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German economic confidence at highest since August 2015 in April - ZEW
German economic sentiment improved more than expected in April, according to the latest survey from the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.
1pm buys Bell Finance for £3.4m
AIM-listed 1pm has acquired Bell Finance Limited - a specialist provider of funding for business-critical equipment - for £3. 4m.
New CEO joins Brooks MacDonald Group
Brooks MacDonald Group’s new chief executive Caroline Connellan has started her tenure at the wealth management firm on Tuesday.
UK house price growth slows in February, misses expectations
Average house prices in the UK rose 5. 8% in the year to February, up from 5. 3% in the year to January but still below the average annual growth of 7. 3% in 2016.
Integumen to supply oral hygiene products to South Korean distributor
Healthcare company Integumen has signed a three-year supply agreement with South Korean distributor Mono Dent for its oral hygiene products for an undisclosed sum.
Digital Barriers to provide facial recognition technology to Middle East ride-hailing app Careem
AIM-listed Digital Barriers, a solutions provider for the surveillance, security and safety markets, has won a contract for its facial recognition technology with Careem, a ride-hailing app in the Middle East and North Africa.
More DIY and restaurant trips boosts consumer spending - Barclays
Consumer spending growth accelerated in March, as a recovery in discretionary spending after five months offset declines on fuel and groceries.
Barclays cuts Brent oil price forecasts, likes Lundin, Cairn Energy, Ophir
Analysts at Barclays lowered their target prices for a broad swathe of European Oil &Gas explorers and producers as they marked down their short and medium-term assumptions for the Brent price deck.
Victoria sees FY pre-tax profit 'comfortably ahead' of consensus
Flooring manufacturer and distributor Victoria said on Tuesday that its underlying pre-tax profit for the year ending 1 April is anticipated to be "comfortably ahead" of current consensus market expectations as it benefits from acquisitions.
Bonds: French yields rise on latest election poll results
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 36% (-2bp)UK: 1. 08% (+1bp) Germany: 0. 21% (-2bp)France: 0. 93% (+4bp)Italy: 2. 24% (+2bp)Spain: 1. 61% (-1bp)Portugal: 3. 82% (-4bp)Greece: 6. 77% (-10bp)Japan: 0. 06% (-0bp).
London open: Stocks little changed ahead of inflation figures
London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors kept their powder dry ahead of key inflation figures and amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Korean Peninsula.
JD Sports profits soar to put inflationary headwinds in shade
JD Sports Fashion reported annual profits before tax up 56% and was reasonably confident of further growth this year in the face of likely inflationary headwinds on margins.
North Korea vows to respond to any acts of US aggression
North Korea warned it would respond to "reckless acts of aggression" by America with "whatever methods the US wants to take", after US navy ships were redirected towards its waters.
Europe open: Stocks trip on North Korea warning, French elections in focus
Investors steady diet of French election polls for the Easter-shortened trading week was supplemented on Tuesday with a dose of tension on the Korean peninsula, even as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was due to meet his Russian counterpart in Moscow to discuss the situation in Syria.
United Airlines forcibly removes passenger from flight after overbooking
US carrier United Airlines has faced criticism after a passenger was filmed being unwillingly ejected from from a flight before take-off due to overbooking.
Vedanta Resources achieves record aluminium, zinc, silver and copper production
After a ramp up in production in the fourth quarter, Vedanta Resources achieved record levels of aluminium, zinc, silver and copper production at its Indian mines.
Arian Silver Corp to buy three lithium projects in Mexico
Shares in Arian Silver Corporation surged on Tuesday after the miner announced it will buy three lithium exploration projects in Mexico for up to $200,000.
BofA Merrill Lynch ups Balfour Beatty to 'buy', cites confidence in margin recovery
Balfour Beatty got a boost as Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral' and lifted the price target to 345p from 295p, citing improved confidence in US, UK and Hong Kong margin recovery.
Berenberg upgrades SSE as it highlights sector-topping dividend yield
Berenberg upgraded SSE to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ as it believes that the utility’s sector-topping 6. 5% yield and promise of retail price index (RPI) linked dividend growth is sustainable.