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Biocartis inks diagnostic agreement with Amgen
Molecular diagnostics company Biocartis Group signed a new companion diagnostic development (CDx) agreement with biotechnology firm Amgen on Tuesday over the latter's Idylla compound.
Director deals: Mothercare boss picks up £100,000 in shares
Mark Newton-Jones, chief executive officer of children's retailer Mothercare, picked up 218,866 ordinary shares in the firm on Tuesday at a price of 45. 69p per share.
JPMorgan downgrades Mothercare after profit warning
JPMorgan Cazenove downgraded Mothercare to ‘underweight’ from ‘neutral’ and slashed the price target to 40p from 82p on weak UK trading following the retailer’s profit warning on Monday.
Britons untrusting of broadband advertising, says survey
A recent survey carried out by price comparison service Broadband Genie revealed that the majority of Britons felt that advertisements for internet service providers were dishonest, with the product itself not living up to the promises made by their providers' marketing campaigns.
UK's Davis accused of hypocrisy over EU Brexit discrimination claim
Beleaguered Brexit Secretary David Davis was accused of hypocrisy on Tuesday after claiming in a leaked letter that the EU was discriminating against the UK in preparing for a no-deal exit in March 2019.
Carr's hails strong start to 2018
Carr’s said on Tuesday that trading is in line with the board’s expectations for the current financial year and “significantly ahead” of the previous year in both agriculture and engineering.
Asia close: Japanese, Vietnamese issues outperform
Equities around the Asia Pacific region finished the session little changed for the most part, despite record closes overnight on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
FTSE 250 movers: Pets at Home boosted by Stifel note; Just Group drops on placing
London’s FTSE 250 was flat at 20,854. 85 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Wednesday preview: Sainsbury's, SuperDry, TW, Tullow and industrial production
Wednesday sees UK industrial production, construction output and trade data, plus company updates from retailers Sainsbury's and SuperGroup/SuperDry, builder Taylor Wimpey and Tullow Oil.
Joules trading a bright spot in Christmas sales gloom
Recently-AIM-listed clothing and homewares retailer Joules showed a brighter side to the Christmas sales reporting gloom on Tuesday as it reported a 19. 2% rise in sales in the seven weeks to January 7.
No Xmas hangover for Majestic as Investec says 'buy'
Investec on Tuesday reiterated its 'buy' recommendation for Majestic Wines, saying 2018 was “increasingly becoming an inflexion point”, as the company reported Christmas trading figures.
MPs warn Barclays not to halt compensation for card mis-selling victims
Parliament has warned Barclays not to halt payouts to 80,000 customers who were mis-sold credit card plans or it could lead to customers being entitled to compensation of £200m.
Ferrexpo production falls 7pc in 2017 after maintenance
Ferrexpo reported higher production of iron ore pellets in the fourth quarter, though the Ukraine-based company's output for 2017 was down on the previous year due to earlier maintenance of its pelletiser machine.
Europe midday: Stocks rise as euro trades on backfoot
Stocks are making headway, boosted by a dip in the single currency and supportive economic data.
Supermarkets savour happy Christmas as households spend £1bn more
UK supermarkets had a very merry Christmas as they notched up the busiest shopping day ever recorded on the Friday before Christmas and in the run-up to the big day sold £1bn more groceries than the year before.
Lidl opens huge new warehouse to continue growth in London
Lidl is opening its largest UK warehouse in Luton as part of the German discounter's £1. 45bn investment in growth to keep up its assault on the Big Four supermarkets.
UK men enjoy increasingly more leisure time than women
Men in the UK enjoy almost five more hours of leisure time per week than women, new research from the Office of National Statistics shows.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as retailers get a boost from Morrisons
London stocks were holding on to gains by midday on Tuesday as retailers were boosted by a solid Christmas trading update from Morrisons.
Dechra Pharmaceuticals half-year revenue jumps 10.5%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals reported a jump in half-year revenue on Tuesday as it said changes to US taxes are expected to have a positive impact on the group.
H&M pulls 'racist' advert after social media outrage
Clothing giant H&M has come under fire after posting an advert where a young black child was shown wearing a hooded sweatshirt bearing the words: "Coolest monkey in the jungle. ".