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UK shop price inflation races to more than 10-year high in February

UK shop price growth surged to a more than 10-year high in February, figures on Wednesday showed.

According to the latest British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ tracker,...

Wed, 02/03/2022 - 05:02


No Nato allies considering no-fly zone over Ukraine - UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted no Nato allies are contemplating heeding Ukraine's pleas to enforce a no-fly zone over the nation to prevent...

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 20:25


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Russia will press assault until all ‘goals achieved’

The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.
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COMPANIES
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Shell has promoted Sinead Gorman to chief financial...

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 10:48


TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing growth improves as supply pressures ease

UK manufacturing sector activity accelerated in February amid an easing of raw material shortages and supply chain blockages, IHS Markit said on Tuesday.

The...

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 10:02


TOP NEWS: UK supermarket sales fall in February but top pre-pandemic

UK supermarket sales fell by 3.7% in the 12 weeks to February 20 from a year ago, figures from Kantar showed on Tuesday, though sales...

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 09:17


LONDON BRIEFING: abrdn lauds ‘reset year’ as revenue rises in 2021

Asset manager abrdn on Tuesday reported its first increase in annual revenue since the merger that created the current company.

‘This was our reset year....

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 08:17


Ireland factory sector growth slows in February amid input cost hikes

The manufacturing sector in Ireland continued to grow strongly in February but at a slower pace than the month before, survey results showed on Tuesday....

Tue, 01/03/2022 - 06:56


UK to freeze assets of all Russian banks 'in days'

The UK on Monday said it will introduce further sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, promising a "full assets freeze" on all of...

Mon, 28/02/2022 - 16:42


Bank of England considers withdrawing affordability test for mortgages

The Bank of England is considering ditching an affordability rule for mortgage lending and wants to know what impact this could have on the market....

Mon, 28/02/2022 - 13:20


Annual Ireland retail sales rebound in January as lockdown hit fades

Ireland retail sales staged a recovery in January, figures from the country's Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.

On an annual basis, the retail sales...

Mon, 28/02/2022 - 12:11


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