850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market in London to Close

The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.

City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market

Plans to move trading halls to a new, modern facility in Dagenham were shelved earlier this month
World - Financial Times - 2 days ago
Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition

Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times
World - ABC News - Yesterday
City of London pauses plan to move Smithfield and Billingsgate markets

Historic meat and fish markets were due to be combined at a facility in Dagenham
Business - Financial Times - November 8
The gloom about the London market is overdone

Stripping out US tech giants significantly reduces the liquidity gap between London and New York stock exchanges
Business - Financial Times - Yesterday
This closely watched stock-market indicator hit a 2½-year high. What it says will happen next.

Wall Street was growing more bullish in the final weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election — a contrarian sign that may suggest limited upside for U.S. stocks.
Business - MarketWatch - November 2
Man arrested in London shooting that wounded an 8-year-old girl and a man

Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after an 8-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured when a gunman fired into a car
World - ABC News - 3 days ago