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Private sector growth accelerates over summer but 'tepid' period awaits
Growth of the UK’s private sector increased in the three months to August due to stronger growth in business & professional services and distribution, according to the CBI.
Bowleven boosted by spud of new well in Cameroon
Africa-focused oil and gas company Bowleven saw its shares jump on Friday after the spud of the IE-4 appraisal well at the Etinde block, Cameroon, by the block's operator, New Age Cameroon Offshore Petroleum.
FTSE 250 movers: Hays recovers, Computacenter caught in downdraft from Sage
London's FTSE 250 was even at 20,721. 35 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Consumer confidence jumps despite 'no deal' Brexit worries
Customers maintained a sunny disposition through August as consumer confidence rose by three points in the month, according to the GFK confidence index.
Minoan approaches 'imminent' sale of travel business
Travel and leisure firm Minoan Group on Friday confirmed that it is close to reaching an agreement for the sale of Stewart Travel to its main lender, Zachary Asset Holdings.
Mobile Streams boosted by Argentine mobile wallet launch
Mobile content retailer Mobile Streams saw its shares jump on Friday after the company launched a new digital wallet for its services in Argentina.
EMIS recovers from NHS contract breach to score profit growth
EMIS Group said on Friday that its profits grew by a fifth in the first half of the year despite the company facing penalties of several million pounds over failure to deliver on NHS contracts.