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UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

European stocks slide with eyes on U.S. tech earnings

April 26 (Reuters) - European shares extended losses for a third session on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains as technology stocks followed U.S. peers into the red ahead of earnings from some big names, while London's FTSE outperformed on a commodities boost.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

TOP NEWS: Barclays nets over GBP520 million as halves Absa stake

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Thursday said it sold a stake in Absa Group Ltd worth GBP526 million, halving its stake in its former unit.

Barclays bolsters capital with $687 mln sale of Absa stake

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Barclays has sold a 7.4% stake in South African bank Absa, it said on Thursday, raising 526 million pounds ($687 million) as it looks to bolster its capital levels.

Barclays halves stake in South African lender Absa Group

(Sharecast News) - Barclays has halved its stake in South African lender Absa Group after selling 63m shares in a placing.

Bank of England's Woods seeks to draw red line under bank rules

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday that consolidating existing rules for banks and insurers will be a priority, signalling it will resist industry and political calls to keep the financial sector competitive by easing standards.

Inflation outlook may cloud resilient European earnings updates

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - European companies are forecast to have coped with record inflation in the first quarter, but the big question for investors during the reporting season which begins in earnest next week will be their outlook for the rest of 2022.

StanChart cuts seven minnow businesses in Africa and Middle East

LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered is leaving seven countries in Africa and the Middle East where it is sub-scale as it seeks to improve profits by narrowing its focus to faster-growing markets in the region, it said on Thursday.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: "Fragile" UK economy stutters in February

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London got off to a slow start on Monday following a disappointing update from the UK economy.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end week in optimistic mood

(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe rallied on Friday, ending the week on the front foot, as investors prepare for the start of US earnings season, inflation readings from Germany, the US and UK and a rate decision from Europe's central bank in an action packed week.

Time is not on the BoE's side, Berenberg says

(Sharecast News) - Bank has its work cut out for it in trying to bring inflation to heel while not tipping the economy into recession, argue economists at Berenberg.

BoA raises 2022-23 UK CPI forecasts, expects four hikes in Bank Rate

(Sharecast News) - Economists at Bank of America raised their short-term inflation forecasts for the UK, predicting that Bank would hike short-term interest rates four more times as it tried to navigate both the risk of a recession and of too-high inflation.

Diageo launches fixed rate sterling and euro-denominated bonds

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Wednesday said it launched and priced fixed rate sterling and euro-denominated bonds on Tuesday.

IN BRIEF: HICL Infrastructure secures GBP400 million credit facility

HICL Infrastructure PLC - a long-term investor in infrastructure assets - Secures GBP400 million sustainability-linked facility revolving credit facility. Explains that it is a sustainability linked loan, where it will incur premiums or reductions to the interest charged on the facility based on its performance against environmental, social and governance key performance indicators. The facility remains on the same terms as previously.