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Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK’s Reeves, for now

Public sector net borrowing stood at 11.578 billion pounds ($15.55 billion) in December, the Office for National Statistics said, down 7.1% on a year...

Sterling edges up as focus shifts to data, BoE rate outlook

Investor attention shifted to the state of the economy after geopolitics dominated earlier in the week, as the prospect of a U.S.-Europe trade war...

UK retail discounter B&M issues second profit warning on clearance costs

The chain, which sells everything from garden furniture to toys and food, has struggled with profitability amid accounting errors, stiff competition and higher costs International...

UK’s NCC Group to sell Escode for $369.4 million

The divestment of Escode, which provides software escrow and verification services, marks the final step in NCC's plan to exit non-core operations, following a...

Nigel Farage failed to declare 17 payments on time, UK inquiry finds

The payments totalled about 380,000 pounds ($511,000), most of them made in 2025, with several from Britain's right-leaning broadcaster GB News, according to a...

UK’s Morrisons blames higher costs for flat annual earnings

The earnings outcome was attributed to a 200 million pound increase in costs as a result of the UK government's 2024 budget, the impact...

UK’s FTSE 100 holds steady as upbeat earnings offset global trade tensions

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was flat at 22,997.66 points by 1045 GMT, coming off a three-day losing streak International News via Reuters: London's FTSE 100 held...

Drop in UK industrial orders eases but price expectations soar, CBI says

The CBI's monthly order book balance rose to -30 in January from -32 in December International News via Reuters: British industrial orders fell again in January...

London’s FTSE 100 slips as Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland loom

The blue‑chip FTSE 100 closed down 0.72%, after touching its lowest level in over a week International News via Reuters: The UK's FTSE 100 logged its...

Starmer rival Burnham says UK bond investors safe under his economic vision

Burnham said restoring public control over key services would lower long-term costs for the state while past deregulation, privatisation, austerity and Brexit had weakened...

Exclusive-CK Hutchison weighs London, Hong Kong listing of global telco assets, sources say

The company started preparations for the telco spin-off early last year after clearing all regulatory approvals for a $19 billion tie-up of its UK...

UK and US can work through differences, says House Speaker Johnson

Johnson's visit to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence from rule by London comes at an awkward time for trans-Atlantic relations International News via...
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