Market Report
Wandisco inks deal with Chinese handset manufacturer
Live data company Wandisco has secured a contract with an unnamed Chinese manufacturer valued at approximately $750,000.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as traders eye G20; US rate cut expectations tempered
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors grew increasingly jittery ahead of this week's G20 meeting and after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations of a rate cut.
German consumer sentiment set to deteriorate in July
German consumer sentiment is set to deteriorate in July for the second time in a row, according to a survey from market research group GfK.
Wood Group performance up in first half, Bunzl keeps full-year expectations steady
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 15 points lower on Wednesday, having closed up 0. 08% at 7,422. 43 on Tuesday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors eye G20 meeting
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Wednesday, with investors increasingly jittery ahead of this week's G20 meeting.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Ikea homes, robots, Lookers, Credit Suisse
Homebuyers in a town where properties typically cost almost 12 times local salaries may soon have a low-cost option from Ikea after a UK council agreed to work with an affordable housing developer co-owned by the retailer. Worthing council has signed up with BoKlok, a company jointly owned by the Swedish retailer and construction firm Skanska which specialises in factory-built housing that can be constructed at a low cost. – Guardian.
US close: Street finishes in the red as traders watch Iran developments
Wall Street finished south after a session of losses on Tuesday, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to build and on the heels of some much weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data.