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Rolls Royce powered Norwegian Air 787 makes emergency landing in Rome
Romans in the suburbs around the city's Fiumicino airport were forced to dash for cover at the weekend following a malfunction in one of the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines powering a Norwegian Air's Boeing 787 Dreamliner that had just taken off.
Deliveroo to exit German market
UK food delivery company Deliveroo is quitting the German market on 16 August four years after expanding.
US close: Stocks close sharply lower as recession fears mount
Wall Street stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, amid fears that ongoing tensions between the US and China could lead to a global recession.
FX round-up: Pound higher in risk-off session
Sterling traded on the front foot on Monday as traders booked profits on so-called short positions ahead of the release of readings for monthly employment and consumer prices due out later during the same week.
China's central bank ready to release its own cryptocurrency
China’s central bank is nearly ready to issue its own sovereign digital currency according to a senior official.
Bonds: Investors seek out US Treasuries amid trade worries
These were the movements among some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Europe close: Italian political drama in focus against backdrop of geopolitical worries
European investors' focus on Monday shifted from Brexit and the US-China trade tensions to another bout of political drama in Italy.
Commodities: Traders let go of agricultural futures and go into gold
Commodities as a group were dragged down to near one-year lows at the start of the week on the heels of sharp drops in in agricultural futures, especially grains.
London close: Investors tread cautiously through geopolitical risks
London stocks finished lower on Monday with investor sentiment was dented by reports that Hong Kong airport had cancelled all flights after thousands of anti-government demonstrators descended on the building.
Tuesday preview: UK employment, JPJ Group
Markets' focus on Tuesday will shift to the latest employment report in the UK, which is expected to reveal steady levels of unemployment but alongside a pick up in wage growth.
Broker tips: Tullow Oil, Ultra Electronics
Berenberg bumped its rating on Tullow Oil up to 'buy' from 'hold' on Monday after the oil and gas exploration group said it had made a "substantial and high value" oil discovery in Guyana.
Director dealings: M&C Saatchi executives purchase shares
Advertising agency M&C Saatchi's entire executive board upped their stake in the AIM-listed outfit on Monday after it detailed an accounting issue that would result in a £6. 4m hit to its upcoming full-year results.
Mi-Pay warns of second half risks after first half growth
Outsourced mobile payment solutions provider Mi-Pay updated the market on its trading for the year-to-date on Monday, reporting that the first half of 2019 was “broadly in line” with management expectations, delivering a 15% increase in fully-managed payment transactions processed to £58. 1m.
US open: Stocks head south amid fears of a global recession.
Wall Street stocks opened lower on Monday, amid fears that ongoing tensions between the US and China could lead to a global recession.
Quadrise Fuels signs deal with unnamed European oil refiner
Quadrise Fuels announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of agreement with an unnamed European oil refiner, that it said is part of an international integrated oil and gas company.
Ironveld working with 'several interested parties' over potential sale
Iron, vanadium and titanium project developer Ironveld announced on Monday that, as part of the strategic review of its mining assets announced on 2 July, it has entered into confidentiality agreements with several parties interested in potentially making an offer to purchase all or part of its assets.
OptiBiotix inks deal for 'SlimBiome' in Australia and New Zealand
Life sciences business OptiBiotix Health has entered into a manufacturing, supply and distribution agreement with Maxum Foods, it announced on Monday.
FTSE 100 movers: SSE gains on energy business sale talks; Rolls-Royce retreats
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 1% at 7,246. 79 in afternoon trade on Monday, with concerns about protests in Hong Kong and Sino-US trade relations weighing on sentiment.
Merger talks between CBS and Viacom are continuing
CBS and Viacom are continuing to try and hammer out at a price for the merger of the two companies.
PowerHouse enters Peel Environmental 'plastic parks' consortium
Waste plastic-to-hydrogen technology developer PowerHouse Energy Group has entered into a collaboration contract with Peel Environmental and Waste2Tricity (W2T), it announced on Monday, to seek to develop a minimum of 10 further sites in the UK for ‘DMG’ facilities, in addition to the previously-announced project at Protos Energy Park.