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No hard border for Northern Ireland post-Brexit, says government's Davis
Brexit secretary David Davis said there will not be a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the European Union as he visited the region on Thursday.
US close: Markets end mixed as traders weigh data
US stocks ended relatively flat on Thursday as traders weighed worse-than-expected manufacturing data against a better-than-expected report on weekly jobless claims.
Bonds: Gilts underperform, Spanish debt in focus
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Sector movers: Vodafone weighs on mobile telecoms
News that CK Hutchison Holdings and VimpelCom had won European Union approval to merge, in the process creating Italy´s biggest wireless telecommunications provider, sent stock in Vodafone sharply lower and its sector gauge with it.
Thursday newspaper share tips: 888 Holdings, Steinhoff, Poundland
888 Holdings is a classic case of 'prey turned predator', The Times´s Tempus said.
Commodities: Russia doesn´t see need for oil output cap
Comments from a top Russian oil official cut short a rally in crude oil futures, dragging a key gauge for the commodities sector lower.
Europe close: Weak global factory data weighs on stocks
European stocks started the month of September on a mixed note, with miners providing support as investors digested some mixed Chinese data and a poor reading on US manufacturing ahead of a key report on the state of America´s jobs market due the next day.
SpaceX rocket explodes at test firing in Florida
An explosion at a test-firing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has destroyed the craft and a communications satellite it had been due to take into space.
IMF to downgrade global growth forecasts again, says Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to downgrade global growth forecasts for 2016 again due to waning demand and investment, and rising inequality.
London close: FTSE closes lower as pound surges
London stocks closed in the red on Thursday as an upbeat report on UK manufacturing sent the pound higher, amid weak data out from the US and China.
Macquarie reports higher iron ore shipments from Western Australia
High levels of activity at ports in Western Australia might help to explain the recent rally in iron-ore prices, one of Asia Pacific´s largest brokers said.
Norman Broadbent to raise £2.3m on AIM share placing
Executive recruitment firm Norman Broadbent is to raise about £2. 3m through a conditional share placing on AIM to invest in the company and repay loans.
UK ideally seeking access to EU single market, says David Davis
The UK is ideally seeking tariff-free access to the EU single market and controls on immigration, Brexit secretary David Davis said on Thursday.
Trump revives hardline immigration stance in Phoenix speech
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has put to bed any doubts surrounding his immigration policies by reinforcing his previous stance of deporting all illegal immigrants, and forcing Mexico to build a southern border wall.
Small cap news round-up
Andalas Energy and Power announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with PT Pertamina to establish a joint working and steering committee with the objective to fast-track commercialisation of marginal gas fields within Pertamina’s acreage in Indonesia.
Results round-up
FTSE 250 recruiter Hays reported a rise in profit for the year to the end of June as net fee grew and the company said it was too early to gauge how Brexit will affect the business.
General Motors and Ford post drops in sales
Two of the biggest automakers in the US, General Motors and Ford, posted declines in August sales as the industry appears to be cooling off after the highs of early 2016.
Andalas teams up with Indonesian national energy company
Andalas Energy and Power announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreemen with PT Pertamina to establish a joint working and steering committee with the objective to fast-track commercialisation of marginal gas fields within Pertamina’s acreage in Indonesia.
Director dealings: Hikma Pharma's founding family capitalise on share price slump
Three Hikma Pharmaceuticals directors, including chairman and chief executive Said Darwazah, took the opportunity to each snap up £3m worth of shares in the drugmaker as the stock slumped to its lowest level since early April.