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Whitbread sales held back by "challenging" UK despite German progress
UK food and drink sales have been impacted by a restructure that Whitbread started in April last year, which includes cutting back its restaurant business to build more hotel rooms. The GBP500 million ...
LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down in run-up to UK interest rate call
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly in the red on Thursday, with US markets closed for Juneteenth and all eyes on the Bank of England's interest rate decision. In global news, the ...
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower ahead of BoE announcement
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday ahead of the latest Bank of England policy announcement and amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 was called to open around 15 ...
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London open: FTSE falls as investors eye BoE policy announcement
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest Bank of England policy announcement amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 ...
PRESS: NatWest rules itself out of race for Sabadell's TSB - FT
(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC has ruled itself out of bidding for UK high-street bank TSB Banking Group PLC, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The formerly state-owned bank has decided ...
Residential Secure Income interim loss narrows as wind-down progresses
The investor in retirement living and shared ownership, that is now progressing a managed wind-down strategy, said its pretax loss narrowed to GBP6.4 million in the six months to the end of March from ...
Xtract says Silverking may be a bigger mining opportunity than thought
Xtract Resources PLC on Wednesday said that its Silverking project in the Mumbwa district of the central province of Zambia "may be more than a small-scale mining opportunity." The Australia and ...
UPDATE: UK minister says she will "sort out" HS2 as opening delayed
(Alliance News) - A UK minister has pledged to "sort out" the "appalling mess" of HS2 and confirmed the railway's opening will be further delayed. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons ...
Griffin Mining shares rise with news of USD10 million buyback scheme
The latest round of buybacks follows similar schemes carried out in 2024. Griffin said it will repurchase up to 10 million shares, worth around USD10 million, from the market on an ad hoc basis until ...
Safran and Babcock plan more cooperation to drive defence innovation
Babcock Chief Executive David Lockwood said: "Our defence customers need the assurance that industry is working together to develop and deliver the best, and most innovative, products and services.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors mull inflation data, eye Fed
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were steady by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data and eyed a policy announcement from the Fed, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle ...