Hot Off The Wires - 4th November 2019

News

• Boris Johnson’s government is to ban fracking in Britain with immediate effect because of the “unacceptable” risk of earthquakes.

• Fears of a recession in the US eased when non-farm payrolls grew by 128,000 roles in October ahead of economists’ forecasts, showing enduring strength and sending Wall Street to new record highs.

• Endless quantitative easing programmes will cause “tremendous” and damaging changes to stock markets, Wall Street has warned new European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde.

• China is on track to be the world’s best-performing major stock market in 2019 as Shanghai and Shenzhen equities rebound strongly from dismal previous year.

• Business confidence grew in October as concerns over Britain leaving the European Union eased but the outlook for investment remained poor, according to a series of company surveys.

Results

• International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG.L) - Agreement for the Acquisition of Air Europa

• Just Eat (JE/.L) - Offer Update

• Hiscox (HSX.L) - Q3 Trading Statement

• Merlin Entertainments (MERL.L) - Temporary Suspension

• Energean Oil & Gas (ENOG.L) - Successful Karish North Appraisal

• 4Imprint Group (FOUR.L) - Trading Update

• Marston's (MARS.L) - Disposal

• Ryanair Holdings (RYA.L) - Half-year Report

• Anglo Pacific Group (APF.L) - Trading Update

• Zoo Digital Group (ZOO.L) - Interim Results

• Draper Esprit (GROW.L) - Trading Update

• Team17 (TM17.L) - Trading Update

• Knights Group Holdings (KGH.L) - Acquisition

• * Bango (BGO.L) - partnership with MobileAction to boost app monetization

• Circle Property (CRC.L) - Trading Update

• Lok'n Store Group (LOK.L) - Preliminary Results

Trivia

You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?

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