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Credit Suisse sees profit recovery at Easyjet
Analysts at Credit Suisse upped their recommendation on shares of Easyjet from 'neutral' to 'outperform', telling clients that a recovery in profitability to the levels seen in 2013 and 2014 was on the cards.
UK economy grew 0.3pc in second quarter, NIESR and others predict
British gross national product grew 0. 3% in the second quarter of 2017, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has predicted.
US pre-open: Futures flat ahead of June jobs report
Futures are pointing to a flattish start to the trading day on Wall Street ahead of the monthly non-farm payrolls report.
Paysafe pays $3.32m in lieu of share rights
Paysafe Group announced on Friday that it had paid a total of $3. 32m in cash to certain of the vendors of FANS Entertainment, the Montreal-based mobile platform developer, in return for those vendors giving up their rights to be issued 790,908 shares in a subsidiary of Paysafe.
Diversified woos Eric Williams from Callon Petroleum
US-based gas and oil producer Diversified Gas & Oil appointed Eric M Williams as chief financial officer with immediate effect on Friday, managing to woo him from his position as manager of finance at NYSE-listed Callon Petroleum.
London midday: FTSE flat as pummelled pound balances media mauling
London shares clawed their way back to the flat by midday on Friday as the pound tripped over disappointing industrial data and with caution staying traders' hands ahead of the US jobs report.
Friday broker round-up
Entertainment One: Citigroup initiates at Buy with a target price of 295p.
Europe midday: Stocks slightly lower ahead of monthly US jobs report
Stocks were lower ahead of the release of the all-important monthly US jobs report later in the day and despite solid readings on industrial output in France and Germany.
Gfinity poaches Mark Brittain from Simon Cowell's SYCO
Esports promoter Gfinity appointed Mark Brittain as its new chief commercial officer on Friday, joining the company from his previous position as global head of commercial at Simon Cowell’s production vehicle SYCO Entertainment.
Lightwave Link Plus gets Apple HomeKit certification
Smart home solutions provider LightwaveRF received certification for its Lightwave Link Plus product this week, as a ‘Works With Apple HomeKit’ device.
Asia report: Most markets lower after weak US session
Most Asian markets were lower on Friday after a red close on Wall Street overnight.
Microsoft to axe thousands of jobs amid focus on cloud computing
US tech giant Microsoft is set to cut thousands of jobs from its global workforce as it aims to keep up with competitors in the cloud computing sector.
Conservative ministers plan leadership challenge to May
Furious Tory junior ministers have threatened to resign in order to spark a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May.
High street sales shine in hot weather - BDO
High street sales at small and medium sized retailers enjoyed their best June for six years, with the warm weather helping clothing and fashion to strut its stuff for the first time this year.
UK industrial production falls unexpectedly
A fall in manufacturing activity led to UK industrial production unexpectedly declining, according to official figures released on Friday that imply a further drag on national economic growth for the past quarter.
Wax Lyrical acquisition lifts Portmeirion in first half
Sales at high-end homewares distributor Portmeirion rose 16% in its first half, it reported on Friday, with the acquired Wax Lyrical brand seeing its first full interim period as part of the group.
UK should stay in single market until Brexit deal in place - CBI
The Confederation of British Industry has called on Theresa May’s government to keep the UK in the EU single market until a Brexit deal has come into force.
London open: FTSE slips towards two-month lows as data eyed
London shares stumbled towards two-month lows on Friday following a sluggish session on Wall Street as geopolitics weighed and ahead of some major data releases as the week draws to an end.
Mulberry forming Japan joint venture with Onward Global Fashion
British luxury brand Mulberry Group signed an agreement with Japanese entity Onward Global Fashion Co. , it announced on Friday, to form a new 50:50 joint venture to operate in the country.
UK house prices growth subsides to four-year low - Halifax
UK house prices continue to waver, according to data from Halifax that showed a monthly fall in June and the lowest year-on-year growth for four years.