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LONDON BRIEFING: ‘Leaner’ Aviva plans to return £4.75 billion

Aviva on Wednesday said 2021 was a year of significant strategic progress across the board following the disposal of eight non-core units, making the insurer...

Wed, 02/03/2022 - 08:17


TOP NEWS: UK house prices continue to climb in February - Nationwide

UK house prices continued to rise in February but growth looks set to slow in the coming months against a backdrop of higher UK interest...

Wed, 02/03/2022 - 08:07


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


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


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