1. St James’s Place faces ‘significant’ financial impact from complaints
‘Misselling’ firms will be seeing increased demand following Britain’s largest wealth manager St James’s Place Plc’s dire annual earnings call this Wednesday.
2. Direct Line leaps on report of rejected Ageas offer
Directors of the FTSE 250-listed firm rebuffed the approach, according to reports
3. FTSE 100 live: Stocks slump on dire results
Lead index down 51 points at 7,636.
4. Bitcoin rockets above $60,000
It marks the first time bitcoin has surpassed $60,000 since the unprecedented bull run in November 2021.
5. Warner Bros Discovery merger with Paramount stalls
After David Zaslav and Bob Bakish, respective chief executives of the two studios, held talks in recent months, discussions have now cooled off, according to CNBC-cited sources.