Resources has secured the right to acquire a highly prospective gold license application in Côte d'Ivoire, it announced on Thursday.
Asia report: Markets subdued ahead of trade talks in Beijing
Most markets in Asia were in the negative as they closed on Thursday, as high-level trade talks between the US and China loomed.