Hot Off The Wires - 29 October 2019

News

• A Parliamentary Bill calling for a general election on 12 December will be put to a vote today, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced after claiming he had “snookered” Jeremy Corbyn by agreeing to put his Brexit deal on ice.

• Spotify brought in more paying subscribers than had been predicted in the third quarter and made an unexpected profit, sending shares in the world’s most popular music streaming service up 18.6%.

• Hammerson executives could have their bonuses cut after the shopping centre owner launched a consultation on pay reforms in response to an investors’ revolt.

• The decision by the billionaire Barclay brothers to put the Daily and Sunday Telegraph up for sale could herald the breakup of a vast but faltering business empire.

Results

• BP (BP.L) - Q3 update

• Greencoat UK Wind (UKW.L) - Chairman succession

• Hunting (HTG.L) - Q3 update

• John Laing Group (JLG.L) - Investment update

• Pershing Square (PSH.L) - Additional $100m of buybacks

• Plus500 (PLUS.L) - Q3 update

Trivia

What inland U.S. state has the longest shoreline?

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