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Sharecast / David Vives via Unsplash Major indices closed lower on Friday as August's hotter-than-expected jobs report led to increased expectations that the central bank will move to raise interest rates at its next policy meeting. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.51% at 53,414.25, while the S&P 500 shed 0.38% to 7,718.60 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.29% softer at 26,506.99.

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Tetragon Financial Group Limited Announcement of Final Results of Tender Offer to Purchase Tetragon Non-Voting Shares LONDON, Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetragon today announces the final results of the "modified Dutch auction" tender offer to purchase a portion of the outstanding non-voting shares of Tetragon for a maximum aggregate payment of $50,000,000 in cash. The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 3 September 2026.

Sharecast / Hans via Pixabay All eyes will be on the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank next week, as well as a key US inflation reading. On Monday, investors will turn their attention full-year results from Ashmore and half-year results from Standard Life. German industrial production figures for July will also be released, along with eurozone second-quarter GDP data. Tuesday will bring full-year results from homeware retailer Dunelm and half-year results from Computacenter.

The FTSE 100 closed flat at 10,831.09 on Friday. Equity view BHP said on Friday that it "regularly explores options that may create long-term value to its shareholders" following a report that steelmaker China Baowu Steel Group is considering taking a stake in the company’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Sharecast / Tadas Petrokas via Unsplash London stocks ended flat on Friday as a much stronger-than-forecast US non-farm payrolls report boosted expectations of a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve, although much will hinge on next week’s inflation reading. The FTSE 100 closed steady at 10,831.09, while Brent crude was up 0.1% at $95.60 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was 0.4% lower at $90.97.

LONDON, Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetragon today announces the final results of the "modified Dutch auction" tender offer to purchase a portion of the outstanding non-voting shares of Tetragon for a maximum aggregate payment of $50,000,000 in cash. The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 3 September 2026.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 benchmark settled 0.1% higher, with flat finishes in London and Zurich met with losses in Milan (-0.3%) and Paris (-0.1%) and gains in Frankfurt (+0.2%). US non-farm payrolls came in hotter than expected in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rising by 162,000 against economists' expectations for a 53,000 increase.

The survey, which was conducted between 7 and 21 August, showed realised annual own-price growth fell to 3.7% in the three months to August, from 3.8% in the three months to July, while firms' expectations for their own-price inflation over the coming year also eased by 0.1 percentage points to 3.8%. Expectations for broader consumer price inflation fell more sharply, with year-ahead CPI inflation expectations declining to 3.1% from 3.4% the month before.

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Pentwater Capital Management LP (b) Owner or controller of interests and N/A short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.