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FTSE 250 movers: Wetherspoons slides as investors fret over growth prospects
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,724. 32 -0. 09%.
Europe midday: Shares flat after dovish rate talk sparks rally
European stocks were flat on Friday, as traders and investors digested a raft of interest rate decisions and dovish comments from policy makers which drove new record highs for the benchmark Stoxx index.
Froth comes off Wetherspoon despite jump in first-half profit
Shares in JD Wetherspoon tanked on Friday despite the UK pub chain reporting surging interim profits as trading continued to improve from the impact of the Covid pandemic, with like-for-like sales up 5. 8% in the seven weeks to March 17.
Aston Martin Lagonda appoints Bentley's Adrian Hallmark as CEO
Aston Martin Lagonda on Friday announced Bentley Motors boss Adrian Hallmark would join the luxury car maker as chief executive officer by October this year.
Europe open: Stoxx takes a pause after record highs
European stocks ended their rally with a slightly lower open on Friday, as traders and investors digested a raft of interest rate decisions and dovish comments from policy makers which drove new record highs for the benchmark Stoxx index.
CMA warns Vodafone, Three deal will face full probe if solutions not given
Vodafone and Three UK have been told to find ways to assuage Britain's competition regulator that their planned $19bn merger would not leave consumers worse off or face a full investigation.