Hot Off The Wires - 31st March 2021

News

• France and Germany were in talks to with Vladimir Putin to supply the Russian Covid-19 vaccine to the EU, after Angela Merkel suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab for the under-60s.

• BioNTech and Pfizer plan to manufacture an additional 500m doses of their Covid-19 vaccine this year, bringing their production target to 2.5bn shots.

• London is poised to lead a national crunch in house prices as Covid and the stamp duty holiday risk pushing the market up to unsustainable levels, top economists have warned.

• Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite video game, has accused Apple of harming consumers in a complaint to Britain’s competition watchdog.

• The flotation of Deliveroo on Wednesday will value the company at £7.6bn after concerns over workers’ rights and volatile stock markets chipped more than £1bn off the top-end valuation.

Results

• Petropavlovsk (POG) - Management Update and 2021 Guidance

• Syncona (SYNC) - Achilles update on IPO

• Premier Oil (PMO) - Application for admission

• Tavistock Investments (TAVI) - Response to further announcement made by TEAM Plc

• Aquis Exchange (AQX) - Final Results

• Inspired Energy (INSE) - Final Results 2020

Trivia

Which is the most popular tube station in London?

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