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Cameroon’s cocoa crop suffers black-pod outbreak
Cameroon's chief cocoa-growing region has been hit by an outbreak of black-pod disease, destroying large areas of the African country's main crop
Business leaders urge UK government for Brexit transition deal
Leading trade bodies have urged the British government to secure a transition deal on Brexit to counter the risk of a business slowdown leading to job losses and economic decline
GKN business split talk boosts shares
Shares in engineering group GKN recovered some poise on Monday following a profit warning nearly two weeks ago as investors mulled the possibility of the company splitting into two businesses
Pendragon drops 17% after profit warning
Shares in Pendragon, the car dealership, were sharply lower on Monday after the company warned of the impact from falling consumer activity on its full-year profit
Spire Healthcare shares jump after Mediclinic bid
Spire Healthcare, the FTSE 250-listed private hospital operator, said on Monday it had rejected an offer from South African blue-chip rival Mediclinic
Toshiba sees annual loss of almost $1bn after tax on chip unit sale
Embattled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp said on Monday it now expects to slide to a net loss of nearly $1bn this business year after calculating taxes related to the sale of its prized chip unit
Nikkei 225 index powers to record 15th-straight win
Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed higher for a 15th-consecutive trading session on Monday, the longest run of gains on record, buoyed by an election victory for incumbent prime minister Shinzo Abe and strong economic data
Japan stocks buoyant after Abe election win
Japan's yen weakened while stocks climbed on Monday after Shinzo Abe, prime minister, won a large majority in the country's general election
Economic preview: third-quarter growth in the UK and US
A very busy week for economic news ahead as the UK and US reveal preliminary estimates for third-quarter gross domestic product, while the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada both make policy decisions
Nickel jumps as China steel rises on output curbs
Nickel prices led a broad rally for industrial metals on Friday as steel prices in China rose on the back of continuing production curbs
UK September budget deficit lowest in 10 years
The UK government's net borrowing fell in September to its lowest level at the halfway point of the financial year since 2007
Eurozone current account surplus increases in August
The eurozone's balance of payments for August showed a rise in the currency union's current account surplus, largely thanks to surpluses in goods, primary income and services
Interserve shares bounce after £227m contract win
Interserve shares popped higher on Friday, following days of profit warning-related losses, after it announced it had won a £227m government contract
Morningstar reports continued active fund outflows
Fund research group Morningstar reported fund and exchange-traded fund flows for September that showed continued allocation to passive US equity funds and withdrawal from actively managed funds
Intercontinental Hotels reports forecast-beating revenues
Intercontinental Hotels beat revenue forecasts in two of its main markets in the third-quarter, offsetting a hurricane-weakened performance in the Americas
Nissan shares fall on deepening inspection scandal
Nissan shares fell after the Japanese carmaker said it was to suspend all domestic production until it had got to the bottom of a worsening inspection scandal
PayPal delivers upbeat 2017 forecast
PayPal shares were up in pre-market trading on Friday after the payments group presented an upbeat full-year outlook as its delivered forecast-beating quarterly earnings
Consumer-led UK growth revival unlikely, economists say
Retail sales in the UK fell 0.8% in September as consumers increasingly feel the strain of falling real wages
Stobart Group profits soar after haulage disposal
Stobart, the infrastructure company, increased its dividend on Thursday after reporting a near doubling of revenues in the six-month period to 31 August
Rentokil buying spree reaps rewards in Q3
Rentokil Initial, best known for its pest control business, reported a 13.7% rise in ongoing revenue in the third quarter as thanks to strong growth from recent acquisitions