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Friday Update

DB Live: Car output falls; borrowing rises; Wizz Air outlook

Car-manufacturing-SMMT
9pm: Neil quits BBC Broadcaster Andrew Neil is leaving the BBC after 25 years to join a new 24-hour news channel. Full story here 4.30pm: London close Having spent muchRead More

Letter to Downing Street

FMs and Unite demand No 10 acts to save aerospace jobs

Rolls Royce Inchinnan
Rolls-Royce is among the firms laying off workers Political leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined trade union Unite to demand Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes action toRead More

Thursday Update

DB Live: Kier loss; Bank holds rates; Wood; ISG Paris deal

Kier
9.30pm: Tech falls resume on Wall St US stocks fell as technology-related shares extended a recent slide and as data showed high levels of weekly jobless claims. The Dow JonesRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Fortunes made as Hut soars; Fed holds rates ’till 2023′

Sir Terry Leahy
9.30pm: Wall Street goes into reverse The S&P 500 ended the session lower, reversing gains made after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near zero until 2023.Read More

Lease at Westway

Boeing’s Scottish R&D plans advance with Canmoor deal

John Reid
John Reid: ‘significant step’ (pic: Terry Murden) Aerospace giant Boeing has moved a step closer to setting up a key research facility in Scotland. The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)Read More

Monday Update

DB Live: Starmer self-isolates; Arm sold; private sector grows

Sir Keir Starmer
4.30pm: London closes lower The FTSE 100 closed at 6,026.25 −5.84 (0.097%) following a strong opening. Buying faded as traders offset enthusiasm around M&A activity with the prospect of Covid-19 tightening putRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: GDP rises 6.6%; Heathrow traffic plunges

Melrose Industries
6.30pm: Jack attacks Sturgeon Scotland Secretary Alister Jack has accused First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of making “false” and “regrettable” claims about Westminster’s plans to create an internal market for theRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: St Andrews Day gold; Centrica deal; footfall update

Richard Gray
4.45pm: London closes lower After spending most of the day in positive territory the FTSE 100 fell near the close on weak US payroll and employment data to close 51.78Read More

Bus jobs pressure

Johnson offers hope for Alexander Dennis workers

Alexander-Dennis-factory
Alexander Dennis plans job cuts Boris Johnson today offered a glimmer of hope for workers in Scotland and England whose jobs are under threat at bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis. HeRead More

Talks with Downing Street

Ross and Jack press PM on Alexander Dennis bus order

Alexander Dennis
Alexander Dennis is due to make large scale redundancies (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross and the Scottish Secretary Alister Jack are due to hold talks with theRead More