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Thomas Cook owner Hays Travel to hire 1,500 extra staff
Travel agent Hays Travel, which snapped up Thomas Cook after it collapsed in October, on Thursday announced plans to hire 1,500 additional staff.
London close: Stocks finish red as optimism for trade deal fades
London stocks remained below the waterline at the close on Thursday, amid concerns about a lack of progress in China-US trade talks, although British Gas owner Centrica bucked the trend on the back of a well-received trading statement.
Europe close: Stocks finish lower as US-China sentiment wanes
European stocks finished in the red on Thursday, following mixed messages on Sino-US trade even as lawmakers on Capitol Hill passed a bill on Hong Kong that could prove a stumbling block for negotiations.
Broker tips: Domino's Pizza, Mitchells & Butlers
Analysts at Berenberg slightly raised their target price on 'sell' rated restaurant chain Domino's Pizza Group on Thursday, stating that the stock's rise in recent months was "overdone".
PCI-PAL makes good strategic progress, announces new product
Customer engagement specialist PCI-PAL told shareholders on Thursday that its board had been pleased with its performance for the year-to-date, including the “strong progress” made against its strategic objectives.
MaxCyte strikes deal with oncology company Vor Biopharma
Cell-based therapies and life sciences company MaxCyte announced a clinical and commercial licence agreement with oncology company Vor Biopharma on Thursday, under which Vor would use MaxCyte's ‘Flow Electroporation’ technology to produce engineered hematopoietic stem cells (eHSCs), and initiate investigational new drug-enabling studies to accelerate its progress towards the clinic.
Netcall sees increased order inflows across product range
Low-code and customer engagement software provider Netcall told shareholders on Thursday that so far this year, it had traded ahead of the same four-month period last year, and in line with management expectations.
Time Out opens its biggest US market so far in Chicago
Media and leisure company Time Out Group announced on Thursday that Time Out Market Chicago had opened to the public.
Antona Energy begins negotiations to buy petroleum licence application
Resources company Altona Energy has entered into early stage negotiations with a third party to acquire a petroleum exploration licence application on a large tenement within a well-known coal-bearing basin - the Arckaringa Basin in South Australia, it announced on Thursday.
Director dealings: Harwood Capital sells off Ten Entertainment shares
Ten Entertainment Group revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Christopher Mills had sold one million ordinary shares in the firm via his interest in Harwood Capital.
Canaccord raises target price on Mitchells & Butlers
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on pub landlord Mitchells & Butlers from 400p to 530p on Thursday, stating better than expected preliminary results showed the firm was continuing to outperform the market.
FTSE 100 movers: Centrica rallies on update; Johnson Matthey retreats
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 6% at 7,220. 41 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
US open: Stocks drop as trade news dominates focus
US stocks opened lower on Thursday as trade headlines continued to stream in.
FTSE 250 movers: Royal Mail tumbles, Direct Line climbs
London's FTSE 250 was down by 0. 83% at 20,304. 86 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with Royal Mail dragging the index lower.
US existing home sales rise more than expected in October
Sales of US existing homes rose more than expected in October, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday.
Berenberg labels Domino's recent share price rise 'overdone'
Analysts at Berenberg slightly raised their target price on 'sell' rated restaurant chain Domino's Pizza Group on Thursday, stating that the stock's rise in recent months was "overdone".
Friday preview: Euro area manufacturing, US consumer confidence in focus
Investors will be focusing on euro area economic data at the end of the week, especially as regards a preliminary reading on survey compiler IHS Markit's manufacturing sector index for November.
Thousands delayed as BA flights disrupted by 'technical issue'
Thousands of passengers have been delayed in their travel due to a disruption experienced by British Airways after an overnight computer failure that impacted its services.
Macy's warns on profits as Q3 net income tumbles
US retailer Macy's issued a profit warning on Thursday morning after witnessing its first decline in same-store sales for two years.
Philly Fed index improves in November, but survey details weak
Manufacturing sentiment in the US mid-Atlantic region improved moderately in November, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.