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Image for UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides
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UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last mon...

13th April, 2022

Image for Tesco warns of lower profits as UK inflation squeeze tightens
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Tesco warns of lower profits as UK inflation squeeze tightens

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, warned of a drop in profits this...

13th April, 2022

Image for Sterling drops to lowest since Nov 2020 after UK inflation data
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Sterling drops to lowest since Nov 2020 after UK inflation data

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling dropped on Wednesday to its lowest level against the U.S....

13th April, 2022

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UK inflation hits 30-year high of 7%, adding to pressure on government

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation leapt to...

13th April, 2022

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Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash

By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologi...

12th April, 2022

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Lockdown party allegations facing UK PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak are to...

12th April, 2022

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Sterling strengthens slightly, holding around $1.30

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling strengthened slightly on Tuesday, hovering around t...

12th April, 2022

Image for UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay
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UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britons’ earnings shrank by the most since...

12th April, 2022

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EasyJet says high crew absence not yet improving

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – EasyJet said it was yet to see an easing of crew sickness that is...

12th April, 2022

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Inflation clouds ASOS’s hopes for brighter second half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Supply chain snags hammered first-half profit at ASOS and the Briti...

12th April, 2022

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British shares fall after jobs data, Rolls-Royce top FTSE 100 loser

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday as data showed some signs of reduced dema...

12th April, 2022

Image for Deliveroo warns of slower consumer spending after posting 12% rise in order value
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Deliveroo warns of slower consumer spending after posting 12% rise in order value

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Britain’s Deliveroo said on Tuesday that consumer spending coul...

12th April, 2022