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Lockdowns cost hospitality £200m a day in 2020
The lockdowns imposed due to the pandemic caused British pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels nearly £200m a day in sales in 2020.
Thursday preview: US corporate results, Airtel Africa in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on a raft of quarterly updates from several of Wall Street's largest firms by market value, including Apple, Boeing and Tesla.
Europe close: Stocks walloped by lockdown blues
European shares were lower on Wednesday as investors held fire ahead of a US Federal Reserve decision on policy later in the day and a row between AstraZeneca and the EU over Covid-19 vaccine supply dampened sentiment.
Boeing 737 Max to resume service in Europe - EASA
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) gave its approval for the return to service of a modified version of the Boeing 737 Max in Europe after a nearly two-year ban.
Google opens Dublin centre to tackle harmful content online
Google announced on Wednesday it has opened a centre to tackle harmful online content.
GameStop's stonking run collapses retail trading platforms
GameStop shares continued their recent surge in the middle of the week catapulted higher by continued market speculation.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as investors look to Fed
London stocks finished in negative territory on Wednesday, amid ongoing worries about the pandemic, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
Director dealings: Hargreaves director ups stake
Hargreaves Services revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Chris Jones had acquired 24,073 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed services group.
Altus Strategies upbeat on latest testwork at Tabakorole
Altus Strategies announced the results of preliminary metallurgical testwork on composite samples of fresh rock collected from core drilling at the FT Prospect of its Tabakorole gold project in southern Mali on Wednesday.
Broker tips: Griffin Mining, Babcock, Greencore
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on Griffin Mining from 130. 0p to 170. 0p on Wednesday following a 107% increase in its Zone II resource at the group's Caijiaying mine in China.
Verditek sees slowdown at end of 2020
Solar panel technology company Verditek updated the market on its trading in 2020 on Wednesday, reporting that production was ramped up at its manufacturing plant near Milan in the fourth quarter, to fulfil existing and anticipated orders.
88 Energy reports positive moves on Merlin-1 well approval
88 Energy updated the market on its operations in the NPR-A region of the North Slope of Alaska on Wednesday, confirming that the Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska branch was reviewing its permit to drill for the upcoming Merlin-1 well.
Mineral & Financial to begin second phase of drilling at Lagoa Salgada
Mineral and Financial Investments announced the start of the second phase drilling programme in the South Zone at the Lagoa Salgada project on Wednesday, on the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal.
IMF warns of heightened risks from slow rollout of vaccines in developing countries
The world's financial stability watchdog warned governments that emergency economic measures needed to be retained in order to stave off the risk of a "correction" in stock markets.
FTSE 250 movers: Greencore boosted by upgrade; AO World retreats
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 8% at 20,288. 50 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
US durable goods orders for December fall short of forecasts
Durable goods orders grew at a slower than expected pace last month, albeit only on account of the drag from the oft-volatile civilian aerospace sector.
Smiths News shareholders revolt over pay
Almost 30% of shareholder votes opposed Smiths News's pay report at its annual general meeting as investors blocked a resolution allowing the company to disregard pre-emption rights.
US open: Stocks sharply lower as earnings continue to stream in
Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower on Wednesday as market participants awaited a rate decision from the Federal Reserve and updates from Apple, Facebook and Tesla later in the day.
Melvin Capital said to have closed out short position in GameStop
US investment manager Melvin Capital reportedly closed out its short position in video game retailer GameStop on Tuesday afternoon.