Hot Off The Wires - 27 February 2020

News

• The Oil and Gas Authority plans to overhaul its mission to wring as much value from the North Sea’s oil reserves as possible before the UN climate talks this year.

• Tesco has opened its first cashless store in central London, joining the growing cash-free revolution in the UK.

• The Restaurant Group is to shut up to 90 Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito outlets after it suspended its dividend in the wake of a crunch on high street dining.

• Metro Bank is significantly scaling back expansion plans after recording a loss of more than £130m caused partly by an accounting error.

Results

• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) - Preliminary Results

• Persimmon (PSN) - Full Year Results. Additionally, Dave Jenkinson has informed the Board of his wish to step down

• Rentokil (RTO) - Final Results

• British American Tobacco (BATS) - Final Results

• Mondi (MNDI) - Final Results

• St. James’s Place (STJ) - Final Results

• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) - Final Results

• Genus (GNS) - Interim Results

• Playtech (PTEC) - Final Results

• Howden Joinery (HWDN) - Preliminary Results

• Vistry Group (VTY) - FY Results

• Inchcape (INCH) – Final Results

• Grafton (GFTU) – Final Results

• Vesuvius (VSVS) – FY Results

• Watches of Switzerland (WOSG) - Q3 Trading Update

• Topps Times (TPT) - Trading Update

• finnCap (FCAP) - Trading Update

Trivia

A spheksophobic fears which insects?

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