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Primark sales up, ABF reinstates divi; jobless data

Primark
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 11.30am: Land stake Drum Property Group has taken an equity and management position in New Ingliston Limited which is behind plans to develop 200 acres ofRead More

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Goldman backs Starling Bank; PM axes India trip; CBI regions plea

Starling-Bank
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE 100 slips back The FTSE 100 just managed to stay above the 7,000 threshold as equities came under pressure at the start of theRead More

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FTSE 100 bursts through 7,000; Ocado backs self-drive firm

Oxbotica
REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE 100 back above 7,000 London’s top stocks surged through the 7,000 barrier for the first time since February 2020 as investors were encouragedRead More

Oxford criticism

Hunter report ‘poor and superficial’ says economist

Tony Mackay
Tony Mackay: ‘the analysis is misleading’ A Scottish economist has criticised the recent report commissioned by Sir Tom Hunter, claiming that it shows a “poor understanding of the current stateRead More

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FTSE 100 closes just shy of 7000; Deliveroo growth to slow

Deliveroo
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London closes in on threshold The FTSE 100 was within 5 points of returning to 7,000 today, before closing 43.92 points higher at 6,983.50. 3pm:Read More

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Tesco profits fall; Dewar’s airport plea; Virgin-O2 deal backed

Tesco
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE 100 closing in on 7,000 The FTSE 100 closed 49.09 points higher at 6,939.58 as traders took heart from the first batch of WallRead More

City departure

Bank economist Haldane quits to join RSA

Andy Haldane
Andy Haldane: joining another great British institution The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane is leaving to become chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Mr Haldane,Read More

Covid latest

Pub owners say Covid rules ‘make no sense’

Cockburn Street Edinburgh pubs
Hospitality remains closed until the end of the month, despite pleas for an earlier opening Hospitality groups were again left frustrated by a lack of clarity and any concessions followingRead More

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Quiz revenue slumps; Nucleus AUA rise; JD Sports

quiz towie
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Equity markets quiet Equity traders remained cautious ahead of major US banks reporting on their first-quarter earnings later this week. The FTSE 100 index rose just 1.37Read More

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Pension Bee prices IPO; EY confirms flotation boom

Pension Bee
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.45pm: Chancellor summoned on Greensill questions Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked to explain to parliament tomorrow why he granted Greensill Capital access to a COVIDRead More