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Chinese university buys Oxford property to open new UK campus
Oxford will soon have a major Chinese presence in its academic environment as Peking University plans to set up a campus with a recently-purchased property in the area.
Deutsche Bank sees pull-back ahead for European equities, overweights UK
European equities might be ripe for a pull-back, strategists at Deutsche Bank said, as economic growth stops accelerating.
Great Western Mining's shares rise on year of pleasing progress
Great Western Mining's shares advanced after it posted a wider loss for a year that it said was one of pleasing progress.
FTSE 100 movers: Pearson pummeled as easyJet climbs
Education publisher Pearson was under the cosh as it went ex-dividend and following a downbeat note by Exane BNP Paribas.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum reduces FY loss, encouraged by stable Shaikan performance
Gulf Keystone Petroleum has booked a much-lower full-year loss and says it is strongly encouraged by the stable performance of Shaikan, in-line with expectations.
Electrocomponents sees FY profit ahead of consensus after strong Q4
Electrocomponents said on Thursday that results for the year to the end of March 2017 are likely to be ahead of its previous expectations, with pre-tax profit ahead of the current market consensus range following a strong final quarter.
HomeServe surges as it says FY results will be at upper end of market views
HomeServe surged on Thursday after saying that its full-year results are anticipated to be at the upper end of market expectations thanks to strong momentum in the business.
US jobless claims drop more than expected
The number of Americans filing for unemployment fell more than expected last week, according to data from the Labor Department.
Broker tips: Pearson, housebuilders, transport operators, The Gym Group
Pearson shares were downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas after an "unwarranted" rebound in the face of fresh concerns over the group's ability to return to growth in North America this decade.
Chesnara completes buy of L&G Nederland Levensverzekering Maatschappij
Chesnara said its acquisition of Legal & General Nederland Levensverzekering Maatschappij N. V. had completed.
Unilever unveils 'faster and further' growth plans, 5bn euro buyback
Alongside new plans to "go faster and further" with its restructuring programme, Unilever upped its annual dividend guidance and launched a €5bn share buyback, as well as confirming it will sell off its spreads business.
FOMC minutes - Analysts react
"In our view, the spill-over to Treasury yields from a reduction in the Federal Reserves' balance sheet by phasing out or ceasing reinvestments of the MBS prepayments and/or scheduled repayment of principals should be modest. The potential steepening pressure induced by phased out or ceased reinvestments of maturing Treasuries relies heavily on the Treasury's issuance pattern going forward, but should be moderate compared to the 'taper tantrum' in 2013. " - Danske Bank.
May, Tusk to meet in London for Brexit talks
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she would meet European Council President Donald Tusk in London on Thursday to discuss the start of Brexit negotiations.
LGO Energy makes more solid progress at Goudron
Trinidad-focussed oil and gas company LGO Energy announced on Thursday that its second new development well, GY-683 - part of the 2017 drilling campaign on the its Goudron Field - had successfully reached total depth at 1,250 feet, on 4 April.
Raymond Barlow begins tenure as e-Therapeutics CEO
Drug discovery company e-Therapeutics confirmed on Thursday that Raymond Barlow had assumed his position as chief executive officer.
Morgan Stanley keeps the faith in BP and Shell
Morgan Stanley kept the faith in European Energy stocks, telling clients their earnings growth was set to beat that of all other sectors over the coming three years - even under its worst assumptions for the oil price.
Aminex reduces loss in 'transformative' 2016
Shares in Aminex are up more than 2% after the company returned a reduced loss for a "transformative" 2016.
London midday: Stocks down after Fed minutes; Trump-Xi meeting eyed
London stocks were down but off lows by midday on Thursday as investors digested news that the Federal Reserve is ready to start cutting its balance sheet before the end of the year.
Accrol opens new manufacturing facility in Leyland
AIM-listed tissue converter Accrol Group has announced the official opening of its new 168,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Leyland, Lancashire.
Mark Evans joins Tavistock as business development director
Tavistock Investments announced the appointment of Mark Evans as business development director on Thursday.