Hot Off The Wires - 11 February 2020

News

• The property industry is facing an audit-style shake-up by its regulator, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, after scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest at the biggest advisory firms.

• Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with a major cyber attack on credit rating company Equifax.

• Boris Johnson will unveil a £5bn transformation of the nation’s bus services today as he also gives the go-ahead for a slimmed-down version of HS2.

• Production of Apple iPhones could decline by 10% during the first quarter as the coronavirus epidemic has frayed supply lines in China.

Results

• JD Sports Fashion (JD) - Update on CMA review of Footasylum acquisition

• Ocado (OCDO) - FY results

• TUI (TUI.L) - Q1 results

• William Hill (WMH) - Partnership with CBS Sports

• Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) - Appointment of CFO

• Coats Group (COA) - Acquisition

• Cranswick (CWK) - Acquisition of leading pig farming business

• S&U (SUS) - Trading statement

• SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) - Investment update

• E-Therapeutics (ETX) - Board changes & placing

• Randall & Quilter (RQIH) - Program underwriting partnership

Trivia

Which famous phrase stems from the doomed troops on board the sinking ship HMS Birkenhead?

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