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FTSE 100 Live 21 February: Firms shed jobs at fastest rate since 2020, four banks fined £100m

Private sector firms are shedding staff at the fastest rate since the pandemic, new figures showed today.

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FTSE 100 Live 20 February: Centrica and Lloyds shares rally on results, miner cuts De Beers value

Annual results today fuelled strong share price performances by widely-held Centrica and Lloyds Banking Group.

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FTSE 100 Live 19 February: Glencore and airline stocks fall, BAE and HSBC in results spotlight

A jump in UK inflation to a 10-month high of 3% today dealt a blow to hopes of early further interest rate cuts.

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FTSE 100 Live 18 February: BT downgrade hits shares, wage growth accelerates

An acceleration in wage growth today dealt a setback to hopes for faster cuts in interest rates.

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FTSE 100 Live 13 February: Unilever, Barclays and BAT shares slump after results, GDP shows surprise growth

Surprise GDP growth was today offset by another setback for the status of London’s stock market.

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FTSE 100 Live 04 February: Diageo and Vodafone shares under pressure, index lower

Diageo today scrapped a key sales target amid the uncertainty facing its tequila and Canadian whisky brands.

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FTSE 100 Live 31 January: Index adds to record, Smiths surges on break-up plan

The break up plans of conglomerate Smiths Group today fired its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 index.

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FTSE 100 Live 24 January: Burberry shares surge on strategy progress, pound rallies

Forecast-beating sales today boosted Burberry turnaround hopes as the luxury goods group moved closer to a FTSE 100 return.

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FTSE 100 Live 21 January: Car loan move boosts Lloyds, wage growth accelerates

A boost to living standards after wage growth accelerated to 5.6% has been offset by signs of a cooling labour market.

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FTSE 100 Live 17 January: Index sets new record, retail miss boosts rate cut hopes

The FTSE 100 index has powered to a new record, despite more gloomy economic data.

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FTSE 100 Live 16 January: Index rally continues, Burberry jumps after Richemont update

Fears of a technical recession were stoked today by figures showing the UK barely grew in November.

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FTSE 100 Live 15 January: Stocks rally on rate cut hopes, Currys hails progress

A dip in inflation today eased pressure on Rachel Reeves and boosted hopes of a February interest rate cut.

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FTSE 100 Live 14 January: JD Sports Fashion shares slide on update, Persimmon and Ocado rally

JD Sports Fashion shares are down sharply after the retailer’s post-Christmas update disappointed the City for a second year in a row.

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FTSE 100 Live 07 January: Next sales cheer offset by rise in 2025 wage bill, house prices dip

Next has offset more forecast-beating festive sales figures by warning of slower UK growth and price hikes in 2025.

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FTSE 100 Live 23 December: UK economy stalled in Q3, Direct Line £3.7bn takeover agreed

Britain’s economy ground to a halt in the third quarter of the year, figures showed today.

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FTSE 100 Live 20 December: Selling continues, retail figures miss hopes but borrowing undershoots

Retail sales figures today failed to offer much cheer after yesterday’s warning that the UK will stagnate in the fourth quarter.

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FTSE 100 Live 18 December: Inflation rise hits rates outlook, Shoe Zone slides after Budget warning

The UK’s economy is in the spotlight after the inflation rate rose for a second month in a row and a major retailer closed stores in the wake of the Budget.

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FTSE 100 Live 16 December: Canal+ shares fall on debut, Royal Mail deal given support

Canal+ shares today made their debut in a much-needed boost for the London stock market.

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FTSE 100 Live 13 December: GDP shows surprise fall, Royal Mail fined £10.5m

Another dip in UK output today added pressure on the Bank of England to consider a back-to-back cut in interest rates.

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FTSE 100 Live 09 December: Miners rally on China stimulus hopes, Domino’s Pizza falls

China-focused stocks and the advertising business WPP today provided support to the FTSE 100 index.

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FTSE 100 Live 27 November: easyJet shares get results boost, Just Eat Takeaway quits LSE

Low-cost airline easyJet and the retailer Pets at Home have revealed contrasting fortunes in their latest results.

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FTSE 100 Live 22 November: Games Workshop surges on strong update, retail sales disappoint

Household budgets are in focus after October’s retail sales figures showed a sharp fall and Ofgem increased the energy price cap.

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FTSE 100 Live 21 November: JD Sports Fashion shares skid, Nvidia lower as Bitcoin nears $100k

The shares of JD Sports Fashion today skidded after the retailer said trading conditions toughened in October.

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FTSE 100 Live 20 November: Sage sparkles, inflation rebound dents rate-sensitive stocks

Inflation’s rebound to an annual rate of 2.3% today dealt a setback to the outlook for lower interest rates.

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FTSE 100 Live 13 November: Smiths and Babcock shares surge, Just Eat sells Grubhub

Buyers targeted the engineering sector today after updates by Smiths Group, Babcock International and GKN Automotive business Dowlais.

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