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London’s FTSE 100 flat; energy, miners lead decline

London’s FTSE 100 flat; energy, miners lead decline

(Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 was flat on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of key inflation data in the United St..

Mike Ashley’s Frasers buys THG’s portfolio of luxury goods websites

Mike Ashley’s Frasers buys THG’s portfolio of luxury goods websites

(Reuters) -British e-commerce firm THG has agreed to sell its portfolio of luxury goods websites to Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group ..

Prosus full-year core headline earnings jump 84%

Prosus full-year core headline earnings jump 84%

(Reuters) – Dutch technology investor Prosus core headline earnings jumped 84% in the year to March 31, helped by a strong perfo..

Oil eases as strong dollar weighs on commodities markets

Oil eases as strong dollar weighs on commodities markets

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices inched down on Monday as concerns of higher-for-longer interest rates resurfaced and lifted the dollar..

German residential property prices keep falling in Q1

German residential property prices keep falling in Q1

BERLIN (Reuters) -German residential property prices continued to fall in the first quarter of this year, dropping by an average of 5...

UK’s Britvic rejects revised takeover proposal from Carlsberg

UK’s Britvic rejects revised takeover proposal from Carlsberg

(Reuters) – British soft drinks maker Britvic rejected a revised, unsolicited, possible cash offer from Carlsberg Group as the p..

Analysis-Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits

Analysis-Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits

By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain’s Labour has courted lender..

Asian shares end the week with a whimper, yen back to intervention watch

Asian shares end the week with a whimper, yen back to intervention watch

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares are ending the week with a whimper after a recent rally to 26-month highs drew profit-taking, while the..

Swiss National Bank presses ahead as rate cutting front-runner

Swiss National Bank presses ahead as rate cutting front-runner

ZURICH(Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates on Thursday for the second time running, pointing to easing price pressure..

Analysis-UK markets jolted back to life by rate cut hopes, election buzz

Analysis-UK markets jolted back to life by rate cut hopes, election buzz

LONDON (Reuters) – Traders upped bets for a Bank of England rate cut in August, helping to underpin a pre-election rally for UK ..