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Wednesday Update

DB Live: Wm Hill; L&G; WH Smith; St James Centre; Metro

Blair House, Musselburgh
4.45pm: London close Traders were encouraged by US stimulus and coronavirus vaccine hopes to push the FTSE 100 higher. The index closed up 68.72 points (1.14%) at 6,104.72. 4pm: BeirutRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: EasyJet flights boost; pubs warning; AA bids; Beeks

Easyjet
5.45pm: Johnston’s of Elgin to axe 88 jobs Johnstons of Elgin is expected to shed 88 jobs because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the business.  Full storyRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: Hays axes 880 jobs; DW Sports collapses; Hiscox loss

6.30pm: Hays Travel axes 880 jobs The travel company that rescued many of the Thomas Cook branches when it went bust last year has announced it is cutting 878 jobsRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: Davidson for Lords; PM delays easing; Halo praised

Ruth Davidson at election rally
5.30pm: Halo praised Scottish businesswoman Marie Macklin’s urban regeneration project in Kilmarnock has been praised by SEPA and international sustainability organisation Global Footprint Network for its net zero vision. TheRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Fed rate; Santander; Barclays; Next; Weir; trusts merge

Barclays
9.30pm: US stocks rise as Fed holds US stocks gained ground and the dollar fell as the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged. “We have seen some signsRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: AG Barr slows; Greggs; St James’s Place; Amazon

Irn-Bru
5.45pm: Luxury marques suffer big falls French luxury group Kering, which owns the Gucci brand, said sales plunged by 43.7% in the second quarter, although there had been an encouragingRead More

Friday update

DB Live: Odds-on for indy; St Mirren update; Centrica sale

All Under One Banner Scottish independence
4.45pm: London closes lower London stocks finished in negative territory despite business activity growing at its fastest pace in five years in July. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 87.62 pointsRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: Higgins response date; Brewin Dolphin; Dyson jobs

Fiona Hyslop
5pm: Dyson job cuts Consumer products firm Dyson is cutting 600 jobs in the UK and a further 300 worldwide as changing shopping habits hit the company. The firm, bestRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: Ted Baker ‘progress’; EU deal agreed; Collagen

Ted Baker girl
REFRESH THE PAGE MANUALLY FOR UPDATES 4.45pm: London close After peaking at 6,315.68, the FTSE 100 trimmed its gains to close just in positive territory at 6,269.73, up 8.21 points (0.13%).Read More

Monday Update

DB Live: RBS home working offer; vaccine boost; M&G bid

RBS Gogarburn
REFRESH THE PAGE MANUALLY FOR UPDATES 5.30pm: Spain exempt from quarantine list Full story here 4.45pm: London close The FTSE 100 dropped into the red despite positive early results fromRead More