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FTSE slides as banks cut billions in dividends
UK stocks traded sharply lower on Wednesday after the country's major banks suspended dividend payments as they moved to conserve cash during the Covid-19 crisis. At midday the benchmark FTSE 100 ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland scraps dividend payments as coronavirus spreads
Royal Bank of Scotland said it had decided to pay no more dividends or buy back any of its shares in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The bank said it would defer any such capital management ...
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Vodafone completes sale of Malta assets for €250m
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Taylor Wimpey cuts executive pay to help weather Covid-19 crisis
Home builder Taylor Wimpey said it had cancelled a planned 2% salary increase for executive directors as it seeks to conserve cash during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Lloyds cancels dividend payments in response to Covid-19 pandemic
High Street bank Lloyds Banking scrapped dividend payments and said it would not review its position until the end of the year.
'In order to help us to serve the needs of businesses and households through...
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Economic & Market Headlines
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Latest Trading Statements
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Latest Company Results
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