General News
FX round-up: Cable up an ace despite sterling's wider list lower
Sterling gained a ace on an out-of-form greenback but otherwise was listing lower on political jitters surrounding the upcoming UK general election.
London close: Commodity losses, weak US May jobs report cap gains
After beginning on a chipper note, the FTSE 100 gradually lost its shine and slipped back towards its starting levels over the course of Friday trading, undermined by weak commodity prices and disappointing jobs data in the States, in that order.
BA data firm denies human error caused delay chaos
British Airways' data firm has denied that last week's travel chaos was caused by human error in one of the airline's data centres.
Commodities: Crude dives on US drilling fears after Trump quit Paris accord
Crude-oil futures are slip-sliding lower this balmy Friday afternoon in London as markets speculate that the US' quitting the 2015 Paris climate agreement might spark a ramp-up in shale drilling.
Corbyn accuses May of 'subservience' to Donald Trump
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused PM Theresa May of being subservient to US President Donald Trump for not issuing stronger condemnation of his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
Apple, Facebook, Goldman condemn Trump's Paris withdrawal
A raft of major US tech companies have condemned Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, including Facebook and Google.