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UK's Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip
The UK prime minister was forced to scrap plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment, Pip, to avoid a Labour rebellion which could have led to him losing a crunch Commons vote ...
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as miners rally; ADP eyed
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmer by midday on Wednesday, with miners pacing the gains as investors eyed the US ADP report and continued to monitor progress on trade deals ahead of ...
M&S CEO Machin says worst of cyber attack impact to be over by August
(Alliance News) - The chief executive officer of Marks & Spencer Group PLC has said he hopes to have the majority of the impact from its damaging cyber attack "behind us" by August. Stuart Machin, CEO ...
Irish unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.0% in June — CSO
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0% in June, unchanged from May, though down from 4.4% in June 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.0% for women in June, down from 4.1% in May. For men, ...
Topps Tiles shares rise as sales grow, margin to improve later in year
The Leicestershire-based tile retailer said group-adjusted sales, excluding its CTD brand, rose 10% year-over-year in the 13 weeks to June 28, up from 4.1% growth in the first half. Year-to-date, ...
Ryanair and Wizz Air carry more passengers in June despite MidEast war
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC on Wednesday both reported increases in the number of passengers carried in June, though Ryanair noted that it was forced to cancel ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs lifts Admiral and Hiscox to 'buy'
While London South East do their best to maintain the high quality of the information displayed on this site, we cannot ...
SSP notes TFS's eyed market cap of around GBP1.20 billion at India IPO
K Hospitality expects a market capitalisation of between INR137.6 billion and INR144.8 billion, around GBP1.17 billion to GBP1.23 billion. The anticipated market capitalisation is based on the price ...
Spectris accepts GBP4.1 billion takeover offer from KKR over Advent
(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to the terms of a takeover offer from funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co that values it at GBP4.1 billion, beating an earlier ...
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors eye ADP report
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US jobs data. The FTSE 100 was called to open around 30 points higher. With no major UK macro ...
Bytes Technology shares tumble 20% after flagging trading challenges
Bytes Technology Group PLC said on Wednesday its performance for the first months of its financial year was hurt by challenging market conditions, coupled with changes to its corporate sales team. In ...
UK minister declines to rule out tax rises; welfare climbdown warning
(Alliance News) - There will be "financial consequences" to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's last-minute climbdown on welfare reform, a Cabinet minister has said, as he declined to rule out tax rises.