1 - NatWest meh: NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) shares fell 3% despite posting full-year results that beat expectations, as analysts questioned whether the strong profitability was fully sustainable. Read more …
2 - Spotlight on Roquefort Therapeutics: Ajan Reginald, chief executive of Roquefort, has a knack for distilling complex strategies into a single sentence. “We find diamonds in the rough and we cut and finish them,” he says, summing up the company’s approach to biotech investment and development. Read more …
3 - FTSE 100 ends in the red, weighed down by a weak start on Wall Street and mounting geopolitical tensions. By mid-afternoon, London’s blue-chip index had fallen 38 points to 8,726.88. Read more …
4 - Apple has finally secured its long-awaited artificial intelligence launch in China, with Alibaba stepping in as its key tech partner. Wedbush analysts see this as a major breakthrough for the iPhone maker, which has been waiting for Beijing’s approval. Read more …
5 - Totally disappointing – Totally PLC (AIM:TLY), the healthcare support services firm, fell nearly 30% on Friday after revealing this morning that it had lost a £13 million NHS 111 support contract. Read more …