1. Burberry begins to show signs of strutting its stuff again
Investors and analysts drooled over the British luxury brand's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter performance and new cost-cutting targets, sending its shares strutting 17% higher.
2. Imperial Brands investors lament CEO's departure
CEO Stefan Bomhard has turned around the tobacco giant over the past five years, so investors are not keen to see him go.
3. FTSE 100 extends losses as European shares in risk-off mode
The London index gave up 18 points to fall to 8,585 by the close on Wednesday.
4. Victorian Plumbing brings back MFI as furniture and homeware brand
The online plumbing group said it is moving into the homewares market, but analysts said it won't be easy.
5. Polarean Imaging soars amid spotlight on collaboration with Philips
The small cap's shares soared as Philips said it would broaden the use of Polarean’s Xenon lung MRI technology to include younger children with chronic obstructive lung disease, subject to regulatory clearance.