Commodities
FTSE 250 movers: Pets at Home out of the dog house; Hochschild up as silver flies
London's second tier index finished the month on the back foot, weighed down by losses in the travel and leisure space after the Prime Minister announced that the planned easing of lockdown measures would be postponed.
US Chicago PMI moves back into expansion territory in July
A widely-followed gauge of manufacturing sector activity in the Chicago area bounced back sharply in July.
US consumers 'don't expect the recession to end anytime soon', U.Michigan says
US consumer sentiment slipped a bit more than had been anticipated in July, belying consumers' skepticism about the sustainability of the economic rebound, some economists said.
Amazon gets FCC approval for $10bn internet satellite constellation launch
Amazon received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission to launch and operate a planned constellation of 3,236 internet satellites in which it has invested $10bn.
France Q2 GDP falls by record 13.8% as Covid lockdowns bite
France’s economy contracted by a record 13. 8% in the second quarter as it felt the impact of coronavirus lockdowns, official data showed on Friday.
Washington to support GSK and Sanofi Covid-19 vaccine with $2.1bn
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi have inked an agreement with the US government to speed up development and manufacturing of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate at scale.
Roman Abramovich sells stake in Highland Gold
A group of investors in Highland Gold, including Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, announced on Friday the sale of a roughly 40% stake in the company's share capital to Fortiana Holdings at a valuation of approximately $1. 1bn.
Euro area GDP collapses at record rate in second quarter 2020
Euro area gross domestic product recorded a contraction 12. 1% over the second quarter.
Spain enters recession as GDP plummets 18.5%
Spain posted a record fall in GDP in the second quarter, plunging a worse-than-expected 18. 5% and sending the country into a deep recession, data from the National Statistics Institute showed on Friday.