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UK Retail Sales Rise as Bank Rate Holds at 3.75%

UK retail sales volumes rose in August, with the underlying trend firming, providing evidence that the consumer is holding up even as fuel costs bite.

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Investec Falls as UK Bank Weakness Offsets SA Strength

Investec's pre-close update confirmed group guidance was on track, but a widening gap between a shrinking UK bank and a growing South African business sent the shares lower.

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J.B. Hunt Shares Slump 13% on Surprise Profit Warning

Trucking bellwether J.B. Hunt stunned markets with an unscheduled profit warning, blaming record diesel prices and driver costs for a margin squeeze that erased more than a tenth

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Airtel Africa Shares Slide 8.5% in Largest Daily Fall in Six Months

Shares in Airtel Africa (LON: AAF) fell 8.47% to 326.4p as of 09:29 London time today, making it the FTSE 350's biggest faller and marking the telecoms group's largest daily decline in six months.

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Man Group Shares Hit Fresh 52-Week High

Man Group shares climbed to a new 52-week high on Friday, adding to Thursday's rally and extending a year of gains, though no confirmed catalyst has emerged for the move.

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Taboola Seals £19m Takeover of Dianomi at 68% Premium

Taboola.com, the Nasdaq-listed performance-advertising platform, has agreed a recommended takeover of AIM-quoted native-advertising firm Dianomi, taking out a long-depressed small-cap and consolidating the finance-focused nat

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Debenhams Group Reshuffles Board As Turnaround Nears Completion

Debenhams Group has overhauled its boardroom, bringing back former chair Iain McDonald and adding two independent directors, as the retailer declares its operational turnaround la

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Friday Morning Markets: FTSE Slips But Miners Climb as Metals Rally

London stocks are trading lower on Friday as investors continue to digest yesterday's hawkish Bank of England hold and this morning's retail sales data. [stock_market_widget

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Harworth Board Rejects Peel Bidco’s Mandatory 177.5p Cash Offer

Harworth's board has unanimously rejected Peel Bidco's revised, now-mandatory 177.5p-a-share cash offer, telling shareholders the price undervalues the land regenerator's data-cen

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Marks & Spencer Shares: Shore Capital Eyes Food Strength, Fashion Drag in H1 Preview

Shore Capital has previewed Marks & Spencer's (LON: MKS) first-half results, due Nov. 4, saying booming food sales are offsetting continued pressure in its clothing and home business.

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BoE Holds Rate at 3.75%, Flags November Hike on Energy Risk

The Bank of England left borrowing costs unchanged today but warned a November rate rise is on the table if household energy bills keep climbing.

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Standard Chartered Shares Hit Fresh 52-Week High

Standard Chartered shares closed at a fresh 52-week high today, up almost a third this year, with the move coming amid a recent broker upgrade and broader strength across FTSE ban

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Dell Technologies Shares Hit Fresh 52-Week High

Dell Technologies shares pushed to a fresh 52-week high on Thursday, the second such flag this week, even as trading volume ran lighter than usual.

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Shares Sink – Here’s Why

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) shares plunged over 19% in after-hours trading Thursday, September 17, 2026, after the biopharmaceutical company paired a milestone regulatory filing with troubling safety news from i

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Reckitt Benckiser to Invest $400 Million More in U.S. Over Four Years, WSJ Reports

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON: RKT), the maker of Lysol and Mucinex, plans to invest approximately $400 million in its U.S. operations over the next four years, according to a report by The Wall Street Jou

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Galliford Try Shares Climb 7% as Profit Beat Prompts New £15m Buyback

Galliford Try shares jumped nearly 7% this morning after the construction group's FY26 final results beat market expectations and the board backed the numbers with a fresh £15m share buyback, confirming a sixth straight year of growth.The r

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Why Bytes Technology Shares Have Jumped over 12% Today

Bytes Technology raised its full-year outlook after first-half growth ran well ahead of expectations, sending shares to a fresh 52-week high.

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Fadel Partners Halves EBITDA Loss as Licensing Revenue Surges

Fadel Partners' first-half results show revenue growth of just 4%, but a shift toward higher-margin recurring licensing income halved the software firm's losses.

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Beauty Tech Group Shares Surge on Earnings Beat and Buyback

The Beauty Tech Group's shares hit a new 52-week high after interim results beat management's own guidance, prompting a profit upgrade and a £20m buyback.

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ACG Metals Shares Fall as Copper Ramp-Up Slips to 2027

ACG Metals grew revenue sharply in the first half, but a three-month delay to full copper production and slashed annual output guidance sent the shares sharply lower.

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