ROYAL MAIL: Britain's Royal Mail (RMG.L) laid out restructuring plans that will affect around 2,000 management roles and see it save 130 million pounds in staffing costs next year.
LSE: The London Stock Exchange said it had appointed Anna Manz as chief financial officer from November.
BAE SYSTEMS: British defence company BAE Systems (BAES.L) said first-half profit would be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but its second-half performance would be much stronger.
NON-STANDARD FINANCE: British lender Non-Standard Finance (NSF.L) raised doubts on its ability to continue as a going concern, with the coronavirus crisis halting lending.
ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca (AZN.L) is eyeing the further growth of its respiratory treatments business as a three-drug inhaler was shown to prevent flare-ups and death in cases of smoker's lung.
INSURANCE: An action group representing almost 400 British businesses shut by the coronavirus pandemic has made a bid to team up with Britain's markets watchdog to bolster a High Court case to decide which insurers should pay out.
EASYJET: Budget airline easyJet (LON:EZJ) said it had raised about 419 million pounds ($520.5 million) through a share placing to help it withstand the COVID-19 pandemic.
MITIE GROUP: Mitie Group PLC (LON:MTO) is in advanced discussions to buy Interserve (LON:IRV)'s facilities management arm for more than 250 million pounds ($310.45 million).
PRIVATE BANKER: Coutts, British wealth manager and private banker to the Queen, plans to cut carbon emissions in its funds and portfolios by 25% before the end of 2021.
OIL: Oil prices slipped, extending losses of more than 5% in the previous session, weighed down by record high U.S. crude inventories.
GOLD: Gold edged lower, easing off a near eight-year high hit in the last session, as a selloff in equity markets driven by a surge in coronavirus cases prompted some investors to dump assets.
The UK blue-chip index .FTSE close down 3.1% on Wednesday, as a spike in novel coronavirus cases across the globe compounded fears of a second wave of the pandemic.
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