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Week ahead: Global PMIs, Fed minutes in the spotlight
The coming week will be back-end loaded, with a raft of key survey results for manufacturing and services sector due out on Friday in many of the world's key economic regions.
Europe close: Stocks end higher on US stimulus hopes
European stocks finished moderately higher on Friday as investors continued to hold out hope for progress on US stimulus measures.
London close: Stocks turn green after latest GDP data
London stocks closed in positive territory on Friday, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data, although travel and leisure plays remained under the cosh.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 100. 46 points higher, closing at 6,589. 79 on Friday.
GardaWorld, Allied Universal's battle for G4S could be settled by auction
The battle for London-listed security services firm G4S could be settled via auction if GardaWorld and Allied Universal do not make revised bids by 20 February.
Director dealings: Ideagen chairman lowers stake
Ideagen revealed on Friday that chairman David Hornsby had disposed of 2. 58m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed software firm.
Broker tips: MJ Gleeson, Carnival, John Laing
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on householder MJ Gleeson from 810. 0p to 850. 0p on Friday after the group's interim results confirmed "a good recovery" from 2020's initial lockdown.
Virgin Galactic shares fell after spaceflight delay announcement
Virgin Galactic stock fell on Friday after it announced a delay in a spaceflight test that was scheduled for over the coming weekend.
US consumer confidence dips in February with Americans less upbeat on economy
US consumer confidence weakened a tad towards the beginning of February with the lowest income households the least upbeat, the results of a very closely-followed survey revealed.
FTSE 250 movers: Vivo Energy rallies on updates; Carnival cruises lower
London’s FTSE 250 was flat at 21,007. 04 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Altus receives final tranche of shares from Canyon Resources
Altus Strategies has received 10 million fully-paid ordinary shares in ASX-listed Canyon Resources, it announced on Friday.
Kromek raising up to £13m with new and existing investors
Medical, security screening and nuclear-focussed detection technology company Kromek announced a fundraising of up to £13m before expenses on Friday, in a bid to de-risk and commercialise its biosecurity and pathogen detectors, among other things.
US open: Major indices on track for weekly gains despite modest early losses
Wall Street stocks were in the red early on Friday but major indices still looked set to round out the week with some modest gains.
FastForward invests in Australian medicinal cannabis firm
Investment company FastForward Innovations has invested AUD 1m (£0. 56m) in a placing undertaken by Little Green Pharma, an ASX-Listed, vertically-integrated medicinal cannabis business with operations from cultivation and production through to manufacturing and distribution.
Climate change fight should be 'mostly good' for S&P 500, BoA says
The fight against climate should be "mostly good" for the S&P 500, strategists at Bank of America argued, pointing out the gargantuan costs for humanity, even if mostly over the truly long-term, should we fail.
GoldStone granted environmental permit for Homase South
Gold exploration and development company GoldStone Resources announced on Friday that the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency has granted the environmental permit for its Homase South Pit within the AKHM project.
Huawei seeks court order to access HSBC records in detained CFO case
Huawei is seeking a court order to access HSBC records in a bid to stop its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, from being extradited from Canada to the US.
Russia warns it's ready to cut ties with European Union
Russia Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov warned in an interview on Friday that his country is ready to sever ties with the European Union if needed.
PayPal CFO says it won't be investing in cryptocurrencies
PayPal CFO, John Rainy, said in an interview with CNBC on Friday that it was unlikely that the company would buy cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.
Liberum starts coverage of John Laing at 'buy'
Liberum initiated coverage of shares of John Laing on Friday with a ‘buy’ rating and 350p price target.