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Tuesday update

DB Live: Probe into Stobart audits; Lawrie IP uplift; markets rise

Eddie Stobart
4.45pm: London close The FTSE 100 pulled back from its earlier three-digit rise but stayed in the black all day, fuelled by return to work measures, to close up 74.48Read More

Friday Update

DB Live: easyJet vote; brewing merger; Carluccio’s; markets

Gen!us
6pm: Shearings collapses Coach company Shearings has collapsed with the loss of 2,500 jobs. Full story here 5.05pm: Quarantine confirmed and date announced Passengers arriving into the UK will haveRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: easyJet restarts; Aviva Covid claims; Man Utd loss

Edinburgh airport Easyjet
10pm: Wall Street Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, following recent two-month highs, as a fresh wave of China-U.S. tensions raised doubts about the trade deal reached earlier this yearRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Job cuts at Rolls-Royce; M&S; inflation

4.45pm: London close The FTSE 100 index finished the day higher as the investor mood again swung behind hopes of an improving coronavirus outlook and global markets. The benchmark closedRead More

Tuesday update

DB Live: CLBILs boost; job figures; French Connection

French Connection
4.45pm: London close The morning’s uplift was short-lived and the FTSE 100 soon turned negative while managing to stay above the 6,000 threshold. It closed at down 46.36 points (0.77%)Read More

Monday update

DB Live: FTSE 100 jumps; exit route map due; Aldi tie-up

Aldi
6.30pm Restaurants in trouble The owner of restaurant chains Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia has filed intent to appoint administrators at the High Court. Owner Casual Dining Group, whose brandsRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: BT denies Openreach talks; Boohoo; Nat Express

Boohoo
5.15pm: BT sale talk ‘inaccurate’ BT said a report in the Financial Times that it was in talks about selling a stake in its networks business Openreach was “inaccurate”. OpenreachRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: Markets; WH Smith book; M&S cafes; Marston’s

WH Smith (pic WH Smith)
4.45pm: Markets The FTSE 100 index followed other global indices into the red, as traders fear a protracted economic slowdown. The index closed down 162.51 points, or 2.75%, at 5,741.54.Read More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Deposit scheme; Marshalls, Brewin Dolphin; GDP

Colin Smith
5.45pm: Deposit return scheme The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) said it is “bitterly disappointed” that its call for the deposit return scheme to be halted has been rejected. The governmentRead More

Tuesday update

DB Live: Standard Life ‘good signals’; Moss Bros; Vodafone

Keith Skeoch
4.45pm: Markets Investors were encouraged by the latest measures to prop up the economy. The FTSE 100 edged above 6,000 before closing 55.04 points (0.93%) higher at 5,994.77. Oil pricesRead More