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IN BRIEF: WPP hails "robust" demand for oversubscribed bond issue
WPP PLC - London-based advertising agency - Successfully prices a EUR1.00 billion 5.5-year senior unsecured fixed-rate RegS bond issuance. The bonds will carry an annual coupon of 3.625% and are...
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Qatar Holding to offload around GBP272 million stake in J Sainsbury
(Alliance News) - Qatar Holding LLC on Tuesday said it plans to sell around GBP272 million worth shares in London-based grocer J Sainsbury PLC....
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends flat as bank gains offset weak gold
(Alliance News) - Blue chips closed little changed on Tuesday on a generally downbeat day for stocks in London. ...
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IN BRIEF: Spectris gets court go-ahead for takeover by KKR
Spectris PLC - London-based provider of high-tech instruments, test equipment and software - Announces that the relevant court has on Tuesday sanctioned the scheme of arrangement for its acquisition by...
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CORRECT: Baillie Gifford US, Edinburgh Worldwide deal blocked by Saba
(Correcting Saba quote.)...
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Zero-tariff deal with US to cost NHS GBP1 billion, No 10 says
(Alliance News) - A deal that gives the US zero tariffs on its imports of UK pharmaceuticals in return for the National Health Service raising spending on medicines will cost...
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Temple Bar names Charles Cade chair as Richard Wyatt retires
(Alliance News) - Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC on Tuesday announced a change in board leadership, with Director & Chair Richard Wyatt retiring and being succeeded by Charles Cade....
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UPDATE: Baillie Gifford US, Edinburgh Worldwide tie-up blocked by Saba
(Alliance News) - Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC and Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC on Tuesday outlined a proposed merger, but the tie-up was derailed by activist investor Saba...
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Banks lift FTSE as OECD warns on UK growth
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Tuesday, with bank gains helping to steady the market....
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China slams UK PM Keir Starmer after "security threat" speech
(Alliance News) - China accused Keir Starmer of making "groundless accusations" on Tuesday, a day after the UK prime minister said he would engage with Beijing but warned China posed...
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