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UK businesses change recruitment strategies after budget, poll shows
(Alliance News) - Businesses in the UK are preparing to slow hiring as a result of measures in the autumn budget, which puts Britain on course for a record tax...
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Centrica acquires 50% stake in National Grid gas import terminal
(Alliance News) - Centrica PLC on Friday said it has completed the acquisition of National Grid PLC's Grain liquefied natural gas business, in partnership with Energy Capital Partners LP, for...
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Whitbread warns UK budget to add up to GBP50 million to costs
(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Friday warned that measures announced in the UK government's 2025 budget will significantly increase its cost base next year, even as the firm maintained...
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Negotiations on UK joining GBP130 billion EU rearmament scheme fail
(Alliance News) - Talks on the UK joining the EU's flagship GBP130 billion defence fund have failed....
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 rises as Weir Group and IMI climb
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Friday, as investors continued to digest Wednesday's UK government budget and broker upgrades for Weir Group and IMI...
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Irish volume of retail sales falls monthly in October — CSO
(Alliance News) - Retail sales volumes in Ireland declined monthly in October while annual growth slowed, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday....
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UK home sales fell by 2% annually in October — HMRC
(Alliance News) - The number of UK house sales in October was 2% lower than in the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue & Customs figures published...
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FGEN net asset value dips but backs full-year dividend target
(Alliance News) - Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd on Friday said its interim net asset value per share fell compared to the start of the period, but maintained that it will...
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 buoyed by broker upgrades; pound falls
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday morning, helped by a swathe of broker upgrades including for easyJet and Weir Group....
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Mitchells & Butlers cheers investors as profit jumps amid higher sales
(Alliance News) - Mitchells & Butlers PLC on Friday said like-for-like sales continued to "outperform the market across all segments", helping offset pressures of rising labour and food costs. ...
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