“I’m confident from what I hear that progress, good progress is being made but we’re going to do a deal that is right for Britain, if such a deal is available,” he said. “If such a deal isn’t available then we’re not going to sign up to something that is to our detriment.”
ALIEN METALS SHARES PLUNGE 19.6% ON £2.5M CAPITAL RAISE3 Dec 2020 09:21
Shares of Alien Metals Ltd (LON: UFO) today fell as much as 19.6% after the company announced that it has raised £2.5 million via a discounted share placement pricing the new shares at 1.1p each, a 27% discount to the stock’s Friday closing price.
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer shows:1 Dec 2020 07:47
Business confidence remains low but news of covid-19 vaccine injects boost 30 November 2020 The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer shows: Overall business confidence fell by three percentage points to -21%, the lowest levels seen since July. Responses in the second week of the survey saw confidence increase by three percentage points, suggesting confidence improved following announcement on vaccine progression. Confidence fell in manufacturing, construction and retail, while the services sector saw an increase after its sharp decline in October.
British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in over 13 years in October, Bank of England data showed on Monday, suggesting no let-up yet in a post-coronavirus lockdown bounce-back in the country's housing market.