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London open: Stocks flat amid worries over US tax bill passage
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday amid worries about the passing of the US tax bill and as investors eyed the next phase of the Brexit saga.
Aveva awaits US approval for Schneider merger, disappointed on tax ruling
Aveva's £3bn agreed merger with Schneider Electric is expected to gain final regulatory approval by mid-February, though the industrial software group was disappointed by a UK tax ruling on the deal.
Tritax Big Box extends debt facility
Real estate investment trust Tritax Big Box has agreed terms to extend the maturity on its existing loan facility with Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale.
BGEO subsidiary begins construction of Bodorna hydro power plant
BGEO Group announced on Friday that its utility and energy subsidiary, Georgia Global Utilities, has begun construction of Bodorna hydro power plant near Bodorna reservoir.
Persimmon chairman resigns over executive pay dispute
The chairman of housebuilder Persimmon, Nicholas Wrigley, is planning to retire following a dispute over an incentive scheme for executive pay.
Sky and BT to sell each other's channels
Sky and BT have agreed a deal to sell their channels on each other’s platforms.
Sky and BT announce channel sharing agreement, BGEO subsidiary starts building hydro power plant
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Friday newspaper round-up: HS2, Airbus, Millennium & Copthorne
The US’s top media regulator voted to end rules protecting an open internet on Thursday, a move critics warn will hand control of the future of the web to cable and telecoms companies. At a packed meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, the watchdog’s commissioners voted three to two to dismantle the “net neutrality” rules that prevent internet service providers (ISPs) from charging websites more for delivering certain services or blocking others should they, for example, compete with services the cable company also offers.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge lower amid worries about US tax bill
London stocks were set nudge lower at the open on Friday following downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, as investors worry about the passage of the US tax bill.