Hot Off The Wires - 23 October 2019

News

• UK lawmakers yesterday rejected Boris Johnson’s timetable for Brexit by 322 to 308 in a defeat that threatens to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union by up to three months.

• Snapchat's daily active users have soared from 203m to 210m in the three months ending in September, thanks to a successful relaunch of its Android smartphone version.

• Rio Tinto has discovered a mine in California that it has described as a “eureka moment” and said it could become America’s largest producer of lithium for batteries.

• UBS has announced a $100m overhaul of its investment bank after profits at the division more than halved in the third quarter.

Results

• Rio Tinto (RIO.L) - Future of New Zealand Aluminium Smelter

• Quilter (QLT.L) - Q3 Statement.

• HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE.L) - HY Results

• Softcat (SCT.L) - Preliminary Results

• Metro Bank (MTRO.L) - Board Update

• Angling Direct (ANG.L) - Directorate change

Trivia

Which five current Football League Clubs started out as Dial Square, Small Heath Alliance, Thames Ironworks, Riverside and St Domingo’s?

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