UK economy

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UK antitrust regulator to reopen Spreadex-Sporting Index deal probe

(Reuters) -Britain's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it would reconsider Spreadex's completed...

5th March, 2025

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UK plans to overhaul windfall oil and gas tax

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would end the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas...

5th March, 2025

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UK's Quilter sets aside smaller-than-expected $97 million for advice review

By Yamini Kalia (Reuters) -British wealth manager Quilter on Wednesday beat annual profit expectatio...

5th March, 2025

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UK stocks stabilise after sell-off, eyes on US tariff moves

(Reuters) - UK shares broadly recovered ground on Wednesday, after declining in the previous session...

5th March, 2025

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Sterling eases against the euro as eyes on Germany's debt overhaul

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) - The pound weakened against the euro on Wednesday as traders piled in...

5th March, 2025

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Britain's M&S gives store workers 5% pay rise

LONDON (Reuters) - British clothing and food group Marks & Spencer said its 50,000 retail workers wi...

5th March, 2025

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UK services job cuts intensify before employment tax hike, PMI survey shows

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - British services firms in February cut staff at the fastest pace...

5th March, 2025

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Explainer-UK's Reeves working to get budget goals back on track

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves is working out how sh...

5th March, 2025

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SIG sees recovery in second half of 2025 after 2024 profit slumps 53%

(Reuters) -British building materials supplier SIG posted a 53% fall in annual underlying profit on...

5th March, 2025

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UK finance minister draws up welfare cuts to balance books, BBC reports

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is planning several billions of pounds o...

5th March, 2025

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UK to place Iran on highest tier of foreign influence register

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will place the Iranian state, including its intelligence services and the...

4th March, 2025

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Trump's tariffs pull FTSE 100 off record high

(Reuters) - UK shares tracked global equities lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. hit top trading partn...

4th March, 2025