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Europe close: Stocks continue to fall ahead of 4 July weekend
Europe's main equity indices finished the day at their session lows despite the release of better than expected economic data on both sides of the Pond and further afield ahead of the long 4 July weekend in the States.
US open: Stocks limp into long weekend
Wall Street's main indices are limping into quarter-end with technology issues again lagging behind despite better than expected readings on the economy.
Shanta Gold flags possible changes to legal framework in Tanzania's resource sector
AIM-listed Shanta Gold announced recognition of the publication of draft legislation tabled in the Tanzanian parliament on 29th June 2017.
Chicago PMI shoots pasts forecasts in June
Manufacturing sector activity in the Chicago area picked up sharply in June.
Week ahead: Central banks, US jobs report in the spotlight
Central banks will be back in focus next week, with the minutes of the US central bank's last policy meeting set to be published on Wednesday, given the possibility that the global interest rate cycle - not just in the States - might slowly be starting to shift gears.
FX round-up: Slide in UK consumer confidence knocks cable lower
Sterling fell on worse than expected UK consumer confidence data Friday morning, and -- even noting the more hawkish tones from Bank of England bosses -- was unable to recover.
London close: Utilities, banks, supermarkets drag FTSE 100 down
Stocks in London drifted to a mediocre close on Friday with utilities, banks and supermarkets combining to drag the FTSE 100 lower.
Chinese authorities 'outraged' by US-Taiwan arms deal
Beijing has said it is 'outraged' by the decision of the US government to sign a $1. 42bn arms deal with Taiwan.
Oxford Biodynamics appoints new CFO
Oxford Biodynamics today announced the appointment of Paul Stockdale as its new chief financial officer.
Marine Le Pen charged in EU funding scandal
French National Front leader Marine Le Pen is being formally investigated over an ongoing European parliament funding scandal.
Satellite Solutions joins Cornwall broadband venture
Rural and alternative global broadband specialist Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group announced on Friday that it had agreed a new venture to deliver “superfast” broadband services to small and medium sized enterprises in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
US consumer sentiment drops in June
US consumer sentiment fell in June, according to a final reading from the University of Michigan.
ONS reveals household savings at record low of 1.7%
Britons are finding it more and more difficult to save, with the household saving ratio declining further to 1. 7% in the first quarter of 2017.
Commodities: Crude higher in technical bounce despite bearish market
Crude-oil futures headed mildly higher thanks to a technical bounce on Friday and amid a market overall bearish towards the price action of the black liquid.
Economic activity in Chicago area unexpectedly improves
Economic activity in the Chicago area unexpectedly improved in June, according to data released on Friday.
N4's 'nuvec' has no systemic toxicity, study shows
Specialist pharmaceutical company N4 Pharma announced the latest research results for its ‘nuvec’ nanoparticles, which it was developing as a delivery system for DNA and mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, on Friday.
Hurricane Energy raises £0.5bn to fund Lancaster EPS
Hurricane Energy's raised over half a billion pounds to fund the development of the early production system at its Lancaster field after selling new shares at a discount.
ECSC falls behind the curve on sales, shares plummet
ECSC, the cyber security specialist, warned on full-year sales and profits due to delays in closing new deals.
FTSE 250 movers: Just Group on the rise but Supergroup drops
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 1% to 19,370. 18 in afternoon trade.