Market Pulse
Grainger takes further steps to exit German business
Grainger has sold its stake in its FRM German residential rented portfolio and its German business platform to Heitman for €124m (£94m).
German manufacturing orders drop more than expected
German manufacturing orders fell more than expected in December, data from Destatis showed on Friday.
Halma acquires US-based CenTrak
Halma made a fresh foray into the United States on Friday, acquiring Pennsylvania-based CenTrak from private shareholders.
Voltaire to step down from Randgold Resources board
Randgold Resources non-executive director Karl Voltaire will retire from the board in May, the FTSE 100 company announced on Friday.
Upstream production up, profits down at BG Group
BG Group was doing all it could in 2015 to offset commodity price falls, it revealed in its final results on Friday, with revenue and earnings down significantly on the prior year.
Just Eat expands international footprint
Just Eat has ordered four online takeaway food businesses in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Mexico for a total of €125m (£94. 7m).
London pre-open: Stocks seen nudging higher ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks are expected to open just a touch higher on Friday as investors err on the side of caution ahead of the all-important US non-farm payrolls report.
Friday newspaper round-up: oil tax, Google, Sports Direct, Hasbro/Mattel
Partners at top London law firms are charging as much as £1,000 an hour — the highest rate ever recorded, according to researchers. Hourly rates for partners at leading commercial law firms have risen in real terms from as much as £598 in 2003 to at least £775 an hour with some lawyers charging £1,000 an hour, a report from the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank found. – Financial Times.