Hot Off The Wires - 25th November 2020

News

• Families will be allowed to meet two other households in a “Christmas bubble” under a five-day relaxation of social distancing rules; however, government scientific advisers have warned that the relaxation will cost lives.

• Companies and regulators are making last-minute arrangements to avoid disruption when the UK leaves the EU’s single market next month.

• Pubs risk losing sales worth £1.5bn in December alone as Boris Johnson’s tough new regional tier system looks set to deliver a further blow to the beleaguered sector, industry chiefs warned.

• A surge in shopping from home has eased the pressure on retailers caused by England’s four-week lockdown and tighter restrictions in the rest of the UK, according to a survey from the CBI.

• More than 100,000 additional house sales are expected during the first three months of 2021.

• Tesla’s market value has surged over $500bn after a fresh wave of buying ahead of the electric carmaker’s debut on the blue-chip S&P 500 stock index next month.

Results

• Kingfisher (KGF) - Acquisition

• Melrose Industries (MRO) - Trading update

• Unite Utilities (UU) - HY results

• Babcock International (BAB) - HY results

• Brewin Dolphin (BRW) - Preliminary management report

• Future (FUTR) - FY results. The Company has also announced that it is to acquire

• Genus (GNS) - AGM update

• HICL Infrastructure (HICL) - HY results

• Liontrust (LIO) - HY results

• AEX Gold (AEXG) - Drilling update

• Fulham Shore (FUL) - AGM trading update

• Keywords Studios (KWS) - Acquisition AA Plc (AA) - Recommended cash acquisition

Trivia

The name of which Soviet space program translated means 'Union'?

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