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Britain’s Lloyds reports forecast-beating 5% rise in first-half profit

Lloyds shares rose 1.5% in early trading, outperforming a 0.3% gain in the benchmark FTSE 100 index International News via Reuters: Lloyds Banking Group reported an...

Payments firm Corpay to buy UK’s Alpha Group in $2.2 billion private markets push

Alpha will help the Atlanta-based company boost its presence in Europe International News via Reuters: Corpay will buy British peer Alpha Group in a $2.2 billion...

UK steps up scrutiny of Apple and Google over mobile platforms

Apple and Google's mobile platforms hold an "effective duopoly", with around 90-100% of UK mobile devices running on their mobile platforms International News via Reuters: Britain...

UK police on alert for immigration protests near London this weekend

The protests occurred outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, about 20 miles north of London, that has been used to house asylum seekers International News...

Iberdrola launches $5.9 billion capital increase to fund growth in US, Britain

The planned investment represents a 75% increase over the previous six years International News via Reuters: Europe's largest utility Iberdrola launched a five billion euro ($5.87...

Billionaire Ortega buys stake in UK’s PD Ports from Brookfield

Brookfield will remain invested in the business as a long-term shareholder International News via Reuters: Zara founder Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle Pontegadea Inversiones has agreed to...

UK equities mixed as investors assess corporate earnings, await key data

The benchmark FTSE 100 was flat by 0944 GMT, after registering a record closing high on Monday International News via Reuters: London's main stock indexes were...

Sterling holds on to gains, investors mull rise in borrowing

Britain borrowed more than expected in June as high inflation added to the government's debt costs International News via Reuters: The pound steadied on Tuesday, consolidating...

Bank of England’s Bailey says rise in borrowing costs is not just a UK issue

Bailey was speaking to the Treasury Committee alongside other members of the BoE's Financial Policy Committee International News via Reuters: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey...

OpenAI and UK sign new AI agreement to boost security, infrastructure

The Microsoft-backed AI startup will also expand its London office International News via Reuters: The UK government said it signed a strategic partnership with OpenAI on...

UK court to rule on how much HP owed by late Mike Lynch’s estate over Autonomy deal

HP sued Lynch and Autonomy's former chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, in 2015 International News via Reuters: London's High Court will on Tuesday give its long-awaited...

Britain secures $2.7 billion investment from South Korea’s Shinhan

The investment builds on a previous commitment made in 2023 International News via Reuters: Britain said on Monday that it had secured a 2 billion pound...
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