Hot Off The Wires - 03 March 2020

News

• The OECD has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could more than halve global economic growth this year.

• Boris Johnson has given the green light to onshore wind farms four years after David Cameron imposed a moratorium on subsidies for land-based wind turbines.

• British Airways and Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights, as the industry body warned about the impact of a collapse in passenger numbers amid coronavirus epidemic.

• Britain has suggested it could back down over a tax on tech giants to help secure a free trade deal with the US.

• British supermarkets have drawn up “feed the nation” contingency plans that would help the country cope with any panic-buying brought on by a sudden escalation of the coronavirus outbreak.

Results

• Vodafone Group (VOD) - Vodafone & Rakuten lead investors in SpaceMobile

• Ashtead Group (AHT) - Q3 results

• Intertek Group (ITRK) - Final Results

• Fresnillo (FRES) - Preliminary Results

• Travis Perkins (TPK) - Full Year Results

• Wizz Air (WIZZ) - February 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

• Greggs (GRG) - Preliminary Results

• Vertu Motors (VTU) - Trading Update

• Boku (BOKU) - Trading Update

• Begbies Traynor Group (BEG) - Trading Update

Trivia

How far away is our nearest galactic neighbour, Andromeda?

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