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Europe midday: Stocks extend gains as oil advances; ECB in focus
European stocks extended earlier gains amid rising oil prices, as investors looked to Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting for fresh catalysts.
London midday: Stocks rise as manufacturing data beats forecasts
London stocks rose on Wednesday after better-than-expected data on manufacturing and industrial production.
Ryanair offers extra legroom and 'fine dining' with corporate jet launch
Budget airline Ryanair has launched a corporate jet charter service with a Boeing 737-700 customised to offer wider seats and more leg room.
SSE and Centrica rally on JPMorgan upgrades
Utilities Centrica and SSE were among the top performers on the FTSE on Wednesday morning after JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded its ratings on the stocks.
Amazon to create 1,000 jobs with new Manchester distribution centre
Amazon is poised to being recruiting for 1,000 new jobs at a new distribution centre in Manchester, taking its expected hiring across the UK to 2,500 in 2016.
Berenberg upgrades RBS to 'hold'
Berenberg upgraded Royal Bank of Scotland to ‘hold’ from ‘sell’, keeping the target price at 250p.
Software Radio Technology wins maritime deal with Asian country
Software Radio Technology has shaken hands on a maritime domain awareness deal in Asia that it expects to generate revenues of up to €90m over three years.
Tesco said to consider buyout of O2's stake in mobile JV
Supermarket chain Tesco is reportedly looking to expand its presence in the UK mobile market by buying O2’s stake in their 50:50 mobile joint venture as it takes advantage of the fallout from Hutchison’s takeover bid.
Gulf Intelligence: Energy macroeconomics - Top five factors to watch out for in 2016
By Sean Evers, founder and managing partner of Gulf Intelligence.
Asia report: Markets mixed over renewed China concern
Asian markets ended Wednesday in a mixed state, with China shares in the red and analysts pointing to fresh concerns over the country's economy, following poor trade data for February.
Tandem slides as it warns over bicycle division
Shares in AIM-listed Tandem Group slid as the company said its bicycles and mobility division was in for a challenging year.
Proxama ties in with Google Chrome for London ad service launch
Marketing group Proxama has teamed up with Google to employ its Chrome browser and Eddystone advertising 'beacon' to launch its MyStop real-time transport update service in London.
UK industrial production bounces back, ONS data shows
UK industrial performance improved in January but not as much as expected, with freshly released data from the Office for National statistics painting a mixed picture on Wednesday.
Imaginatik reports solid third quarter trading
AIM-listed Imaginatik said trading in the third quarter was positive, continuing momentum from the first half of the year.
G4S tumbles as profit and revenue drop on onerous contracts, restructuring
Shares in G4S tumbled on Wednesday after the security firm posted a drop in 2015 pre-tax profit and revenue, mainly on the back of onerous contracts and restructuring costs.
Sky to invest $45m in Asian streaming service iflix
Sky has formed a strategic partnership that will see it invest $45m (£31. 6m) in Southeast Asian streaming TV service, iflix.
London open: Stocks rebound ahead of UK manufacturing data
London stocks rebounded on Wednesday ahead of the release of UK manufacturing data.
Jefferies downgrades BHP Billiton, says commodity prices will drop
Jefferies downgraded miner BHP Billiton to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’, as it argued that commodity prices are set to decline.
Ashtead slumps on Credit Suisse downgrade
Equipment rentals firm Ashtead was under pressure after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to ‘underperform’ from ‘outperform’ and slashed the price target to 770p from 1,300p.
Europe open: Stocks edge higher as investors await ECB
European stocks edged higher in early trade as investors looked to Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting for fresh catalysts.