Hot Off The Wires - 24 October 2019

News

• Boeing’s profits have more than halved because of the 737 Max crisis, with hundreds of undelivered aircraft sitting outside its factories.

• Tesla has recorded its first profit this year, beating Wall Street estimates.

• Boris Johnson’s government and party are deeply split on whether to push for a general election or attempt again to deliver a Brexit deal.

• Microsoft beat Wall Street’s profit and revenue forecasts in the last quarter, but missed a lofty growth target for Azure, its cloud services business.

• KPMG has been paid about £2.3m for its work on winding down Patisserie Valerie, despite conflict of interest.

Results

• Astra Zeneca (AZN.L) - Q3 trading update

• AVEVA (AVV.L) - Trading update

• Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) - Q3 trading update

• RELX (REL.L) - Trading update

• AJ Bell (AJB.L) - Year end update

• KAZ Minerals (KAZ.L) - Q3 production report

• RHI Magnesita (RHIM.L) - Q3 trading update

• Braemar Shipping (BMS.L) - HY results

• RDI REIT (RDI.L) - FY results

• Aumasc (ALU.L) - AGM update

Trivia

“Dazzle” is a term used for a group of what type of animal?

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