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FTSE 250 movers: Entertainment One leads late rally as 'pigs can fly'
A late dash saw the FTSE 250 break into the black on Friday afternoon, with top risers lifted by broker upgrades.
FTSE 100 movers: Analysts escalate Easyjet, whip WPP
The FTSE 100 was inching further into positive territory on Friday, led by takeover rumours and overseas focused companies seen benefiting from the lower pound.
Whole Foods spurned higher rival offers for Amazon takeover, filings show
Whole Foods attempts to drive a higher takeover price from Amazon. com were squished by the online giant's corporate brinksmanship, in spite of potential higher counter-bids from other companies and private equity firms.
Centrica surges as takeover rumours bubble
Shares in Centrica, the owner of British Gas, were cooking on gas on Friday sparked by whispers of a takeover.
UK economy grew 0.3pc in second quarter, NIESR and others predict
British gross national product grew 0. 3% in the second quarter of 2017, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has predicted.
London midday: FTSE flat as pummelled pound balances media mauling
London shares clawed their way back to the flat by midday on Friday as the pound tripped over disappointing industrial data and with caution staying traders' hands ahead of the US jobs report.
High street sales shine in hot weather - BDO
High street sales at small and medium sized retailers enjoyed their best June for six years, with the warm weather helping clothing and fashion to strut its stuff for the first time this year.
UK industrial production falls unexpectedly
A fall in manufacturing activity led to UK industrial production unexpectedly declining, according to official figures released on Friday that imply a further drag on national economic growth for the past quarter.
London open: FTSE slips towards two-month lows as data eyed
London shares stumbled towards two-month lows on Friday following a sluggish session on Wall Street as geopolitics weighed and ahead of some major data releases as the week draws to an end.
UK house prices growth subsides to four-year low - Halifax
UK house prices continue to waver, according to data from Halifax that showed a monthly fall in June and the lowest year-on-year growth for four years.
Howdens Joinery nabs Kingfisher's Screwfix boss as CEO retires
Howden Joinery Group has poached Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston from larger rival Kingfisher to fill the hole left as chief executive Matthew Ingle announced his retirement after 22 years after founding the company.