Hot Off The Wires - 8th December 2020

News

• Boris Johnson is to fly to Brussels for an eleventh-hour summit with the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen this week after two days of Brexit talks between negotiators failed to make any further progress in reaching a deal.

• Uber has abandoned efforts to develop its own self-driving car and will instead swap its operations for a minority stake in Aurora at a significantly marked-down price.

• The chances of finding a job in retail and hospitality were currently worse than during the first nationwide lockdown in the spring, according to the regular ManpowerGroup employment outlook survey.

• The value of a UK home increased by an average of almost £3,000 last month as the market defied lockdown conditions and experienced its “strongest run” since 2004, according to the Halifax.

• Airbnb is set to clinch the biggest US float of 2020 after the digital travel firm hiked its proposed valuation to as much as $42bn.

Results

• Ferguson (FERG) - Trading Update for 3months to October

• Ashtead Group (AHT) - Interim Results (to October)

• KAZ Minerals (KAZ) - Recommended Cash Acquisition and Guidance Update

• LondonMetric Property (LMP) - Urban Logistics Pre-Let

• ContourGlobal (GLO) - Acquisition of US and Trinidad & Tobago Portfolio

• Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) - Acquisition of WealthEngine

• McCarthy & Stone (MCS) - Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

• Studio Retail Group (STU) - Half-year Report and Strategic Review

• SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Tst (SEIT) - Half-year Report

• SolGold (SOLG) - Regional Exploration Update - Porvenir Project

• Ince Group (INCE) - Strategic Cooperation Deal in China

• AEX Gold (AEXG) - New Mineral Exploration Licence at Kangerluarsuk

• Begbies Traynor Group (BEG) - Half Year Results

Trivia

How many active train stations are there in the UK?

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