Hot Off The Wires - 15 October 2019

News.

• Rising pork prices pushed China's consumer inflation to its highest level in nearly six years in September, official data showed.

• Brexit deal hopes have increased after sources in both Brussels and London said a positive day of negotiations had yielded a potential solution to the Northern Irish border problem.

• German companies have called for help from Brussels and a business-friendly stance from EU lawmakers amid Brexit fears and a global economic slowdown.

• Dividends at 20% of the world’s biggest companies have hit dangerously high £1.1 trillion in 2019.

Results

• National Grid (NG.L) - Hinkley-Seabank consultation update

• Schroders (SDR.L) - Q3 update

• Bellway (BWY.L) - Preliminary results

• Hays (HAS.L) - Q1 Update

• Marston's (MARS.L) - Year end update

• Rank Group (RANK.L) - Trading statement

• Renishaw (RSW.L) - Trading statement

• Vesuvius (VSVS.L) - Q3 update

Trivia

In which five cities are the busiest airports in Europe located?

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