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TOP NEWS: Legal & General backs annual profit growth expectations
(Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC on Friday said its pension risk transfer business has continued to "perform strongly" with recent new-business wins. ...
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IN BRIEF: Pike resigns as Biffa CFO; becomes DS Smith finance director
DS Smith PLC - London-based packaging firm - Appoints Richard Pike as group finance director and executive director, subject to his election at the company's September 2023 annual general meeting....
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LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales are better than forecast in October
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called to open slightly higher on Friday, while new data showed UK retail sales performed better than expected last month....
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TOP NEWS: BHP says Oz board backs raised offer of AUD28.25 per share
(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd said on Friday the board of Oz Minerals Ltd intends to recommend an improved takeover offer that values Oz at AUD9.6 billion....
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TOP NEWS: UK retail sales grow 0.6% in October from September
(Alliance News) - UK retail sales performed better than expected in October, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics on Friday....
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 called higher; pound strengthens
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Friday, as the focus shifts from the UK autumn budget to October retail sales figures. ...
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UK consumer confidence at near historic low despite slight increase
(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence rose slightly in November in a probable "collective sigh of relief" after the chaos of the mini budget but remains at a near historic...
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UK will not drag Ireland into recession – deputy premier Varadkar
(Alliance News) - The UK won't drag Ireland into a recession, the Irish deputy premier has said....
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UK bank surcharge cut; "so-called cut" means 1% tax rise for sector
(Alliance News) - The UK's autumn budget confirmed the government will slash its tax surcharge on the banking sector to 3% from 8%....
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends lower despite post-budget rebound
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 made a stellar recovery in the final hours of trading after suffering early afternoon malaise in the wake of the Chancellor's autumn statement. ...
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