Hot Off The Wires - 26 September 2019

News.

• Boris Johnson has refused to take any blame for his historic defeat in the Supreme Court and paved the way for an acrimonious “people versus parliament” general election.

• Online dating company Match is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for allegedly duping “hundreds of thousands” of people into subscribing to its sites by fake expressions of love.

• The worst US house price growth for seven years and tumbling consumer confidence added to fears the American economy could be heading for recession.

• Billionaire hedge fund chief Steven Cohen is among the business tycoons who have lost nearly £400m shoring up ailing Metro Bank.

Results

• CRH (CRH.L) - Chairman Designate Appointment

• Imperial Brands (IMB.L) - Pre-close Trading update

• Pearson (PSON.L) - Trading Statement

• SSP Group (SSPG.L) - Pre-close Trading update

• Mitchells & Butlers (MAB.L) - Pre-close Trading Update

• Paypoint (PAY.L) - Temporary Leadership Change

• DFS Furniture (DFS.L) - Preliminary Results

• VAALCO Energy (EGY.L) - Admission

• Sumo Group (SUMO.L) – Half Year Results

• OnTheMarket (OTMP.L) - Operational & Trading Update

• Shore Capital (SGR.L) - Interim Results

Trivia

Which English football club are known as The Canaries?

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