Hot Off The Wires - 16th February 2021

News

• Vaccination is already reducing hospital admissions, deaths and transmission of the coronavirus in Britain, according to “encouraging” early data.

• Jaguar Land Rover will all-but ditch the internal combustion engine within 15 years as new chief executive Thierry Bolloré unveiled a radical plan for the electric era.

• Bitcoin has fallen back from its record-breaking rally after coming within touching distance of $50,000 for the first time.

• Britain’s medical cannabis market is on the verge of a major boom as the, Kanabo, second company in the sector in less than two weeks prepares to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Results

• Glencore (GLEN) - Preliminary Results 2020

• BHP Group (BHP) - Results for the half-year ended 31 December 2020

• Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST) - Annual Integrated Report and Notice of AGM

• Blancco Technology (BLTG) - Interim Results

• Arden Partners (ARDN) - FY Results

• Virgin Wines - Intention to Float on AIM

Trivia

If you dug a hole through the centre of the earth starting from Wellington in New Zealand, which European country would you end up in?

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