Hot Off The Wires - 4 October 2019

News.

• Britain’s dominant services sector unexpectedly contracted last month, raising risk of the country slipping into recession.

• EU leaders have warned Boris Johnson they have concerns about his Brexit proposals.

• De Beers has suffered another slump in diamond sales, prompting fears the sector is in the grip of more prolonged slump.

• SoftBank’s Vision Fund is set to plough more money into Greensill Capital, the controversial UK finance company.

Results

• BP (BP.L) - CEO Retirement

• Meggitt (MGGT.L) - Contract win

• Workspace (WKP.L) - Disposal

• Treatt (TET.L) - Trading update

• Avation (AVAP.L) - Repositioning of Thomas Cook aircraft

• Savannah Petroleum (SAVP.L) - Updated company presentation

• Audioboom (BOOM.L) - New shows announced at IAB Podcast Upfronts

Trivia

What did George Foreman name his sons?

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