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Equifax admits 15.2m UK customers affected by cyber hack
Credit checking agency Equifax said that 15. 2m people in the UK had their records stolen in a major cyber attack it originally reported last month at half that size, which has drawn the ire of parliament's influential Treasury Committee.
Wednesday preview: Fed minutes; results from Hargreaves, Dunelm, PageGroup
Wednesday will see the US Federal Reserve publish the minutes of its last policy meeting, while London's corporate results include updates from Dunelm, Hargreaves Lansdown and PageGroup.
Marston's sales and profit margins lose fizz in final weeks
Brewer and pub operator Marston's saw sales growth slow and margins squeezed in the final 10 weeks of the year along with the rest of the industry but said it had identified £5m of cost savings to help boost profit margins.
Pfizer ponders spin off or sale of consumer healthcare arm
Pfizer may sell off all or part of its consumer healthcare business, the US drug giant said as it began a strategic review of the unit on Tuesday.
Trade deficit worsens as exporters 'hoard cash due to Brexit risks'
UK exports improved slightly but the trade deficit widened to almost its highest in a year, the Office for National Statistics revealed on Tuesday, which is likely to have dragged on national growth in the third quarter.
BAE Systems 'streamlining' will see almost 2000 jobs axed
BAE Systems will cut 1,925 jobs from its UK workforce as the giant defence contractor attempts to keep production "at competitive costs".
N4 Pharma lodges patent for 'longer lasting Viagra'
UK-based N4 Pharma has applied for a patent for a proposed reformulation for a drug that would be faster acting and longer lasting version of Viagra, for which it will begin looking for human testers in the coming months.
Improving manufacturing sector boosts pound, though sceptics remain
UK industrial and manufacturing data has improved more than expected, giving a slight lift to the pound on Tuesday as Bank of England watchers were sceptical over the likely impact on national growth and interest rates.
UK construction activity makes modest recovery after four-month lull
Thanks to a modest revival in infrastructure and private housebuilding, UK construction activity showed more signs of life last month after four consecutive months of negative growth for the industry.
'Too much pessimism' over UK-focused banks, says Credit Suisse
Perceiving too much stock market pessimism about domestic UK banks, Credit Suisse upgraded Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland but downgraded HSBC in a note on Tuesday.
Capita appoints ex-Amec boss Jon Lewis as CEO
Outsourcing group Capita has appointed former Amec Foster Wheeler boss Jon Lewis as chief executive to continue its turnaround.