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Airbnb expands through the launch of "Trips"
Airbnb has launched a new programme called Trips in a move to transform the booking service into a travel company.
Week ahead: Autumn statement, French primaries in focus
Chancellor Philip Hammond was set to deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, with investors eager to learn how much fiscal stimulus might be forthcoming and which sectors of the stockmarket were set to benefit.
Europe close: Periphery stocks come under pressure
Stocks saw slight falls at the end of the week, although periphery stocks came under heavier selling pressure as investors took an increasinly cautious stance ahead of the 4 December Italian constitutional referendum.
London close: US dollar strength weighs on the Footsie
Stocks in London headed lower into the weekend, as the US dollar´s advance continued to weigh on commodity prices.
Small cap round up
Oil and gas investor Sirius Petroleum has signed a well management contract with Add Energy Group, for a multi-well campaign as part of an offshore development in Nigeria. Sirius will drill, complete, and produce wells as part of the contract, which which will start in the first half of 2017.
Italian PM Renzi under pressure as pollsters point to referendum defeat
The final opinion polls in Italy ahead of next month's crucial referendum on constitutional changes do not bode well for prime minister Matteo Renzi, with all major surveys pointing towards defeat for the proposals.
Premier League agrees bumper £560m Chinese TV rights deal
Chinese streaming service PPTV will pay as much as £650m to show Premier League games over the next three years, in what will be the football competition's largest ever overseas broadcast deal.
Trump announces three new appointments
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a new attorney general, national security adviser and CIA director of his future cabinet.
Parkmead Group losses narrow despite low oil prices
UK and Netherlands-focused oil and gas group Parkmead posted its preliminary results for the year to 30 June on Friday, with revenue from continuing operations almost halving to £10. 4m from £18. 6m.
Iraq oil minister confident of OPEC deal
Iraq's top oil official said on Friday that he is "optimistic" about the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reaching an agreement to cap production levels of the commodity.
Directors dealings: Carclo finance chief picks up shares
Carclo´s finance chief, Robert Brookshank, bought into the company´s shares even as they approached their 52-week lows.
Rate hike best sooner rather than latter, Fed´s George says
Ratesetters should avoid the risks that go with 'overheating' the US economy, a well-known Fed policy-hawk said, adding that she would prefer a rate hike sooner rather than later.
Nationwide records 'best ever' net mortgage lending
Nationwide building society, has recorded the “best ever” net mortgage lending in the first half, increasing 46% to £6bn.
W Resources posts positive Portugal drilling results
Iberian Peninsula-focused tungsten, copper and gold mining, production, exploration and development company W Resources announced initial results of the first hole from the 1,500 metre diamond core drilling campaign that commenced in mid-September at the São Martinho Gold Deposit in Portugal on Friday.
SSE to freeze energy prices this winter
SSE, one of the UK’s ‘big six’ energy firms, confirmed on Friday that it will freeze standard household energy prices this winter, capping them at the current level until at least April next year.
Bull market not over, UBS sees further gains for S&P 500 in 2017
The bull market in US stocks had further to run, UBS said.
Results round-up
Investment company Personal Assets Trust reported increased net assets despite the uncertain economic climate, which has led it to take a cautious stance about the future.
US open: Stocks retreat after Thursday's Fed rate gains
US stocks retreated on Friday after yesterday’s gains when Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen implied a rate hike in December, while the green back surged.