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FTSE 250 movers: Gamesys surges on deal news; WHSmith falls
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 3% at 21,397. 04 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
FTSE 100 movers: IAG flies higher; BT in the red
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 3% at 6,716. 07in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Glaxo fires former Trump vaccine tsar over harassment allegations
GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday that it has fired Moncef Slaoui as chair of the board of directors of Galvani, in which it owns a majority stake, amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Deutsche Bank upgrades NatWest ahead of Ireland exit
Deutsche Bank upgraded NatWest to ‘hold’ from ‘sell’ on Wednesday as it took a look at Irish banks after NatWest’s announced exit from the country.
London midday: Stocks a touch weaker amid third wave worries
London stocks were still a touch weaker by midday on Wednesday amid ongoing worries about a third wave of coronavirus, as investors digested the latest UK inflation and business activity data.
Eurozone business activity returns to growth in March
Eurozone business activity returned to growth in March, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday, but any further improvement was likely to be held back by the recent tightening of Covid-19 restrictions in several countries.
Teslas can now be bought with Bitcoin, says Technoking
Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday that Teslas can now be bought with Bitcoin, sending the price of the cryptocurrency higher.
Bloomsbury lifts FY expectations after 'exceptional' February sales
Bloomsbury Publishing lifted its profit expectations again on Wednesday following an "exceptional" sales performance in February, as it continues to benefit from lockdown reading.
London open: Stocks fall amid third wave worries; inflation data in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns about a third wave of coronavirus, as investors digested the latest UK inflation data.
Carrefour to buy Brazilian food retailer in €1.1bn deal
French supermarket chain Carrefour has agreed to buy Brazilian food retailer Grupo BIG from Advent International and Walmart in a €1. 1bn deal.
UK inflation unexpectedly falls in February
UK inflation unexpectedly fell in February as the price of clothes and second-hand cars declined, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as inflation unexpectedly falls
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday as investors mull the latest UK inflation data, amid ongoing worries about a third wave of Covid-19.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Robinhood, online sales tax, fossil fuel companies
The world’s biggest 60 banks have provided $3. 8tn of financing for fossil fuel companies since the Paris climate deal in 2015, according to a report by a coalition of NGOs. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic cutting energy use, overall funding remains on an upward trend and the finance provided in 2020 was higher than in 2016 or 2017, a fact the report’s authors and others described as “shocking”. - Guardian .