BUSINESS LIVE: Business confidence weakens; Entain hands activist board seat;…

LIVE BUSINESS LIVE: Business confidence weakens; Entain hands activist board seat; FTSE 100 turns 40 By Live Commentary Updated: 02:46 EST, 3 January 2024 e-mail View comments The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Entain, Plus 500 and Wizz Air. Read the Wednesday 3 January Business Live blog below. > If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business Live 07:46 Oil price jumps back towards $80 a barrel amid mounting tensions in the Red Sea The price of oil swung wildly as mounting tensions in the Red Sea were overshadowed by concerns about the global…