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Mortgages for UK house purchases fall to 15-month low, business borrowing falls too
Numbers of UK mortgages have fallen for a third month in a row to a 15-month low, while businesses were reluctant to borrow amid economic uncertainty, industry figures showed on Thursday.
Glencore, Randgold among miners opposed to Congo measures
Subsidiaries of Glencore, Randgold Resources and other mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo have asked lawmakers to rethink proposed new taxes and other measures.
OneView says results lower than desired after first-half loss
OneView said its results were worse than it would like due to long contract lead times as it posted a $2. 1m (£1. 6m) first-half loss from operations.
BGEO's m2 signs $11.6m contract to build Tbilisi shopping mall
BGEO said its m2 real estate subsidiary had signed a contract to build the shell and core of a new shopping mall and business centre in Tbilisi.
Tritax buys warehouse operated by Unilever
Tritax Big Box REIT has paid £44. 25m for a distribution centre in Staffordshire operated by Unilever.
Vedanta unit buys into LCD glass maker AvanStrate
Vedanta Resources said its Cairn India subsidiary agreed to pay $158m for debt and a majority stake in AvanStrate, a Japanese maker of glass for LCD devices.
TRIG pays £80m for first offshore wind farm investment
Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has paid £80m for a 14. 7% stake in the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
UK Oil & Gas shares fall after discouraging tests
UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) lost a quarter of its value after it said a zone at its Weald Basin operation was probably not viable.
Shell expects to gain from Trump's US tax changes
Royal Dutch Shell said it expects changes to US tax law to benefit the company and its US operations.
3i Infrastructure takes control of Wireless Infrastructure Group
3i Infrastructure has agreed to spend £186m to take ownership of Wireless Infrastructure Group alongside its management.
Casual dining offsets pub closures to keep leisure venues stable
The rise of casual dining has made up for pub closures to keep the number of drinking venues steady despite tough market conditions.
Candy brothers win £132m court case after acrimonious trial
Property tycoons the Candy brothers have won a £132m high court case brought by a former friend and business associate whose claims of harassment and intimidation have been quashed.
UK public finances improve in November
UK public finances improved slightly in November as the government reaped the rewards of rising income tax revenue.
Dixons' Andrew Harrison returns to ailing Carphone Warehouse
Dixons Carphone has returned group deputy chief executive Andrew Harrison to Carphone Warehouse with responsibility for turning round the struggling business he used to run.
McCarthy & Stone considers actions to reduce impact of government crackdown
McCarthy & Stone said it would renegotiate land prices and deals with local authorities and review prices and management fees if the government includes it in a crackdown on ground rents for leasehold properties.
Babcock's growth and operations chief Bill Tame to retire
Babcock International has announced the retirement of Bill Tame, the engineering services group's chief executive of global growth and operations.
Greencoat Renewables buys Irish wind farm for €88.4m
Greencoat Renewables has agreed to buy the Dromadda More wind farm from Impax Asset Management for €88. 4m funded by a €250m credit facility.
BoE offers EU banks and insurers easy post-Brexit access
A new dividing line has opened up over Brexit after the Bank of England said it planned to let EU banks and insurers keep their free access to the UK.
IMF says Brexit has weakened UK economy
Brexit has weakened Britain's economy, which has slowed despite strong global growth and low interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said.
Bank of England finds labour shortages and weaker spending
Labour shortages increased while spending by consumers and businesses weakened in the fourth quarter, the Bank of England reported.