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FTSE 100 movers: DS Smith surges; S&N in the red
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 9% at 8,086. 59 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Reaction Engines crashes into administration - report
Reaction Engines has reportedly crashed into administration after weeks of talks with potential backers failed to result in a rescue deal.
IMI buys Rotterdam-based TWTG for €25m
Engineering firm IMI said on Thursday that it has bought Rotterdam-based TWTG, "a leader" in smart connected asset monitoring solutions for process industries, for €25m (£21m) in cash.
London midday: FTSE falls further as investors assess Budget
London stocks had fallen further by midday on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate releases, including third-quarter results from Shell, and continued to mull the implications of the Budget.
Sainsbury’s sells AFS cards portfolio to NewDay Group
Sainsbury’s said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell the Argos Financial Services (AFS) cards portfolio to NewDay Group for £720m.
Kainos FY revenues to be 'moderately below' market views, shares slide
Kainos tumbled on Thursday as the IT services company said full-year revenues would be "moderately below" current market consensus, with the majority of the reduction flowing through to adjusted pre-tax profit.
London open: FTSE falls again after Budget; Shell results in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate releases and continued to mull the implications of the Budget.
BoJ keeps benchmark policy rate unchanged
The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged on Thursday at 0. 25%, as widely expected.
London pre-open: Stocks seen down again; Shell in focus
London stocks looked set for further losses on Thursday, having ended firmly in the red a day earlier after Labour’s first Budget in 14 years.
China manufacturing activity expands for first time in six months
Manufacturing activity in China expanded in October for the first time since April, according to figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Lloyds Banking Group, Microsoft, car finance crisis
The former cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh, who once shared a $35m Bahamas penthouse with the FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was spared prison time by a judge on Wednesday for his role in the theft by his imprisoned former boss of about $8bn in customer funds from the now bankrupt exchange. The United States district judge Lewis Kaplan imposed the sentence during a hearing in Manhattan federal court. – Guardian.