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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. ...
Read moreIN 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....
Read moreLONDON 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....
Read moreTOP 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....
Read moreTOP 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....
Read moreLONDON 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. ...
Read moreUK 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...
Read moreUK 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....
Read moreUK 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%....
Read moreLONDON 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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