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Geographic diversity providing stability for Hydrogen Group
Specialist recruitment company Hydrogen Group updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 30 June on Monday, reporting that it had continued to trade in line with its expectations.
Spectra Systems signs on European lottery customer, renews with US operator
Banknote authentication and brand protection specialist Spectra Systems Corporation has been selected by an unnamed “major” European lottery to provide its ‘Premier64 Integrity’ internal control system (ICS), it announced on Monday.
Morgan Stanley sounds note of caution over tobacco in otherwise upbeat HPC review
Morgan Stanley has backed the household, personal care and cosmetics sector – but sounded a note of warning about tobacco companies.
Week ahead: US quarterly earnings, UK data in focus
Markets' focus over the coming week will be on the US corporate results season.
Circor shares tumble as Crane says it won't extend offer deadline
Circor shares slumped on Monday after Crane Co said it would not extend its offer for the US flow control technology company if there is no "substantive engagement" this week.
Monday broker round-up
Rio Tinto: Morgan Stanley reiterates equal weight with a target price of 4,808p.
EU foreign ministers meet to save Iran nuclear deal
Foreign ministers from France, Germany and the UK were meeting in Brussels on Monday in an attempt to save the Iran nuclear deal.
US pre-open: Futures point to small gains despite weak Chinese data
US stocks looked set to continue their recent rally ahead of the bell on Monday after the main Wall Street indices surged to new highs last week after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hinted that an interest rate cut could be on the horizon.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China GDP growth slows further
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors reacted to fresh GDP data from China which suggested a seriously slow rate of growth for the world’s second-largest economy.
Peugeot sees global car sales slide
PSA Group saw sales stall in the first half of the year, after demand faltered in China and the French company was forced to pull out of Iran.
Real Good Food promotes cake decoration boss to group CFO
Diversified food business Real Good Food has promoted the finance director of its cake decoration division, Maribeth Keeling, to the role of group chief financial officer with immediate effect.
Codebreaker Alan Turing new face of £50 note
The mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, whose work helped shorten the Second World War, is to be the new face of the £50 note.
LightwaveRF expects full-year revenues to double following strong Q3
Home automation company LightwaveRF saw revenues grow in the third quarter of its trading year after inking a new European distribution agreement with Tech Data.
Instem trades in line as SEND revenues more than double
IT solutions group Instem told investors on Monday that its full-year performance looked set to be in line with expectations after witnessing SEND (the Standard for the Exchange of Nonclinical Data) revenues more than double.
Trump considers removing Wilbur Ross following Supreme Court defeat
Donald Trump has allegedly told aides and close allies that he was contemplating removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after he backed down from adding a contentious question on citizenship to the 2020 census, according to NBC News.
Europe midday: Stocks mixed as German economics ministry warns of weakness in services
Stocks on the Continent are trading on a slightly mixed note at the start of the week, with a warning of softness ahead in services sector activity from the German ministry of Economics dampening investor sentiment.
Gilead Sciences inks 10-year collaboration deal with Galapagos
Gilead Sciences will pay over $5. 0bn for the exclusive licence and options rights to Belgian-Dutch biotechnology outfit Galapagos's entire pipeline of potential drugs outside of Europe.
London midday: Stocks tick higher as Antofagasta rallies; US earnings season eyed
London stocks had ticked a little higher by midday on Monday as investors mulled mixed Chinese economic data and looked ahead to the start of the US earnings season.
Huawei is set to lay off hundreds of US workers after blacklisting
Chinese technology giant Huawei is preparing lay offs for hundreds of American workers as it struggles with the US administration’s recent blacklisting.
Ogden rate change dents insurers
London-listed insurers were under pressure on Monday after the Ministry of Justice said it was changing the Ogden discount rate used to calculate compensation for personal injuries to -0. 25% from -0. 75%.