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FTSE shrugs off record fall in GDP as results please
UK stocks traded higher in Wednesday's morning session despite data showing the economy shrank by 20% in the second quarter, the worst performance on record and the biggest contraction of any ...
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Just Eat posts loss on acquisitions costs; revenue jumps 44%
Food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway said it was confident that growth would remain strong for the rest of the year after reporting a sharp jump in first-half revenue spurred by merger ...
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M&G declares interim dividend even as operating profit slumps
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Balfour Beatty swings to loss as pandemic halts construction activity
Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty swung to a first-half loss as construction activity was halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Spirax‐Sarco Engineering lifts dividend 5% as profit edges lower
Thermal energy management and heat pumping specialist Spirax‐Sarco Engineering lifted its dividend, having posted a modest fall in first-half profit that it described as 'resilient'.
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Latest Trading Statements
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Latest Company Results
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- Capital & Counties Properties deepens losses as virus impact hurts income
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