International News
World Cup preview: England v Panama, Japan v Senegal, Poland v Colombia
England are back in action on Sunday, facing off against shock Central American qualifiers Panama who looked off the pace in their opening 3-0 loss to Belgium.
Europe close: Strong PMIs, Greek debt deal force traders to close 'shorts'
A much-better-than-expected reading on recent levels of activity in the euro area services sector, alongside an agreement overnight to help improve the sustainability of Greece's mountain of sovereign debt, forced traders to take profits on their 'short' positions heading into the weekend.
US open: Dow struggling to avoid longest losing streak in 40 years
Wall Street's main market gauges were trading on a mixed note on Friday, with investors doing their best to set aside their concerns about the trade spat between the US and China, but seemingly encountering some resistance from the White House.
Trump threatens escalation after EU introduces tariffs on US products
Donald Trump has threatened to increase trade barriers on European cars after the European Union introduced tariffs on £2. 4bn worth of US goods.
OPEC agrees nominal 1.0m b/d increase in output
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia have agreed on a 1. 0m barrel a day increase in their combined level of output following a last-minute compromise with those producers that were opposed to a deal.
Aston Martin preparing discounted customer share offering for Autumn float
Luxury car-maker Aston Martin intends to hand millions of pounds to wealthy customers through a London listing expected to value the company at up to £5bn, according to reports on Friday.
Airbus warns it would leave UK in no-deal Brexit scenario
European aviation giant Airbus warned overnight that it could leave Britain if the country exits the European Union in 2019 without a transition deal.
Greek bonds rise after "historic" deal with creditors, but not by much
Athens has managed to clinch a deal with its creditors to ease the burden from the country massive debt pile, in what some observers are hailing as a "landmark" deal which it is hoped will pave the way for the country's long-term economic success.
ANZ doubles size of share buyback
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced on Friday that it would increase its current on-market share buy-back, which started on 15 January, by a further AUD 1. 5bn (£0. 84bn) to a total of AUD 3bn.