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FTSE 100 closes up 0.7% but US stocks are on the back foot
The pound remained volatile as attention turned from Theresa May's looming exit from Number 10 to the jockeying to replace her. The FTSE 100 traded 0.65% higher at by the close. The S&P 500, ...
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Mothercare losses deepen as sales continue to slide
Parents and young children focused retailer Mothercare reported a deeper annual loss, as the ailing company's sales continued to slide amid a raft of store closures. Pre-tax losses for the year ...
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Spectris sales rise 6% despite 'moderation' in some markets
Instrumentation and controls company Spectris said its sales in the year to date had risen by 3% on a like-for-like basis.
The improvement for the four months through April came despite 'an anticipated...
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- UK retail sales volumes hold steady in April
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Latest Trading Statements
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