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Dobbies eyes return to stock market on back of growth

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Dobbies: good growth Garden centre chain, Dobbies, is making tentative plans for a return to the stock market following a surge in sales. The firm, based at Lasswade in Midlothian, sawRead More

Talks pledge

Brexit negotiatior Barnier ‘to prioritise UK trade deal’

Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier: confident of deal The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will make Britain’s new trade deal with the EU a priority, it has been reported. Addressing aRead More

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Whitehorn buys Craneware shares; Aramco IPO; Aviva reverse

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Will Whitehorn: buying stock Incoming Craneware chairman Will Whitehorn has spent £29,860 buying shares in the Edinburgh-based healthcare billing company. Mr Whitehorn, a long-time adviser to Virgin chief Sir RichardRead More

Pubs boss tirade

Wetherspoon boss Martin turns fire on City regulators

Tim Martin
Tim Martin: system is ‘up the spout’ Tim Martin, chairman of pubs chain J D Wetherspoon has called for an overhaul of the corporate governance code which he blames forRead More

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Trump warns of ‘substantial’ hike in China tariffs

Donald Trump
Trump: warning to China US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on China “substantially” if the two countries fail to strike a trade deal soon. Speaking at TheRead More

Two wanted cut

Bank of England in surprise split on interest rate policy

Mark Carney
Mark Carney: may extend his term Two members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) unexpectedly voted to lower interest rates over concerns of economic slowdown. Others onRead More

City round-up

Mothercare collapse; IAG deal; Marston’s; China; Just Eat

Mothercare
Thousands of jobs at risk at the UK chain Babywear chain Mothercare intends to appoint administrators, putting 2,500 UK jobs at risk. The decision, announced to the Stock Exchange, followsRead More

£2trn listing

Saudi Aramco gets go-ahead for world’s biggest flotation

Aramco will be valued at about £1.5 trillion (pic: Aramco) Saudi Arabia is finally bringing its state-run oil company to market in what will be the biggest ever initial publicRead More

City round-up

Truss facing whisky tariff demand; WeWork bailout

Macallan single malt whisky
Single malts were hit by tariff hike Government ministers are under pressure to put negotiations on a new UK-US trade deal on hold until the White House drops a sharpRead More

Asset manager floats

M&G shares steady on debut amid market volatility over Brexit

John Foley: expects volatility (pic: Terry Murden) CLOSE: Shares in M&G closed slightly down on their debut on the London Stock Exchange today amid uncertainty over the Brexit deal. FollowingRead More