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UK shares slip as slowdown fears sap risk appetite

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – Britain’s commodity-heavy FTSE 100 tracked a decline in oil and...

25th July, 2022

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Aldi UK awards store staff second pay rise this year

LONDON (Reuters) -German-owned discount supermarket group Aldi UK said on Monday it was awarding its...

25th July, 2022

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth not due to attend Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is not scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Games in Bi...

22nd July, 2022

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Slowdown and cooling prices could ease rate hike pressure on BoE – PMI

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s businesses grew at their slowest pace in 17 months...

22nd July, 2022

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Sterling posts biggest weekly gain against dollar in two-months

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since M...

22nd July, 2022

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UK retail sales slip in June as consumers struggle with inflation

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales edged down in June as drivers cut back on record-priced fuel,...

22nd July, 2022

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One year end of the Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme: Why should UK businesses continue to invest?

One year on from the end of the Government Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme, leading trade credit ins...

21st July, 2022

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Britain’s SSE says first-quarter trading beats expectations

(Reuters) – British power company SSE Plc said on Thursday first-quarter performance slightly exceed...

21st July, 2022

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UK gives go-ahead for EDF’s Sizewell C nuclear plant construction

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain gave consent for the planned Sizewell C nuclear plant to be built in south...

20th July, 2022

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UK inflation hits 9.4%, bolstering bets on big BoE rate hike

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Surging petrol and food prices last month pus...

20th July, 2022

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Royal Mail says UK business losing one million pounds a day amid union clash

By Eva Mathews and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – Royal Mail is losing one million pounds a day, the B...

20th July, 2022

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Britain launches free trade talks with Israel

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday launched free trade talks with Israel, aimed at boosting ser...

20th July, 2022