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Summary Footsie-listed banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc may close two of its main branches in Scotland. The deserted high streets in the wake of lockdown have led to a steep decline in footfall of consumers in bank branches. HSBC (LON: HSB...

• January 20, 2021 12:20 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

Summary Netflix Inc crossed the 200 million paid subscribers mark for the first time. In FY20, Netflix added 37 million paid memberships translating into a total revenue of $25 billion. Netflix shares rallied by more than 1...

• January 20, 2021 11:37 AM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

UK stocks seemingly were stalled in the mid-morning deals on Wednesday, 20 January, ahead of the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden later in the day. The inauguration ceremony is slated to happen under stern security arrangements foll...

• January 20, 2021 11:29 AM GMT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary National Audit Office stressed that BBC is required to formulate a strategic financial plan to secure its future. The report published by the NAO highlighted that there was a fall in the viewership, followed by a decline in income of th...

• January 20, 2021 10:18 AM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

The daily number of deaths reported in the UK touched a new high of 1,610 on Tuesday, 19 January, even though the number of new cases dropped to 33,355 for the day from a high of 55,761 on 16 January. This has taken the total death toll to 91,470 a...

• January 20, 2021 10:01 AM GMT
• Team Kalkine Media

US Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 17.55 points or 0.47 per cent higher at 3,785.80, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 93.24 points or 0.30 per cent higher at 30,...

• January 19, 2021 09:27 PM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

Summary Henry Boot has a strong balance sheet with enough liquidity of £27 million, which the company aims to reinvest in residential, urban, and industrial logistics projects.  The company was recently awarded a £40 millio...

• January 19, 2021 03:48 PM GMT
• Kunal Sawhney

Summary Begbies Traynor Group Plc had reported revenue growth of 11% during H1 FY21 ended on 31 October 2020. The Company had completed its biggest insolvency deal by acquiring CVR Global LLP for £20.8 million on 18 January 2021. The net...

• January 19, 2021 03:08 PM GMT
• Hina Chowdhary

  UK stock markets slipped from the day’s high in the wee hours of trading on Tuesday, 19 January, with the benchmark FTSE 100 hovering in the positive territory led by gains in several blue-chip shares. The index started t...

• January 19, 2021 01:54 PM GMT
• Team Kalkine Media