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UK jobless rate rises but wage growth points to another rate hike

UK jobless rate rises but wage growth points to another rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s labour market showed more signs of cooling in the three months through July, even as data showing an..

Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing in Novosibirsk region – agencies

Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing in Novosibirsk region – agencies

(Reuters) – Russia’s Ural Airlines plane with 159 people aboard and flying from Sochi to Omsk made an emergency landing in..

Asian stocks steady, Japan, China central banks interrupt dollar’s ascent

Asian stocks steady, Japan, China central banks interrupt dollar’s ascent

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets edged up on Tuesday while comments from central banks in China and Japan interrupted t..

Brent holds above $90; traders eye U.S., European interest rates as guide to demand

Brent holds above $90; traders eye U.S., European interest rates as guide to demand

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Brent crude futures held above $90 a barrel on Tuesday, while investors awaited macroeconomic data that could ind..

BoE’s Mann says better to err towards over-tightening rates

BoE’s Mann says better to err towards over-tightening rates

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday that it was too soon for the BoE to stop raising interest ..

Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise – survey

Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise – survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets signif..

Ripe for change? Activist investors eye food, consumer goods firms

Ripe for change? Activist investors eye food, consumer goods firms

LONDON (Reuters) – In early 2021, investment management firm Artisan Partners sent an open letter to an incoming member of Danon..

AstraZeneca shares fall 4% to 7-1/2 week low

AstraZeneca shares fall 4% to 7-1/2 week low

LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in London-listed drugmaker AstraZeneca fell more than 4% on Monday, sliding to their lowest since July 19. Th..

BMW to invest $750 million in UK plants to take Mini fully electric

BMW to invest $750 million in UK plants to take Mini fully electric

LONDON (Reuters) -BMW said on Monday it will invest 600 million pounds ($750 million) in its UK plants to take its Mini brand all-elec..

All of UK retailer Wilko’s stores to shut, risking 12,500 jobs

All of UK retailer Wilko’s stores to shut, risking 12,500 jobs

LONDON (Reuters) -Failed retailer Wilko will disappear from British high streets next month, as its entire chain of 400 homeware store..