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'Shake up' but don't break up Big Four auditors, says CMA

(Sharecast News) - The 'big four' auditing firms should be shaken up but not necessarily broken up to improve competition, with new regulatory powers introduced to improve accountability, UK competition authorities have recommended.
[18 Apr '19 14:56]

Mild weather boosts retail sales as shoppers brush aside Brexit woes

(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales unexpectedly rose in March, boosted by mild weather and despite the looming Brexit deadline, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.
[18 Apr '19 09:28]

UK inflation holds steady at 1.9% in March

(Sharecast News) - UK inflation unexpectedly held steady in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics, easing pressure on the Bank of England to hike interest rates.
[17 Apr '19 09:18]

UK labour market remains strong in face of Brexit uncertainty

(Sharecast News) - Levels of employment in Britain increased 179,000 to a record high in the three months to February, official data confirmed on Tuesday, but economists see ongoing headwinds for households and businesses.
[16 Apr '19 08:59]

UK dividends rise to record high in first quarter of 2019

(Sharecast News) - Dividend income paid to UK shareholders jumped to a record high in the first quarter of 2019, with shares yielding an average of 4.6%.
[15 Apr '19 14:48]

Half of UK firms plan investment cuts amid Brexit delay - survey

(Sharecast News) - UK finance chiefs' perceptions of economic and financial deterioration are at the highest levels since the 2016 Brexit referendum, revealed the latest CFO quarterly survey by Deloitte.
[15 Apr '19 09:36]

High street footfall rebounds after fifteen-month decline

(Sharecast News) - Shopper numbers last month increased strongly compared to last year, though the difference was mostly put down to the vastly different weather.
[15 Apr '19 09:22]

House prices rise in April; Brexit delay expected to boost sales - Rightmove

(Sharecast News) - House prices rose in April, with the Brexit delay expected to provide a boost into the spring and summer months, according to the latest survey by Rightmove.
[15 Apr '19 09:14]

Catalent to buy gene therapy company Paragon Bioservices for $1.2bn

(Sharecast News) - New Jersey-based drug developer Catalent Inc has agreed to buy privately-held gene therapy company Paragon Bioservices for $1.2bn in cash.
[15 Apr '19 07:59]

Government to allow Times and Sunday Times resource pooling

(Sharecast News) - UK culture secretary Jeremy Wright said on Thursday that he will allow The Times and The Sunday Times to pool their journalistic resources on the condition that its owners clarify their governance structure.
[11 Apr '19 11:46]



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