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Investing

FTSE 100 set for weekly losses on mixed earnings, budget anticipation

By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – London’s blue-chip stock index slipped on Friday and was on track for w...

25th October, 2024

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Trading

Sterling set for biggest four-week drop in a year before UK budget

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound stayed on track for its biggest four-week decline in over a year on Fri...

25th October, 2024

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Banking

FTSE 100 closes higher on earnings boost

By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -London’s blue-chip stock index edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by upbe...

25th October, 2024

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Top Stories

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury tracks ahead of FY24-25 expectations on fantasy-fiction demand

(Reuters) -UK’s Bloomsbury Publishing on Thursday said trading in fiscal year 2024-2025 will be ahea...

25th October, 2024

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Business

UK business sentiment weakest in two years before budget, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) – Sentiment among British manufacturing companies fell at the fastest pace in two y...

24th October, 2024

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Business

UK business sentiment drops, adding pressure on Reeves before budget

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Optimism among British firms has sunk, according to two surveys p...

24th October, 2024

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Business

Britain’s John Lewis optimistic on Christmas trading outlook

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British department store retailer John Lewis is “quietly optimistic...

24th October, 2024

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Business

Bank of England’s Mann says fall in inflation pressure has long way to go

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann welcomed a recent fall in...

24th October, 2024

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Finance

IMF says UK should shield investment while curbing debt

By David Lawder and David Milliken WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Britain should bring public debt under cont...

24th October, 2024

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Business

One step closer to the British consumers: Understanding the needs of the UK audience

Expanding your business’ horizons is surely not easy because of market competition, and trying to ad...

22nd October, 2024

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Investing

FTSE 100 touches five-month closing high on optimism over rate cuts

By Pranav Kashyap and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a near five-month high o...

18th October, 2024

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Business

Smaller UK firms need help to end ‘doom loop’, think tank says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s smaller listed companies can reverse a “doom loop”, driven by plummetin...

17th October, 2024