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Eurozone economy remains close to stagnation in November
The eurozone economy remained close to stagnation in November, according to preliminary figures released on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: Centrica rallies again; Berkeley takes a hit
London’s FTSE 100 was up 1. 4% at 7,337. 70 in afternoon trade on Friday, boosted by a weaker pound and optimism over a trade deal between the US and China.
Foot Locker tops estimates with Q3 earnings
Retailer Foot Locker turned in better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Friday after same-store sales came in ahead of analysts' expectations thanks to a solid performance by Nike.
Tesla busts two windows of new Cybertruck at demo
Tesla debuted its $39,900 Cybertruck pickup on Thursday but suffered a mishap as one of the windows shattered at the demo.
TSB customers suffer payment delays
TSB has been hit by another IT failure, leaving many customers unable to receive their monthly paychecks and other payments into their accounts.
Canaccord Genuity ups Bovis Homes to 'buy'
Canaccord Genuity upped its stance on shares of housebuilder Bovis Homes to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ on Friday, lifting the price target to 1,260p from 1,150p as it highlighted the "good strategic rationale" of its acquisition of Galliford Try’s housing business.
Brave Bison trades 'significantly below' expectations
Social video company Brave Bison expects to report a slightly narrowed underlying loss in 2019 despite forecasting a 23. 8% drop in revenues.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors pine for optimism on trade
Markets in Asia finished mixed on the last trading day of the week, as investors struggled for clarity on the state of trade negotiations between the United States and China.
Buy Coats Group shares on weakness, says RBC Capital Markets
Shares of industrial thread maker Coats Group slumped on Friday as it said that sales in the four months to the end of October slowed.
Plexus technology triumphs in extreme temperature test
Plexus on Friday announced that its POS-GRIP "HG" sealing system has successfully completed an extreme temperature test verification programme from -75 to +400 °F.
US pre-open: Futures point to early gains as trade remains in focus
US futures had Wall Street indices opening higher on Friday as stocks look set to attempt to snap the three-day losing streak that halted a historic rally.
Europe midday: Markets rise on Xi's trade comments; eurozone PMIs in focus
European stocks were higher at lunchtime on Friday as investors' trade war worries were alleviated by comments from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as pound hit by weak PMIs
London stocks had risen further by midday on Friday as sterling fell after the release of weak PMI data, with sentiment underpinned by renewed optimism about a China-US trade deal.
UK business activity hits worst level since July 2016
Business activity in the UK fell to its lowest level in November since after the referendum in July 2016 as Brexit uncertainty and the upcoming general election took their toll, according to data released on Friday.
Reabold maintains holding in Corallian Energy after latest funding round
Oil and gas investment company Reabold Resources has participated in the second tranche of Corallian Energy’s recently-completed round six fundraise, it announced on Friday.
Bango subsidiary meets targets with two months spare
Mobile commerce company Bango on Friday said that its subsidiary, Audiens, has met targets ahead of plan following a number of European sales wins.
Condor Gold submits assessments for La India feeder pits
Condor Gold announced on Friday that, following its announcement on 28 January of an updated mineral resource estimate on its 100%-owned La India Project, which included a new, high-grade open pit on the Mestiza Vein Set, and the announcement on 5 March that it had begun the permitting process for two high grade feeder pits, it has submitted environmental and social impact assessments to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Berenberg raises target price on Frontier Developments
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on shares of British video games group Frontier Developments to 1,600p from 1,350p on Friday, saying the company appears to be nearing an inflection point.
Brooks Macdonald to buy Edinburgh-based Cornelian for up to £39m
Brooks Macdonald has agreed to buy Edinburgh-based wealth and asset manager, Cornelian, for up to £39m.