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London pre-open: Stocks to rise on positive US and Asian cues
London stocks looked set to gain at the open on Tuesday following positive US and Asian sessions, amid signs of improving trade relations between the US and China.
James Fisher in two acquisitions worth up to £18m
Marine, oil and gas services group James Fisher and Sons said it had made two acquisitions worth up to £18. 6m.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Housing, Barclays, Samsung, China-US talks
England must launch the biggest council and social house building drive in its history to rescue millions of people from a future in dangerous, overcrowded or unsuitable homes, a cross-party commission has told the government. More than 3m new social homes are needed in the next 20 years, more than were built in the two decades after the end of the second world war, according to a year-long housing commission launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Its commissioners include the former Conservative party chair, Sayeeda Warsi, the former Labour leader Ed Miliband and the former Conservative Treasury minister and Goldman Sachs chief economist Lord Jim O’Neill.
National Grid reaches deal with US unions ending 6-month lockout
National Grid has reached a deal with two Massachusetts Gas unions over employment terms and conditions, ending a six-month lockout.