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Balfour Beatty venture awarded massive Texas highway project
Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty has been conditionally selected in joint venture to deliver the $1. 7bn (£1. 3bn) Interstate 635 LBJ East project on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation, it announced on Friday.
Friday newspaper round-up: Lib Dems, HSBC, Trump, Tory leadership, JD Sports, Netflix
The Liberal Democrats have surged into first place ahead of the Conservatives, Labour and the Brexit Party, a poll has revealed. The pro-Remain party topped the Times/YouGov survey with 24 per cent, the first time it has been in the lead since 2010 under Sir Nick Clegg’s leadership. - The Times.
Legal & General to sell general insurance business, Wizz Air optimistic about year ahead
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 47 points lower on Friday, having closed up 0. 46% at 7,218. 16 on Thursday.
US close: Stocks finish higher as Fed hints at rate hold
US stocks finished in the green on Thursday, as investors digested a speech from the US central bank's number two official and amid weak readings on US corporate profits and for pending home sales.