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STM Group CFO to stand down
Financial services group STM said on Wednesday that long-time chief financial officer Therese Neish will resign from the company after 17 years.
Unite extends 50% student discount
Unite said on Wednesday that it was extending its 50% discount to students in light of current lockdown restrictions and that the move will cost the student accommodation provider £6m in lost revenue.
Vodafone confident on outlook after return to growth
Vodafone said it was confident about the full-year outlook after its German business drove a return to organic growth in the third quarter.
Brave Bison inks deal with Hero Caribbean Premier League
Social media and marketing group Brave Bison has been tapped by the Caribbean's leading cricket organisation to help lead the management of content, channels, rights, monetisation and audience development across YouTube.
Glencore sticks to guidance after Covid-19 hits 2020 output
Glencore kept its 2021 production guidance in place after coronavirus-related restrictions and the closure of its Mutanda mine reduced output of several commodities in 2020.
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon chief as quarterly revenues top $125bn
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to step down as chief executive, the online giant said, as it posted quarterly sales of more than $125bn.
Anglo American reports solid sales numbers from De Beers
Anglo American updated the market on the value of rough diamond sales for the first sales cycle for 2021 at De Beers on Wednesday, with total provisional sales coming in at $650m (£476. 04m).
Wizz Air January passenger numbers plunge 81.8%
Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air said January passenger numbers plunged 81. 8% year on year as the new variants of the coronavirus and travel bans battered demand.
GSK enters Covid-19 partnership with CureVac, Anglo American reports bumper sales for De Beers
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 31 points higher on Wednesday, having closed up 0. 78% on Tuesday at 6,516. 65.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of services data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street as investors awaited the latest reading on the UK services sector.
GSK, Curevac to develop vaccine for Covid-19 variants
GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac on Wednesday announced a new venture to develop a vaccine targeting emerging variants of Covid-19 in one jab.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Furlough scheme, Alphabet, LV
Rishi Sunak has been warned by the leaders of Britain’s most influential business groups and the trade union movement that he risks plunging Britain into a period of mass unemployment unless he extends the furlough scheme. Before the budget on 3 March, both sides of industry told the chancellor that the economy was too fragile to end the wage subsidy scheme at the end of April and that he risked undoing the efforts to protect jobs over the past year if he did so.