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Smurfit Kappa hands over Venezuelan operations to government
Corrugated packaging group Smurfit Kappa has handed over full responsibility for its Venezuelan operations to the government there and will write down net assets of around €60m as a result.
Credit Suisse upgrades Capital & Counties after share price drop
Capital & Counties got a boost on Monday as Credit Suisse upped the stock to 'outperform' from 'neutral' following a drop in the share price since a potential demerger was announced earlier in the year.
FTSE 100 movers: Sky rallies on Comcast deal, TUI hit by Thomas Cook warning
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 3% to 7,471. 84 in afternoon trade on Monday as trade tensions between the US and China took a turn for the worse.
Sky urges shareholders to accept deal as Comcast outbids Fox
Sky urged its shareholders on Monday to accept a takeover offer from US cable company Comcast after it outbid Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox for the London-listed broadcaster.
EasyHotel opens five new sites, agrees to buy Blackpool site
EasyHotel announced on Monday that it has opened five new sites and conditionally acquired a 999-year lease on a site in Blackpool.
US pre-open: Stocks to edge lower as US-China tensions escalate
US stocks looked set to edge lower on Monday as trade tensions resurfaced after China called off planned trade talks with Washington over the weekend and as fresh tariffs on Chinese imports kick in.
German business sentiment proves resilient in September - Ifo
Business confidence in Germany deteriorated less than expected in September, according to a survey released by the Ifo Institute on Monday.
London open: Stocks edge lower but Sky bucks trend on Comcast deal
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as fresh US-China trade tariffs kicked in, but Sky bucked the trend after Comcast outbid Fox for the broadcaster.
Carrefour denies takeover talks with rival Casino
French supermarket group Carrefour has denied making an approach to Casino after its rival said it had been contacted about a possible combination.
Drax in talks to buy assets from Iberdrola
Drax confirmed on Monday that it is in talks with Spain’s Iberdrola about the potential acquisition of a UK portfolio of pumped storage, renewable hydro and gas-fired generation assets.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower amid trade worries; Comcast outbids Fox for Sky
London stocks were set for a weaker open on Monday as worries about trade resurface.
Monday newspaper round-up: Danske Bank, River Island, Sky, Drax
US firms are taking advantage of the cheap pound to snap up some of Britain’s most successful businesses at bargain prices, according to the latest mergers and acquisitions data. The value of deals involving US companies buying UK businesses more than doubled to £79bn in 2017-18 from £36. 8bn in the previous year. The low value of sterling, which last week slumped to $1. 30 in the wake of Theresa May’s post-Salzburg statement, has given American buying power a boost and allowed US firms to outbid rivals.