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US close: Markets mixed ahead of post-Florence jobless claims
Wall Street trading ended on a mixed note on Wednesday, as the Dow moved closer to an all-time high, despite trade tensions between the US and China that were still weighing heavily on sentiment.
Big Sofa wins PepsiCo in-home analysis contract
Video analytics provider Big Sofa Technologies Group has been awarded a $0. 35m global project by US food and beverage multinational PepsiCo, it announced on Wednesday, for the deployment of in-home and in-store behaviour analysis tool Video Observer.
SkinBioTherapeutics begins human study on SkinBiotix
Life science company SkinBioTherapeutics has commenced its human study being carried out on its ‘SkinBiotix’ technology, it announced on Wednesday.
Global Petroleum to acquire offshore Namibia block
Global Petroleum has signed a petroleum agreement to acquire Block 2011A offshore Namibia, it announced on Wednesday.
Totally's About Health wins three-year contract
Out-of-hospital service provider Totally announced on Wednesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary About Health, a provider of community-based outpatient and referral management services, has been awarded a three-year contract with an option to extend by a further two years by the NHS Blackpool and NHS Fylde & Wyre Clinical Commissioning Groups.
Asia report: Most markets rise as China announces fresh tariffs
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Wednesday, as investors once again shrugged off concerns of further escalations in the ongoing US-China trade conflict.
Avast proposes capital reduction and subscriber share cancellation
Cybersecurity provider Avast announced a proposed capital reduction of its share premium account, and a proposed cancellation of the non-voting subscriber share, on Wednesday.
Cambridge Cognition announces first NeuroVocalix commercial partnership
Neuroscience technology company Cambridge Cognition Holdings announced its first commercial partnership for its recently launched ‘NeuroVocalix’ voice biomarker technology on Wednesday.
Falanx Group selected as SolarWinds Threat Monitoring Service Provider
Cybersecurity and intelligence provider Falanx Group has been selected by SolarWinds MSP as the first ‘SolarWinds Threat Monitoring Service Provider’ (TMSP) for the UK and South Africa, it announced on Wednesday.
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure plans £200m fundraise
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund announced it was proceeding with a partially pre-emptive issue of ordinary shares to raise £200m gross proceeds, in light of what its board called a “growing set” of attractive investment opportunities in the economic infrastructure debt market.
NEX Group to pay $50m penalty over ISDAfix benchmark
NEX Group has reached a settlement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as part of an industry-wide investigation into the setting of the US dollar ISDAfix benchmark, it announced on Wednesday.
John Laing Infrastructure board urges shareholders to accept takeover offer
John Laing Infrastructure Fund updated the market on the planned acquisition of it by Jura Acquisition on Wednesday - a transaction initially announced on 3 August.
NewRiver signs asset management agreement with Canterbury council
NewRiver has signed an asset management agreement with Canterbury City Council for the asset management of Whitefriars Shopping Centre, it announced on Wednesday.
UK Commercial Property REIT buys M8 Industrial Estate for £24.6m
UK Commercial Property REIT announced the acquisition of M8 Industrial Estate near Glasgow from Grayling Capital on Wednesday, for a headline price of £24. 6m, based on a topped-up net initial yield of 5. 9%.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Tesco, Tesla, Unilever, North Korea, BAE Systems
Theresa May’s plans for a tough new immigration regime were given a boost yesterday after a key report called for an end to low-skilled migration from the EU after Brexit. A year-long independent report by the government’s advisers into the link between migration and the economy recommended a “global” system. This would make EU citizens subject to the same rules as immigrants from non-European countries after January 2021 and could mean that those who want to live in Britain for more than six months would need visas.
Sainsbury's-Asda merger to have in-depth investigation, NewRiver signs asset management deal with Canterbury council
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 17 points higher on Wednesday, having closed down 0. 03% at 7,300. 23 on Tuesday.