22 February 2021 | 16:38pm
StockMarketWire.com - Details of the UK s reopening plan helped give the FTSE 100 a lift on Monday afternoon with the index recovering earlier heavier losses to trade down just 0.18% at 6,612.24.
Hospitality, retail and travel stocks all rallied with pubs group JD Wetherspoon up 8.7% to £13.43, budget airline Jet2 rising 7.2% to £13.14 and WH Smith gaining 6% to £17.85.
By 4.30pm UK time the S&P 500 was down 0.6% to 3,884.42.
Security group G4S slumped 9.8% to 242.6p after private equity firm GardaWorld said it wouldn t raise its 235p offer for the company, cooling hopes of a bidding war.
G4S had rejected GardaWorld s offer in favour of 245p bid from Allied Universal.
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Military training jet hard landing closes runway at Mather Airport Share Updated: 4:17 PM PST Feb 18, 2021 KCRA Staff Share Updated: 4:17 PM PST Feb 18, 2021
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Show Transcript THE ROVER LANDS ON MARS. WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE HOPING TO GET OUT OF THIS MISSION. THIS IS KCRA3. GULSTAN: THIS IS THE AIRPORT SHOWING DEBT BREAKING NEWS, AND AIRPORT SHUT DOWN AS THE JET INCIDENT SHUT DOWN THE RUNWAY. IT IS A T3 TALON RECONNAISSANCE WING FROM THE AIR FORCE BASE USED FOR TRAINING. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME, THEY WERE UNHURT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE PLANE IS DROPPING LOCKING THE RUNWAY THAT IS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR CARGO PLANES. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS STILL UNFOLDING SITUATION. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A CRANE, MAY BE GETTING READY TO LIFT THAT PLANE ONTO A FLAT BED TRUCK . THEY MAY BE CL
Kentwood Barking Boutique Seeks Woman Who Allegedly Stole Puppy
The stolen puppy is Jet, a black and tan male Yorkshire Terrier, WZZM-13 reports.
According to Barking Boutique, the woman entered the store at 4547 28th St. SE in Grand Rapids at 6:58 p.m. (Barking Boutique s Facebook post doesn t specify what day, but I m assuming Saturday, Feb. 13).
They say the woman lingered in the store and hovered over a puppy bassinet, before picking up the yorkie and leaving the building without paying at 7:00 p.m.
Barking boutique has shared photos and a video of the incident. They are offering a reward up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and the safe return of the puppy.