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Rio Tinto cuts refined copper guidance as us smelter restart delayed
Rio Tinto on Wednesday cut its full year refined copper guidance after it reported unexpected problems with a smelter at its Kennecott mine in the US would see a restart delayed by two months.
Roche, Regeneron team up on Covid antibody cocktail
Pharmaceutical companies Regeneron and Roche said they were combining expertise to develop an antibody cocktail to fight Covid-19.
Hochschild scraps dividend as Covid-19 takes shine off profits
South America-focused miner Hochschild reported a sharp fall in profits and scrapped its interim dividend on Wednesday as operations were shuttered during the coronavirus lockdown.
UK rail fares set to rise by 1.6% after inflation jump
Hard-pressed British commuters face another hit to the wallet next January after Wednesday’s surge in inflation, with rail fares set to rise by 1. 6%.
UK house price expectations again on the rise in August, Knight Frank says
Britons are again expecting house price gains, the results of a closely-watched survey revealed.
Pizza Express to close 73 outlets with 1,100 jobs at risk
Pizza Express said it was closing 73 of its UK restaurants with the potential loss of 1,100 jobs as the coronavirus lockdown hit sales.
No new US-China trade talks currently scheduled, White House says
There are no plans at present for new high-level trade talks between Washington and Beijing, a top White House official said.