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Charter Communications to buy Liberty Broadband in all-share deal
Cable operator Charter Communications said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Liberty Broadband, which is controlled by US cable pioneer John Malone, in an all-share deal.
FTSE 100 movers: ICG slides; Smiths Group up on results
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 3% at 8,005. 49 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
ShoreCap downgrades Serco to ‘hold’
Shore Capital downgraded Serco on Wednesday after the outsourcer said last week that it had lost its long-running Australian immigration detention centres contract and estimated that changes to employer national insurance contributions would increase labour costs by £20m a year.
Sweden’s Klarna files for US IPO
Swedish buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as it looks to list in the US.
London midday: FTSE dips into the red ahead of US CPI
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
The Range nearing deal to snap up chunk of Homebase - report
The Range is reportedly closing in on a deal to snap up a large chunk of Homebase which will save close to 1,500 jobs but raise doubts about at least 1,700 more.
Flutter Entertainment lifts full-year guidance
Shares in Flutter Entertainment jumped on Wednesday as the Betfair owner lifted its full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance and posted a narrowing of its net losses.
London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of US inflation reading
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday, steadying after heavy losses in the previous session, but with gains muted ahead of the latest US inflation reading.
Just Eat to sell Grubhub to Wonder Group for $650m
Just Eat Takeaway said on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell US business Grubhub to Wonder Group for $650m.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors eye US inflation
London stocks were set to gain at the open on Wednesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Post Office, Spirit AeroSystems, Flutter
The Post Office is expected to announce the closure of dozens of branches and cut up to 1,000 head office jobs as it seeks to reduce costs to secure its financial future. There are about 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, of which 115 are wholly centrally owned. The rest are operated by independent post office operators under contract and partners such as WH Smith and Tesco. – Guardian.