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UK stocks hit by global gloom, windfall tax threat for utilities

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, as the global mood soured after bleak re...

24th May, 2022

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British restaurant chains gird for sharper sting from inflation

(Reuters) – The owners of British restaurant chains Wagamama and Upper Crust warned on Tuesday infla...

24th May, 2022

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UK borrowing for 2021/22 revised down by 7 billion pounds

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British public borrowing for the last financial year was revised...

24th May, 2022

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Over one fifth of Britons ‘struggling’ to make ends meet -Kantar

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Over one fifth of British households described themselves as “stru...

24th May, 2022

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Meat producer Cranswick maintains 2023 outlook on tight check on costs

(Reuters) -British meat producer Cranswick on Tuesday stood by its outlook for the current fiscal ye...

24th May, 2022

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UK CEO pay rebounds, gap widens with workers – report

LONDON (Reuters) – British chief executives’ pay is on track to exceed their employees’ median earni...

23rd May, 2022

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UK regulators plan tougher rules for money market funds

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial regulators aim to toughen-up rules for money mark...

23rd May, 2022

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Sterling at 2-week highs vs broadly weaker dollar

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rallied on Monday, persisting at more than two-week hig...

23rd May, 2022

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Commodity stocks, Kingfisher boost UK’s FTSE 100

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s top share index gained on Monday as higher commodity prices booste...

23rd May, 2022

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UK not going to bring back temporary increase to state benefits -minister

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is not going to bring back a temporary increase to state ben...

23rd May, 2022

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UK’s Kingfisher boosted by ‘grow your own’ plant sales

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British home improvement retailer Kingfisher reported first quarter...

23rd May, 2022

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What’s next for UK tech?

By Ritam Gandhi, Director and founder of Studio Graphene UK tech has been one of the standout indust...

20th May, 2022