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WILL BITCOIN MAKE IT? Monday 2 March 2020 12:45 pm FTSE 100 RESHUFFLE: THE FIVE STOCKS AT RISK OF FALLING OUT OF LONDON’S BLUE-CHIP LIST

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Supermarket chain Morrisons, Homebase owner Kingfisher and travel agent Tui are among the companies at risk as the FTSE braces for a reshuffle this week. The next quarterly shake-up is due to be announced on Wednesday, based on closing prices tomorrow. READ MORE: Coronavirus live: OECD global growth warning reverses FTSE

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NMC Health, which is facing a probe into its finances by the City watchdog and had its shares suspended last week, is all but certain to drop out of the blue-chip index. Helal Miah, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, said he “could not recall such a clear-cut relegation as NMC Health”. “To survive the dropout, NMC would need to rally by 250 per cent in the next couple of weeks which is highly unlikely given the current mess at the Middle Eastern healthcare provider,” he added. Morrisons and Kingfisher, which have valuations of £4.2bn and £3.8bn respectively, have also been tipped as potential victims of the

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It would mark the latest blow to the UK high street after Marks & Spencer was ousted from the FTSE 100 in September, and would leave only four retailers in the benchmark index. German travel agent Tui, which has been hit by the coronavirus outbreak, could also be ejected from the index. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investors, said the virus “will certainly mean relegation unless there is a sharp improvement in fortunes overnight”. Analysts also cast doubts over FTSE 100 stalwart Pearson, which has faced a tough transition to digital products amid a decline in demand for educational textbooks. The company has doubled down on its online products and sold off non-core assets, including the Financial Times and its stake in Penguin Random House. “None of this has done much to halt the gradual decline in the share price and the 2019 results published in February accompanied by a profit warning may be its last act as a member of the FTSE 100,”

Miah said.

Among the candidates for promotion are miner Fresnillo, which has a market capitalisation of £4.5bn, and asset manager Intermediate

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Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway, gambling firm GVC and utilities firm Pennon Group are also thought to be in the running. READ MORE: FTSE 100 loses more than £200bn after worst week since 2008 as coronavirus fears grip global markets Hunter said the next 24 hours of trading could be crucial in determining the winners and losers of the reshuffle, with recent market volatility throwing numerous firms into the mix. “This could mean that the March reshuffle results in the most competitive race for a seat at the top table in some considerable

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1st travelex hack and now corona virus problems with people not travelling #perfectstorm ------------------------- One in five FTSE 350 firms warned about gender diversity - CityAM

Slippery1

2d

This vitue signaling nonsense needs to stop. Companies need to focus on employing the best people for the job, not worry about whats between peoples legs. Employment should be based on merit not quotas. ------------------------- UCL to force students to relocate mid-semester - CityAM

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2d

Look out for developers... ------------------------- Pound slips on coronavirus trade slump - CityAM

Washington

2d

The pound slipped on news of no trade deal with the EU ------------------------- Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to step back and rethink IR35 - CityAM

PurpleFish

3d

If HMRC had given crystal clear and impartial advice on this matter in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess. How difficult would it have been for them to provide sample contracts showing clauses that

pass and fail IR35.

------------------------- East African states strive for single capital market as Mauritius diversifies - CityAM

PurpleHelmet

3d

There is an error, Kenya and Mauritius' capital market charts are identical in this article. ------------------------- We cannot afford to be timid about calling out the threat of radical

Islam - CityAM

OrangeUmbrella

5d

Prisoner rehabilitation. The credulous believe in it. Another extraordinary claim that requires extraordinary evidence. ------------------------- Covid-19: What is the coronavirus and how dangerous is it?

RedButterfly

5d

BlueBeer, you can't even spell, so what do you know? Prat. ------------------------- Lord Steel quits after report finds authorities 'turned a blind eye' to Westminster child abuse claims - CityAM

CyanRing

5d

Outrageous... scrap the house of lords. ------------------------- Foreign Office names worst embassies for unpaid congestion charges

OrangeGlasses

6d

This would appear to provide the useless Khan with a golden opportunity to pursue his favourite pastime of grandstanding by running this matter through the courts to get a definitive answer of whether or not congestion charges are a tax. ------------------------- The world’s poorest man Jerome Kerviel has handed himself in to French authorities - CityAM

premiumisfree

9 Oct

You are absolutely right Big man ------------------------- Coronavirus: What are the symptoms of Covid-19?

GreenTrumpet

6d

wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use a hand sanitiser gel, both of which can kill the bacteriaSo what is it, virus or bacteria? Or just ignorance or careless editing? ------------------------- Chancellor Rishi Sunak bows to industry pressure on IR35 changes

MeThinks2020

24 Feb

Fine -- the HMRC won't be heavy handed -- BUT -- we have already seen major contractor users such as Barclays, IBM, Deutche Bank -- to name just a few -- to take the sweeping decision that everyone regardless of their business model -- is seen to fall inside IR35. One of our Directors is currently being assessed as to whether she falls inside/outside IR35 -- if found inside -- we will terminate her existing contract. We can't afford to dismantle our SME business. We pay salaries at full 40% PAYE, NI and have only declared a dividend 2X in the past 15 years. We are not running a Personal Service Company but a small consultancy -- no different to an E&Y, Deloitte etc. Time to suspend the implentation on the 1st April 2020 -- until there has been a private sector review and there are definitive guidelines for private sector companies. ------------------------- Caroline Flack's death shows ‘cancel culture’ has to stop – and it's up to us to stop it - CityAM

BlueRaindrop

16 Feb

No, it shows domestic violence against men must stop. Caroline Flack only has herself to blame. ------------------------- Priti Patel ‘deeply concerned’ by ‘false allegations’ MI5

don’t trust her

Suthringa

24 Feb

This story is of course all part and parcel of the EUroFanatical Whitehall Machin'e attempts to subvert independnet policy making and lay te ground for 'Rejoin' - they really are transparent - the quicker Sedley and his pals are dismissed without their free Pensions and stripped of their Honours to 'encourage the others' to do as they are

told the better.

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