Hot Off The Wires - 6 February 2020

News

• Britain’s economy rebounded in January with the service sector companies recording the strongest upturn in activity since mid-2018, helped by fading political uncertainty since Boris Johnson’s election victory.

• Donald Trump has been acquitted over impeachment by the US Senate, ending a historic and turbulent four-month ordeal and freeing him to seek re-election in November.

• Cancers could be diagnosed and treated decades before symptoms appear after a landmark study that reveals the genetic errors behind the disease.

• Tesla shares fell 20% on Wednesday, retreating from record highs amid concerns about a bubble and the impact of the coronavirus.

• A Brussels crackdown on contactless payments could cause mass confusion for millions of customers and trigger a €57bn hit to businesses across Europe, experts have warned.

Results

• Compass Group (CPG) - Trading Update

• Ashmore Group (ASHM) - Half-Year Report

• Tate & Lyle (TATE) - Trading Statement

• Beazley (BEZ) - FY19 results

• Victrex (VCT) - Q1 Interim Statement

• Royal Mail (RMG) - 9-Month Trading Update

• Hurricane Energy (HUR) - Operational Update

• Cello Health (CLL) - Settlement with Access Intelligence

• Bango (BGO) - New Research from Progressive Equity Research

• OnTheMarket (OTMP) - Record traffic and leads

• ImmuPharma (IMM) - Update on Avion Agreement

Trivia

The following four cards lie on a table: E, V, 2, and 7.

Each card has a digit on one side and a letter on the other side.

Turning as few as possible, which cards should you turn over to test the statement: "when there is a vowel on one side of a card, then there is an even digit on the other side"?

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