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Three policemen killed in Cairo suicide bombing
Three policemen were killed in a suicide bombing near Cairo’s famed tourist market late on Monday night, in an attack that also wounded two other policemen and a woman, according to Egyptian officials.
US open: Mixed trading at the bell following President's Day pause
US stocks opened on a mixed note as Wall Street trading began on Tuesday, with investors waiting on fresh headlines coming from the US-China trade talks which were set to resume in Washington later in the day.
Kroger and Ocado choose sites for next two CFCs
Kroger and Ocado have chosen Central Florida and the Mid-Atlantic US as the two areas that will host their next two joint customer fulfillment centres.
Huawei founder says CFO arrest was politically motivated
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that America's arrest of his daughter, the company's Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
1Spatial amends terms of Enables IT disposal
Geospatial software and solutions company 1Spatial has entered into an agreement to amend the terms of the share purchase agreement dated 14 March 2018, which related to the disposal of 80. 1% of the issued share capital of Enables IT Group to Champall Consultancy.
Duke Royalty signs finance deal with RV parts provider Miriad
Alternative capital provider Duke Royalty has provided £10m royalty financing to the MRDB Holdings group, which undertakes business as Miriad Products, it announced on Tuesday.
Armadale finds possible offtake partner for Mahenge Liandu
Natural resources investment company Armadale Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a proposed offtake agreement with the Matrass Group - a China based graphite mining and processing company - for high quality graphite products produced at Armadale’s Mahenge Liandu Graphite Project in Tanzania, it announced on Tuesday.
Asia report: Markets mixed as oil prices slip
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, as investors pinned their hopes for a trade truce to talks about to begin between officials from Washington and Beijing.
Tekcapital subsidiary applies for portable lung patent
Tekcapital jumped on Tuesday as its portfolio company Belluscura expanded its oxygen therapy technology with the filing of a broad patent application covering oxygen enrichment inventions relating to a portable artificial lung and wound care devices.
US pre-open: Stocks set for dip as trade talks kick-off again
Wall Street is being called to start the sesion lower as investors wait on fresh headlines out of the US-China trade talks which were set to resume later in the day, in Washington D. C.
Asda sales growth slows in fourth quarter
Asda reported its seventh quarter of sales growth in a row at the end of last year, though the rate of growth softened from the previous quarter.
Walker Greenbank sales come unstuck
Luxury wallpaper and fabric maker Walker Greenbank blamed "challenging and uncertain" trading for a fall in sales outside the USA last year.
Berenberg cuts price target on Petra, cites debt issues
Analysts at Berenberg dropped their price target on miner Petra Diamonds on Tuesday, stating that while the group's operations appeared to be performing "fairly well", debt was still an issue.
Future shares soar following strong start to trading year
Media platform operator Future now expects to post first-half results "significantly ahead" of expectations after strong momentum witnessed in its first quarter carried over into the second.
New round of China-US trade talks starts in Washington
Chinese and US officials are set to reconvene in Washington on Tuesday to kick off a new round of talks on trade that follow positive negotiations last week in Beijing.
Indivior upbeat on publication of Sublocade data
Indivior shared data from its phase-three clinical trial evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of its new ‘Sublocade’ buprenorphine extended-release injectable treatment for opioid addiction, which were published by peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.
Tuesday broker round-up
Asiamet Resources: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 13p.
London midday: Stocks slip lower as HSBC, jobs data digested
London equities retreated further from their recent high as Tuesday wore on, as investors digested jobs data but were disappointed by results from HSBC.
Half of UK consumers say Brexit will not impact their spending in 2019 - PwC
Around half of UK consumers said that their spending habits would not be affected by Brexit but most will be more cautious in what they buy, PwC’s latest report on trends in consumer spending revealed.
Telford Homes disposes of East London build-to-rent development
London-focused residential property developer Telford Homes has sold its Equipment Works build-to-rent development site in East London to a joint-venture formed by Henderson Park and Greystar.