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DeepMind's NHS trial broke medical privacy law - ICO
The UK’s Information Commission has ruled that Google-owned artificial intelligence firm DeepMind and the NHS did not fully protect patients’ data in a recent medical trial.
Bonds: Gilts outperform Treasuries, ECB, France in spotlight too
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 35% (+5bp) UK: 1. 26% (+1bp) Germany: 0. 48% (+1bp) France: 0. 83% (+1bp) Spain: 1. 53% (-1bp) Italy: 2. 14% (-2bp) Portugal: 3. 01% (-2bp) Greece: 5. 40% (-3bp) Japan: 0. 09% (+0bp).
FX round-up: Sterling resumes lower as US dollar stabilises
Sterling resumed its position as market whipping boy again on Monday as the mighty US stabilised and nil-yielding gold plunged lower.
Tristel to invest $0.75m in cervical cancer specialist Mobile ODT
Tristel announced a strategic investment in Mobile ODT, an Israeli company which combines smartphone technology with hand-held medical devices for point-of-care diagnostics.
Hinkley project costs could rise by over 10%
EDF, the French energy supplier estimated that completing the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant could cost 10% more than previously thought, the BBC reported.
Europe close: Global manufacturing PMIs buoy stocks
Positive news on factory sector activity in the euro area and from further afield buoyed stocks amid light trading conditions ahead of the 4 July holiday in the States, which meant many traders were away from their desks.
London close: FTSE 100 punches away to positive close as sterling slides
UK blue chips punched away through Monday to achieve a firmly positive close, helped by sterling's retreat against a stabilising US dollar.
US construction spending little changed in May
Outlays on construction in the States were little changed in May.
PHOTOS: Crossrail progresses as engineers fit overhead electrics
New photos from the construction of London’s newest underground railway were released on Monday, as engineers continued to work around the clock on the Elizabeth line in time for next year’s opening.
SQS expects medium-term improvement in operating margins
Software Quality Systems announced Monday that trading for the first half has been in line with management's expectations, adding that new products from its consulting arm were expected to deliver improved EBIT margins over the medium-term.
WANdisco secures contract with 'major' US healthcare corporation
Provider of so-called ‘active data replication’, WANdisco, announced on Monday that it secured a new contract with a "major" American healthcare corporation serving 50 million Americans in all 50 states, for the deployment of its ‘Fusion’ patented big data and cloud product.
Safestay adds another Barcelona hostel to portfolio
Contemporary hostel accommodation provider Safestay announced on Monday that it acquired a second Barcelona hostel from Equity Point Hostels for €2m in cash.
FTSE 250 movers: Sirius and Inmarsat drag mid caps down
Mining group Vedanta Resources and steelmaker Evraz got a boost along with the rest of the mining sector from stronger Chinese manufacturing data as the FTSE lost early gains and headed towards the close on Monday in the red.
Commodities: Safe-haven gold dives as US dollar stabilises
Safe-haven gold dived as the US dollar stabilised on Monday, a marked swivel of the spotlight away from crude oil futures.
Conservative-DUP deal holding up NI power-sharing talks, Sinn Fein says
Theresa May’s ‘confidence and supply deal’ with the Democratic Unionist Party has become a major obstacle in ongoing negotiations to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein has said.
Inland Homes sells Aylesbury site, agrees option on Essex plot
Brownfield regeneration specialist and housebuilder Inland Homes announced the sale of its 50% interest in Aston Clinton, a greenfield site in Aylesbury, for £11m on Monday, alongside the signing of an option agreement for a 13 acre development site in Braintree, Essex.
US open: Wall Street starts holiday-shortened session higher
Wall Street kicked off the new quarter and the shortened trading session on a positive note, albeit amid thin volumes ahead of the 4 July holiday.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners gain on China data; Provident hit by downgrade
London's FTSE 100 was up 0. 9% to 7,376. 45 in afternoon trade as the pound slumped against the dollar after disappointing UK manufacturing data.
Regulator proposes energy price cap, new price comparison switching rules
More UK household energy bills could be trimmed under energy price cap proposals from regulator Ofgem, which has also confirmed new rules to enable consumers to switch energy supplier direct from price comparison sites and access previously hidden cheap deals.
ISM manufacturing gauge for June beats forecasts
Activity in America's manufacturing sector picked up last month, with gauges for new orders, production and employment all accelerating, the results of the most widely-followed survey for the sector revealed.