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UK government debt hits landmark high before key budget

The UK government’s debt has reached the size of the country’s total annual output, data showed Friday, as the new Labour government warns of tough...

Fri, 20/09/2024 - 07:46

IN BRIEF: Mobeus Income & Growth notes fall in interim net asset value

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT PLC - venture capital trust - Net asset value per share of 56.26 pence each at the end of six-month...

Fri, 20/09/2024 - 07:40

TOP NEWS: UK retail sales in forecast-beating rise to round off summer

UK retail sales were higher than expected in August, numbers on Friday showed, while public sector borrowing picked up.

According to the Office for National...

Fri, 20/09/2024 - 07:17

Consumer confidence falls as households ’nervously’ await UK budget

Consumer confidence has fallen sharply in ‘not encouraging news’ for the UK government as households ‘nervously’ await next month’s autumn budget, according to a long-running...

Fri, 20/09/2024 - 06:48

Rolls-Royce named as preferred supplier for Czech SMR deal

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC welcomed news that the Government of the Czech Republic and the Czech state utility, CEZ Group, has named Rolls-Royce SMR as their...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 21:12

EXTRA: Next continues its mantra of ‘under-promise and overdeliver’

Shares in Next PLC hit an all-time high on Thursday, before closing modestly higher, after the clothing and homewares retailer increased profit guidance for the...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 19:31

Budget speculation puts ’fear of God’ into people, says Prime Minister

Speculating on next month’s Budget will ‘put the fear of God’ into people, the Prime Minister has said as he declined to rule out further...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 19:26

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 stays green, but eases on sober BoE news

Stocks in London closed in the green on Thursday, fired up by Fed-prompted highs despite a more guarded outlook on rate cuts from the Bank...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 17:09

Feedback inks collaboration deal to streamline NHS referrals

Feedback PLC on Thursday said that it has signed a collaboration agreement with a provider of primary care solutions.

Feedback is a London-based company that provides...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 16:51

IN BRIEF: Kibo Energy signs agreement to sell Cyprus unit Kibo Mining

Kibo Energy PLC - Galway, Ireland-based company with energy projects in Africa and UK - Signs an agreement to dispose of its wholly owned Cyprus...

Thu, 19/09/2024 - 15:47

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