Market Pulse
German economy slows down in third quarter
The German economy registered a slight slowdown in the third quarter, figures released on Friday showed.
Heidi Miller to be chair of HSBC North America as Rona Fairhead retires
HSBC Holdings said on Friday that board member Heidi Miller will become the chair of HSBC North America at the end of the year as Rona Fairhead will be retiring from the role at the bank’s 2016 annual general meeting .
Jimmy Choo appoints Elisabeth Murdoch as non-exec director
Luxury shoe-maker Jimmy Choo announced the appointment of Elisabeth Murdoch - daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch - as an independent non-executive director.
London pre-open: Stocks to start lower ahead of busy data schedule
Stocks were being called to start lower as selling on Wall Street on the previous night night carried over into Friday’s session and ahead of a busy schedule on the macroeconomic front, both in the Eurozone and in the US.
Galliford Try confident of meeting full year expectations
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try said it continues to see good market conditions in all of its businesses and remains confident of achieving its expectations for the current financial year.
Half year results put Auto Trader in fast lane
Second half earnings have been motoring at Auto Trader Group, seven months after the classifieds publisher listed.
Friday newspaper round-up: Network Rail, George Osborne, Brexit
Network Rail could be privatised as part of sweeping government reforms designed to reduce train delays and cut its £38bn debt. A review of the state-owned infrastructure company said that full or part-privatisation was on the cards within the next four years, after similar moves at National Grid and Royal Mail. – The Times.
BHP Billiton confirms nine fatalities at Samarco; licence suspended
BHP Billiton confirmed on Friday that there were nine fatalities at the incident at its Samarco Mineração SA joint venture with Brazilian miner Vale SA and said the operating licence for the mine has been suspended.