Standard Chartered (STAN) beats estimates with 16% rise in quarterly profit. Upbeat results despite ‘challenging’ conditions lift bank’s shares by 3% in Hong Kong
Lombard – Plus500 Ltd (DI) (PLUS) swings from minus to plus, but only for a moment. Shares in UK retail financial bookie surge but so do the risks
Schroders (SDR) offloads stake in RWC. Shares are being bought by the group, its staff and US investors Lincoln Peak Capital
Royal Mail (RMG) makes fresh plea to avoid Christmas strikes. UK postal operator offers CWU talks ‘without preconditions’ if it removes walkouts threat
Lex – BP (BP.): incoming. Shareholders will bay for their share of the spoils — keep them happy
Harry Potter publisher caught in US-China trade dispute. Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) will pay tariffs on some books as it reports fall in profit
BP (BP.) hit by steep drop in third-quarter earnings. UK oil major suffers from lower prices and decline in production
Quinn takes his turn at reshaping HSBC Holdings (HSBA). Interim chief has set out on familiar path and is planning to go the distance
