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Facebook tumbles amid flak over personal information leak
European and US authorities are demanding answers from Facebook Inc after personal information on 50m users of the social media site were leaked to UK company Cambridge Analytica, which helped the Vote Leave and Trump presidential campaigns in 2016.
Senators call for Facebook hearing amid election "integrity" concerns
Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Kennedy have issued a joint call to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley to hold a hearing with the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter.
Commodities: Wheat, cocoa futures see sharpest losses
Commodities as a whole were lower on Monday, even as the US dollar lost ground, amid heavy selling in the agricultural space.
Sector movers: Tech, Basic Resources lead fallers
Technology stocks paced losses in London at the start of the week, much as on the other major international bourses.
Results round-up
AIM-listed cake and bread maker Finsbury Food posted a 6% jump in interim profit on Monday as revenue edged higher despite "market-wide headwinds".
Putin elected to a fourth term as Russian president
Vladimir Putin was elected for a fourth six-year term as Russian President in the 19 March elections, making him the longest-serving leader of the country since dictator Joseph Stalin, although voter turnout was slightly lower than the Kremlin had reportedly been seeking.
Europe close: Stocks retreat ahead of Fed meeting amid trade tensions
Stocks on the Continent started the week moderately lower, amid heavy losses in Basic Resources and Technology issues, with international trade frictions very much in focus ahead of a two-day G-20 finance ministers' meeting in Buenos Aires and ahead of the key US central bank policy meeting on Wednesday.
US open: Tech stocks falter as investors 'unfriend' Facebook on data worries
Trading started weaker on Wall Street with technology shares facing steep selling pressure amid fresh worries tied to Facebook's policies over user data management emerged, even as investors wait on the latest policy announcement and expected rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.
Market buzz: Pound pops on EU transition deal, Facebook falls
1700:Close The top tier index started the week on a weak note amid a near perfect storm of pound strength, soft base metals' prices, a twitter-storm on Capitol Hill at the weekend and ongoing trade and geopolitical frictions. Somewhat ironically, the chief trigger behind the downdraft in London-listed stocks was a relative 'positive' for the economy, in the form an understanding between Brussels and Westminster on the broad contours of the post-Brexit transition deal.
Asiamet Resources drilling yields 'excellent' mineralisation in Indonesia
Asiamet Resources’ ongoing drilling operation at the BKZ prospect in Indonesia has continued to intersect high grade mineralisation, the exploration and development company announced on Monday.
London close: Shares hammered by rising pound, trade and political frictions
London stocks fell sharply at the start of the week as the pound rallied on the back of a draft Brexit deal, with traders also looking ahead to a week that included monetary policy meetings at the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
RBS gives shareholders vote on setting up retail investor committee
Shareholder groups of Royal Bank of Scotland will be given a vote later this year that could see retail investors have more of a say in some aspects of the business.
Kremlin: 'UK must prove Russian involvement in poisoning or apologise'
Russia has demanded proof of their involvement in the Salisbury poisoning, saying that otherwise the UK should apologise, even as the European Union backs Britain and requests "full and complete disclosure of its novichok programme".
Tuesday preview: Eyes on CPI ahead of BoE, Wood and Ocado report
UK inflation is expected to ease off on Tuesday ahead of the Bank of England monetary policy meeting later in the week, while updates are expected from the likes of Ocado and Wood Group.
Broker tips: AstraZeneca, Close Brothers, Shire
Jefferies upgraded AstraZeneca to 'buy' from 'hold' on Monday, lifting the price target to 5,600p from 5,075p as it said the pharmaceuticals giant is at a "turning point".
UK agrees Brexit transition deal with EU, loose threads remain
Britain and the European Union have agreed a 21-month Brexit transition deal to smooth the break-up after March 2019, though the Irish border remains one of several issues not yet resolved and it was described by some as "not a decisive breakthrough".
Shire still offers 50% upside, reckons Morgan Stanley
Analysts at Morgan Stanley took a fresh look at rare diseases specialist Shire on Monday, revisiting their bear case as the investment bank reiterated its 'overweight' rating on the group.
FTSE 250 movers: Bookies rally but Capita takes a hit
London's FTSE 250 was down 0. 5% to 19,710. 61 in afternoon trade on Monday, with bookies bucking the trend as the outcome of the UK gambling watchdog's triennial review was less harsh than expected.
NetScientific's Wanda signs orthopedics deal with HRS Home Health
Healthcare intellectual property commercialisation company NetScientific announced on Monday that its portfolio company Wanda Health is expanding into orthopedics through a new partnership with HRS Home Health.
Common cryptocurrency regulations discussed at G20 summit, tax warning from IRS
G20 financial leaders are set to discuss regulations for cryptocurrencies at a summit in Buenos Aires, with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warning that bitcoin and its peers are evolving at such a rate that they could become a threat to the financial system.