European benchmarks were roundly higher at the close Friday following what was a volatile session for London, with British politics delivering yet another upset to pundits and pollsters alike.

The stocks came under pressure.

U.K. real estate-focused companies got off to another good start on Friday as panic recedes and analysts take a step back.

U.K. real estate companies and home builders rise in London, while in Frankfurt ECB minutes from an early June meeting said existing monetary stimuli had yet to kick in.

Home builder Persimmon and REIT Land Securities lead the charge, rising sharply in London trading.

Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator have told startups that cutting costs is a priority.

Elon Musk will soon allow Dogecoin to purchase SpaceX merchandise.

The theme park company has opened Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and not everyone is happy despite the ride getting wonderful reviews.

Aurora is slashing its production capacity as it builds a runway toward positive Ebitda a year from now.