Hot Off The Wires - 10th February 2021

News

• Health secretary yesterday announced stringent border controls including hotel quarantine and jail terms of up to ten years for people who try to conceal their arrival from high-risk countries.

• Tui said it expected a return to foreign holidays this summer, thanks to the UK’s vaccination programme and rapid tests in other countries.

• Google is rolling out its News Showcase tab in the UK today after striking a landmark deal with more than 120 British publications to pay for news content.

• Elon Musk could face the wrath of regulators after ramping up the price of bitcoin just days before Tesla revealed a $1.5bn bet on the cryptocurrency.

• French fishermen could face lengthy delays before gaining access to the UK’s fishing waters under retaliatory measures being discussed if Brussels refuses to cave on its live shellfish ban.

Results

• Persimmon (PSN) - Persimmon acts to address legacy cladding issues

• Smurfit Kappa (SKG) - Final results

• WPP (WPP) - Acquisition

• Dunelm (DNLM) - Interim results

• Future (FUTR) - AGM Statement

• Grainger (GRI) - Trading update

• Redrow (RDW) - HY results

• Empiric Student Property (ESP) - Update on continuing support to students & trading

• AEX Gold (AEXG) - Update on Nalunaq Development

• Bacanora Lithium (BCN) - Commencement of early site works at Sonora

Trivia

What is generally considered to be the shortest war in history?

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