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UK house prices may only "stagnate at best" amid BoE rate expectations
(Alliance News) - UK house price picked up this month, but rising mortgage rates, as Bank of England cut expectations ease, threaten to keep a lid on the sector's progress....
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Steady cut of government stake positive for NatWest stock - Peel Hunt
(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC bought back just over GBP1.2 billion of its own shares from the UK government, both sides said on Friday, with the state's ownership in...
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JD Sports in "tricky" situation as youth impacted by cost of living
(Alliance News) - JD Sports Fashion PLC on Friday said that unseasonably mild weather impacted winter sales, as AJ Bell's Jack Patterson pointed out the company had to deal with...
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"Solid and robust" showing from Bodycote despite mixed backdrop
(Alliance News) - Bodycote PLC on Thursday posted a slight revenue decline for the opening months of the year, but struck a confident tone as it looks ahead to the...
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Auto Trader still "dominant market player" despite competition threat
(Alliance News) - Auto Trader Group PLC shares jumped on Thursday on a full-year revenue beat, and the online marketplace for new and used cars set out a "confident" outlook....
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Dr Martens announces "cost action plan" after tricky year
(Alliance News) - Dr Martens PLC shares surged on Thursday despite weaker annual results and US woes, and a warning from the bootmaker on revenue for the first-half of its...
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Eyes on election outcome as Kretinsky looks to get hands on Royal Mail
(Alliance News) - International Distributions Services PLC on Wednesday backed a takeover by Czech billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky, who talked up the "scale of the commitments" it gave to the...
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Bloomsbury has "come a long way" with biggest acquisition to date
(Alliance News) - Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing PLC jumped on Wednesday, after it said it has snapped up Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group's academic publishing business for up to USD83...
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Anglo American rejects "desperate" request from BHP for takeover bid
(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd requested an extension to the Wednesday deadline for its takeover offer for mining peer Anglo American PLC, but Anglo unsurprisingly rejected this....
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Struggling Ocado and St James's Place set for FTSE 100 boot
(Alliance News) - Both Ocado Group PLC and St James's Place PLC, nursing sizeable share price declines so far in 2024, are set for a FTSE 100 demotion, according to...
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