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Pinewood's FY revenue rises as it says it won't be affected by Brexit
Film and TV studio Pinewood, home to Bond’s Spectre and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, reported an increase in full year revenue as it completed part of is development programme and said it does not expect to be affected by Brexit.
Deutsche Boerse lowers threshold necessary for tie-up with LSE to proceed
Deutsche Boerse lowered the threshold of shares which needed to be tendered in order for its merger with the London Stock Exchange to continue moving forward.
FTSE 100 movers: Leadsom weight lifted off builders; Rolls-Royce lower
The withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative Party leadership race gave the FTSE 100 a lift, led by housebuilders.
WPP buys Belgium's Famous; to focus on Western EU post Brexit
WPP said the UK's decision to leave the European Union will lead to it placing “an even greater emphasis” on growth in Western Continental Europe as it announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Belgian creative agency Famous for an undisclosed sum.
McBride rallies as Numis upgrades to 'buy', lifts target price
McBride’s shares rose on Monday after Numis raised its rating on the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted its target price to 191p from 183p.
Domino's delivers Vodafone's Osborne as new CFO
Quick-service food company Domino’s Pizza announced on Monday that its board has agreed to appoint Rachel Osborne as an executive director and chief financial officer.
US pre-open: Stock futures jump as new earnings season begins
US stocks are expected to open higher on Monday as the new earnings season begins and as investors continued to weigh a strong non-farm payrolls report.
Conservative Party to discuss leadership succession after Leadsom quits race
The board of the Conservative Party was meeting on Monday to decided whether or not to confirm Theresa May as leader after her only rival quit the race.
Angela Eagle says bid for Labour leadership is to 'save' party
Former shadow Labour Business Secretary Angela Eagle on Monday launched her campaign to topple Jeremy Corbyn as party leader.
London midday: Miners pace gains on stimulus hopes, upbeat US jobs data
London stocks were continuing to push higher come midday, carried by positive sentiment from Asia and the US, with domestic thoughts turning to the Bank of England monetary policy meeting scheduled for later in the week.
Airbus closes in on $12.57bn AirAsia deal for A321s
Airbus is set to complete a major order for 100 aircraft as AirAsia seek to bolster their fleet at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, according to Bloomberg sources.
Line expected to raise $1.3bn in IPO ahead of dual listing
The leading messaging app in Japan, Line, is set to gain $1. 3bn after raising the price for its initial public offering (IPO) to 3,300 yen, or $33 a share ahead of its debut in the Tokyo and New York stock exchanges this week.
Thompson Reuters sells intellectual property unit for $3.6bn
Thomson Reuters has agreed to offload its Intellectual Property & Science business for $3. 6bn cash to buyout pair Onex and Baring Private Equity Asia.
Graduate jobs likely to be cut due to Brexit uncertainty
Graduate recruitment is likely to reduced in light of Brexit due cost cutting and economic uncertainty.
Lead-up to Brexit vote hits SThree profits
Recruitment company SThree posted first-half numbers on Monday, with an 8% fall in profits being attributed to managers putting hiring decisions on ice in the lead-up to the EU referendum.
Europe midday: Stocks rally amid speculation of further Japan stimulus
European stocks advanced on Monday as investor sentiment was lifted on the prospect of further stimulus in Japan and by a strong US jobs report.
UFC sold for $4bn to WME-IMG and MSD Capital
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been sold to sports talent company WME-IMG and investment fund MSD Capital for $4bn, according to KLAS-TV in Las Vegas.
Mondi to buy Russian packaging outfit
Mondi said it has signed an agreement to buy 100% of the outstanding share capital of ZAO Uralplastic-N from Joint Stock Company Rusnano and a private investor for an undisclosed sum.
Diurnal and IP Group eye 2017 launch for childhood hormonal treatment
Diurnal Group, 45%-owned by university spin-out specialist IP Group, has produced positive clinical trial results for its treatment for a rare hormonal disease in young children.
Minister tells Southern Railway to pull up its socks
Under-fire train operating company Southern Railway has been warned by the rail minister to pull up its socks - or risk having its parent company barred from bidding for any future franchises.