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ITV, GlaxoSmithKline and Indivior to be among the highlights for Wednesday
Among Wednesday's names are ITV, GlaxoSmithKline, Indivior, and Tullow Oil
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Informa PLC
LON:INF
Informa PLC is a provider of specialist information to the academic and scientific, professional and commercial communities globally through publishing, events and performance improvement (PI). The company is organised into three operating divisions: Academic and Scientific, Professional and Commercial. The Academic and Scientific division provides a portfolio of publications, events and data services for academic and commercial users in the scientific, technical and medical areas, and humanities and social sciences areas. The Professional division includes financial data analysis, PI, diagnostics and customized training for corporate and government organizations, and finance, insurance, law and tax based in the United Kingdom and Holland. The Commercial division provides print, electronic, and consultancy services and events to the telecoms and media markets, and the maritime and commodities industries.
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Unilever, Debenhams and Rentokil Initial in the spotlight as updates loom
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower on chilly Wednesday with ITV the big switch-off
The Footsie may have mainly traded sideways throughout the day but there have been some notable movements among blue-chips.
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Advertising key to ITV's latest results broadcast; Taylor Wimpey continues housebuilder updates
Day ahead includes full-year results from blue chips including broadcaster ITV PLC, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey PLC, motor insurer Admiral PLC, and mid cap estate agents Foxton's PLC
Informa confirms offer to buy rival UBM in deal valued at £3.9bn
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FTSE 100 closes lower for third day in a row
The fall-out from the Carillion collapse continued, the US market saw more volatility, meanwhile, Bitcoin continued to slump testing US$10,000.
Liberum upgrades Informa, downgrades UBM
Liberum raised its rating on Informa to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ while it downgraded UBM to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’
Banks higher ahead of next week’s stress tests results on FCA Libor support news
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers today in London
FTSE 100 firmly in red as EU cuts growth forecasts for UK
After a bullish run over the past few months, European and US markets endured a rare off day on Thursday
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AstraZeneca's results: focus will be on the pipeline and recovery options for the MYSTIC trial
Will Astra get into the MYSTIC? The company said not all hope was lost for its lung cancer trial, which flunked in the summer
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M&S and Sainsbury's take centre stage as BoE interest rate hike excitement dies down
The week ahead includes earnings from M&S, Sainsbury's, ABF, Direct Line, Wetherspoon and AstraZeneca while macro-economic announcements will be thin on the ground
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Friday set to be a quiet one in London, US jobs data the only game in town
Informa and Smith & Nephew are the only London-listed companies with any scheduled news due, so all eyes will turn to economic data
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If the 7,300 level were a fence, Footsie would have spent the whole day sitting on it
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Informa shares on front-foot thanks to positive first half numbers
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