1. Listed companies on insolvency watch as profit warnings jump
Which companies are on the red list as the latest figures show UK insolvencies surged 81% year on year in the second quarter?
2. HSBC shows it is listening but is unlikely to break itself up, analysts reckon
HSBC seemed to make concessions at an informal meeting with Hong Kong shareholders yesterday in a panicked attempt to appease activist shareholder Ping An, but is unlikely to break itself up.
3. Keywords levels up with acquisition
A strategic shift into development and post-production services looks to be paying off Irish video game services leader Keywords Studios, with the latest trading update predicting solid results for the interim period.
4. Hiscox loss could have been much worse
Another insurer swinging to losses, but analysts reckon it could have been much worse - and the outlook is looking brighter already.
5. FTSE 100 finds gains
The UK blue-chip index ended 36.57 points, or 0.5% higher at 7,445.68, fractionally below the session peak of 7,445.90 and well above the day’s low of 7,372.71.
Looking ahead
Tomorrow is a big day: brace for a Bank of England rate hike, results from retail investor favourite Rolls-Royce, along with retailer Next, Glencore, Hikma, Serco among the many in London, plus AMC Entertainment, Beyond Meat, Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Virgin Galactic in New York.