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Image for SSP Group sees profit miss on stronger pound, French weakness
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SSP Group sees profit miss on stronger pound, French weakness

By Yamini Kalia (Reuters) – Upper Crust owner SSP Group warned on Thursday of lower than expected an...

3rd October, 2024

Image for Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half
Business

Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profi...

3rd October, 2024

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Business

Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom

By James Davey COBHAM, England (Reuters) – Britons bruised by a cost of living crisis will not start...

2nd October, 2024

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Labour’s move to tax private education leaves Britain divided

By Sarah Young MALVERN, England (Reuters) – Mark Manwaring-White, 67, had been hoping to retire but...

30th September, 2024

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Banking

UK house prices rise 0.7% in September, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in September from August,...

30th September, 2024

Image for UK business confidence falls from eight-year high, Lloyds says
Business

UK business confidence falls from eight-year high, Lloyds says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence ebbed slightly this month after rea...

30th September, 2024

Image for UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally
Investing

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 closed up on Thursday, thoug...

27th September, 2024

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UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022 in the th...

25th September, 2024

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Trading

Sterling at two-year peak versus euro after PMI data

(Reuters) – Sterling dipped against the dollar on Monday but touched a new two-year high versus the...

24th September, 2024

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Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) – Sterling edged up against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as strong...

20th September, 2024

Image for London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat
Finance

London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat

(Reuters) – UK shares slipped on Friday while the British pound jumped, though the stock index was s...

20th September, 2024

Image for More UK employers plan reduced pay increases for 2025, IDR survey shows
Finance

More UK employers plan reduced pay increases for 2025, IDR survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a surv...

20th September, 2024