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U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.63%

Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Electronic & Electrical Equipment and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 1.63%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which rose...

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Scotland’s Sturgeon says more concerned about COVID than any time since March

LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 situation is more concerning than any time since last March, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday, announcing a new lockdown in response to a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus. Sturgeon said the new variant accounts for nearly half of new cases in Scotland, and is 70% more transmissible, as she announced a legal...

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‘Stay at home’: Sturgeon imposes new Scottish lockdown from midnight

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland will go into a new lockdown with people ordered to stay at home for January to tackle the escalating COVID-19 crisis, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday. Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament that from midnight on Monday people would face a legal requirement to stay at home except for essential purposes, similar to the lockdown imposed...

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Jack Ma Skips Cherished TV Show After Beijing Tightens Screws

(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Ant Group Co. co-founder Jack Ma skipped a recent taping of an African TV program he created, spurring speculation online about his whereabouts and the outcome of an investigation into his internet empire. Ma hasn’t been seen in public since Chinese regulators torpedoed Ant’s $35 billion IPO, then tightened fintech regulations and launched an antitrust probe into Alibaba...

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Jack Ma’s disappearing act fuels speculation about billionaire’s whereabouts

BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) founder Jack Ma's absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode of a TV show on which he was to appear as a judge, has fueled social media speculation over his whereabouts amid a Chinese regulatory clampdown on his sprawling business empire. China's highest-profile entrepreneur has not appeared...

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Trump’s Call, Oxford Vaccine, Dollar Weakness – What’s up in Markets

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- President Donald Trump stirs the pot in Georgia ahead of the Senate run-offs; the U.K. begins rolling out the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine; the dollar weakens, pushing up commodities prices, and Iran restarts uranium enrichment in a challenge to incoming President Joe Biden. Here’s what you need to know in financial markets on Monday, January 4th. 1. Trump leans on Georgia ...

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