1. BAT battered as US bans top-selling vape
Shares in British American Tobacco fell over 3.5% after US regulators told the cigarette maker to stop selling its certain flavours of its Vuse vaping product.
2. Next bulks out with purchase of FatFace
High street clothing giant finishes off the week with an £115 million acquistion of smaller UK rival
3. Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) climbs to record high after profit guidance boost
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) strengthened its claim to be Europe's biggest listed company after it lifted annual guidance, predicting a boost from higher sales of its diabetes drug Wegovy/Ozempic.
4. FTSE 100 closes lower on the day but up for the week
At the end of the week, London's blue-chip index close at a smidge below 7600, down 0.59% on an up and down Friday, but ahead 1.4% over the past five days.
5. Man Utd sale talks revived with Radcliffe in the lead
The Manchester United PLC board is set to discuss the proposals to buy the club in a meeting due to take place in the coming days.
One for luck: Busy week ahead with tech and mining giants, financials, housebuilders and hotels
As one week comes to an end it's time to look ahead to the next, where those reporting earnings include US tech giants Tesla and Netflix and London-listed names ranging from Deliveroo and Whitbread to LSE Group, Rio Tinto and Barratt Developments.