Hot Off The Wires - 30th November 2020

News

• The first coronavirus vaccine is on track for international deployment within weeks.

• There is only a “narrow” gap between Britain and the EU on a Brexit trade deal but fishing remains the biggest obstacle, Dominic Raab said yesterday.

• Pubs and restaurants hit by new coronavirus restrictions will be given extra cash to help get them through Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce.

• Britain is on course for one of the worst periods of income growth since records began, according to an analysis outlining the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Pandemic deaths and the expected slowdown in the growth of life expectancy are set to give a boost of up to £60bn to Britain’s traditional pension funds, actuaries predict.

Results

• Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) - CEO Appointment

• Petropavlovsk (POG) - Appointment of CEO

• Frasers Group (FRAS) - Arcadia Group

• Pets at Home (PETS) - Acquisition

• Springfield Properties (SPR) - Springfield Receives First PRS Planning Approval

• W.H. Ireland (WHI) - Conditional Acquisition & Placing

• Fiske (FKE) - Final Results

• Real Estate Investors (RLE) - Completion of Share Buyback Programme

• Intuitive Investments Group - Intention to Float

Trivia

Which country has won the most Eurovision song contests?

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