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Redstone Connect's management software to be extended to 10 global locations
Redstone Connect, a smart buildings technology provider, has extended its contract with UBM, an events and marketing firm, to roll-out its workspace management software to 10 new global locations.
ChemChina gets conditional US approval for Syngenta deal
ChemChina has received US antitrust approval to buy Switzerland's Syngenta on the condition that it divests three types of pesticides.
Abzena to raise £25m to expand service offering to customers
Life science firm Abzena, which provides services and technologies for the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products, is planning to raise about £25m in order to expand its service offering to customers.
Federal Reserve's credibility significantly hit by Lacker's resignation, analysts say
The abrupt resignation of a top US central bank official overnight will significantly hurt its credibility and gives ammunition to those calling for political oversight, analysts said.
Shop prices shrink at slowest rate in over three years
UK shop prices shrank at their slowest rate for over three years in March, as food price inflation accelerated to its sharpest rate since early 2014.
Galliford Try ditches plans for Bovis takeover
Galliford Try has abandoned its plans to make a formal bid for rival housebuilder Bovis Homes, a week after Redrow threw the towel in.
ConvaTec launches 'Foam Lite' dressing in US market
Global medical technology company ConvaTec Group announced the US launch of ‘Foam Lite’ ConvaTec dressing on Wednesday, which it described as a light, flexible silicone foam dressing for managing low to non-exuding chronic and acute wounds.
Wood Group finds extra £40 in annual cost cuts for Amec merger
Energy services firm Wood Group said it had found another £40m in annual savings as part of the £2. 2bn agreed merger with rival outfit Amec Foster Wheeler.
London pre-open: Stocks seen firmer as investors eye services data
Stocks in London were set for a slightly firmer open on Wednesday as investors eyed some key services data.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Syria, City of London, Tesla
Up to 100 people were killed and hundreds injured yesterday in the deadliest nerve-gas attack in Syria in four years, prompting international condemnation of President Assad’s regime. Witnesses said that missiles filled with sarin nerve gas were fired by planes into Khan Sheikhoun, a frontline town in rebel-held Idlib province, early yesterday, suffocating civilians as they slept. - The Times.
Atkins agrees to pay £34m into pension fund to help bridge £318m deficit
Design, engineering and project management consultancy WS Atkins said it would pay £34. 5m into its pension fund in the current financial year after it revealed a deficit of £318m.
US close: Stocks marginally higher ahead of Trump face-off with Xi
US stocks finished just above the waterline on Tuesday as investors geared up for the first bilateral meeting between President Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.