Hammerson said on Friday it will exit out-of-town retail locations by selling seven of them to private equity Orion for 400 million pounds ($515.52 million) amid store closures on the UK High Street and rise of online stores.
Shares in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit fell more than 1% at open on Friday following reports Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier is being considered for the top job at rival HSBC.
Mixed martial artist Leah McCourt is relishing the chance to headline Bellator's Dublin card at the Three Arena on Saturday, knowing a win over Judith Ruis in the building where Conor McGregor rose to fame could usher in a new era for Irish MMA.
Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group has bid for a digital banking licence and is in talks with the central bank, deputy chief executive Mohd Izzaddin Idris said on Friday.
Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd reported a 76% slump in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Friday, hurt by lower prices for steelmaking coal and warned that the coronavirus epidemic would impact its earnings.
British education group Pearson reported a 6% rise in operating profit to 581 million pounds ($748.7 million) for 2019, slightly below guidance lowered last month, as falling textbook sales in North America offset growth elsewhere.
Fast Retailing, which operates casual clothing chain Uniqlo, said it has reopened around 100 stores in China since last week, although approximately 250 of its 750 stores there remained closed on Friday due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp has sold its stake in Australian coal producer New Hope Corp for A$157.6 million ($104.00 million), cashing out after more than 30 years, as part of a realignment of its shareholding portfolio.
Japanese automakers on Friday delayed the restart of plants in China near the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, in compliance with local directives, raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could affect global car production.
(RTTNews) - Shares of Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) soared 39.71% on Feb. 20, and ended Thursday's trading session at $6.72. The stock has been trading between $1.79 and $7.27 in the past one year. Trading volume surged to 18.34 million versus an average volume of 2.41 mil
(RTTNews) - Pearson plc (PSO, PSON.L) reported profit before tax of 232 million pounds for the year ended 31 December 2019 compared to 498 million pounds, last year. Earnings per share was 34.0 pence compared to 75.5 pence. Adjusted operating profit increased 6% to 581 million p
Shopping centre operator Hammerson said on Friday it will exit retail parks business by selling seven of them to private equity Orion for 400 million pounds ($515.52 million) as it faces a challenging retail environment in the UK.
South Africa's rand was flat in early trade on Friday, pausing a tumble to a four-month low in the previous session as risk-shy investors fretting over the impact of the coronavirus on global growth avoided big bets with key local events on the horizon.
British education group Pearson reported 6% growth in operating profit to 581 million pounds ($748.7 million) for 2019, slightly below guidance lowered last month, as falling textbook sales in North America offset growth in the rest of the business.
(RTTNews) - German hospital operator Rhoen-Klinikum AG (RKKPF.PK) reported Friday that its fiscal 2019 net consolidated profit declined, as expected, to 44.5 million euros from 51.2 million euros in the previous year.
Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares fell 1.5% on Friday after trade data showed a slump in Chinese demand and as new coronavirus cases spiked in the country. The Korean won tumbled, while the benchmark bond yields fell across the board on strengthening
rate cut bets.
Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents, a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States.
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