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FinanceUK Gambling Stocks Fall After Watchdog Says Tax Rises Coming in Budget
FinanceUK to Remove Stamp Duty Tax From Newly London-Listed Shares for 3 Years
UK Watchdog's Early Budget Release Steals Reeves' Thunder, Stirs Markets Frenzy
Post-Budget Rally Keeps Sterling Hovering Around Five-Week High
UK Shoppers Cut Christmas Costs by Buying Early and Dining In, Says Aldi
Date: December 8, 2025
By James Davey LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Britons feeling the pinch are spreading the cost of Christmas by shopping earlier and swapping festive meals out for dining in, the boss of the UK arm of...
UK Government Has Done Nothing to Stimulate Growth, Says Asda Boss
Date: December 8, 2025
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Labour government has done nothing to stimulate much-needed growth, the boss of supermarket group Asda said on Friday. Asda's veteran executive chairman...
UK's Harbour Energy Expects to Cut 100 Offshore Jobs as Part of Organisational Review
Date: December 8, 2025
By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Harbour Energy, a North Sea-focused producer, said on Monday it expected to cut 100 offshore jobs as part of an organisational review of its UK business....
Sterling Dips as Investors Take Profit on 'Rachel Rally'
Date: December 8, 2025
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The pound edged lower on Monday, as investors took some profits on November's modest gains ahead of a widely expected interest rate cut later this month. ...
UK PM Starmer Praises Budget for Retaining Market Confidence, Sees Growth Ahead
Date: December 8, 2025
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last week's budget had retained market confidence which was key to providing stability for investors and businesses, and would in...
UK Construction Output Plummets in November, Business Confidence Erodes, PMI Shows
Date: December 8, 2025
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - British construction activity contracted last month at the fastest pace since May 2020, with steep falls in civil engineering, residential, and commercial building, partly...