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Segro goes cap in hand to investors for funds to pursue opportunities
Segro has launched a placing and share sale for retail investors with the object of raising £650m to pursue opportunities in the space.
US-EU trade talks stall
Brussels's attempt to soothe strained transatlantic trade ties have stalled and a successful conclusion to the talks may have to wait until after the upcoming US presidential contest, the European Union's chief trade negotiator said.
Number of furloughed workers nears 9.0m - HM Treasury
Nearly 9 million UK workers have been furloughed, the latest government figures show, at a cost of £19. 6bn.
UK tourism group says government to implement travel corridors on 29 June
UK tourism lobby group said on Tuesday that travel corridors allowing unrestricted movement between Britain and some other countries will open from 29 June.
French economy to recover to pre-Covid crisis levels in 2022
The French economy was on course to contract by more than 10% this year, with no recovery to pre-coronavirus crisis levels until 2022, the country's central bank said on Tuesday.
French aerospace sector gets €15bn govt bailout
The French aerospace industry was thrown a €15bn (£13. 37bn) lifeline by the government on Tuesday with warnings of massive job losses in the sector as the coronavirus crisis battered air travel.
Oil prices set to tumble again in 2020, says Goldman Sachs
Oil prices are set to fall again this year in another blow the global economy as production resumptions created oversupply, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs.