Market Report
30 Dec
Monday newspaper round-up: Jimmy Carter, London house prices, EG Group, retail layoffs
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died, it was announced on Sunday. He was 100 years old. A Georgia Democrat, Carter was the longest-lived president in US history. He only served one term in the White House and was soundly beaten by Ronald Reagan in 1980. But Carter spent the decades afterward focused on international relations and human rights, efforts that won him the Nobel peace prize in 2002.
30 Dec
Thruvision appoints finance chief as new CEO, Helix agrees to buy helium processing plant
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 31 points lower on Monday, having closed up 0. 16% on Friday at 8,149. 78.