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British prime minister seeks to win back corporate confidence with new business council

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold the first meeting of his new business council on Tuesday, in a bid to support his pledge to grow the economy and fend off attempts by the opposition Labour Party to win over the business community.

Banco BPM shares rise after payments deal with FSI

MILAN, July 17 (Reuters) - Banco BPM shares rose as much as 2.7% on Monday after Italy's third-largest bank said it would sell 71.6% of its card and shopowner payments operations to private equity fund FSI for 500 million euros ($561 million) in cash and shares.

Luxury group Richemont boosted by Asia recovery but Americas weigh

ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters) - Luxury group Richemont reported a 14% increase in first- quarter sales on Monday, boosted by a strong rebound in Asia and demand for its high-end jewellery.

Luxury group Richemont reports 14% sales growth during first quarter

ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters) - Richemont reported weaker than expected sales during its first quarter as the world's second biggest luxury group continued to see strong demand for its high-end jewellery.

US Virgin Islands demands $190 mln from JPMorgan in Epstein case

NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Virgin Islands said it wants JPMorgan Chase to pay at least $190 million, and possibly much more, to resolve its lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. bank of ignoring the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking.

PRESS: Barclays in preliminary talks to sell German asset - Bloomberg

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC is preparing the sale of its consumer-finance business in Germany and has held preliminary talks with potential buyers, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday.

European shares jump as cooling US inflation boosts rate pause bets

STOXX 600 up for fourth straight session

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 soars as US inflation ebbs in June

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed sharply higher on Wednesday, as US inflation cooled more than expected in June, boosting investor confidence.

Bank of England stress test finds top 8 UK banks have enough capital

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Britain's eight largest lenders have enough capital to ride out a worse economic crisis than that seen in 2008, the Bank of England (BoE) said on Wednesday, as the sector faces sharply rising interest rates pummelling consumers and businesses.

TOP NEWS: Major UK banks "resilient" in BofE's annual stress test

(Alliance News) - The Bank of England on Wednesday said the major UK banks were "resilient to a severe stress scenario", in its latest cyclical stress test results, with all eight surveyed lenders passing.

UK bank shares rise after BoE stress test

MILAN, July 12 (Reuters) - A gauge of British banking stocks surged on Wednesday after the Bank of England said its annual stress test of eight major lenders showed each could cope with rising interest rates in a stressed environment.

UK bank pass annual stress tests, says BoE

(Sharecast News) - Eight major UK banks have passed annual capital stress tests and were well positioned to support households and businesses through a period of rising interest rates, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.

Stress test shows top 8 UK banks have enough capital, says Bank of England

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday its annual stress test of eight major lenders showed that each could cope with rising interest rates in a stressed environment, and none would need to submit a revised capital plan.

Intuitive Investments names veteran chair as eyes move to Main Market

(Alliance News) - Intuitive Investments Group PLC on Tuesday said it has named the experienced Nigel Rudd as its next independent non-executive chair, subject to it moving to a London listing on the Main Market, from its current position in the junior market.

Ignite Luxembourg and RHI Magnesita extend acceptance period

(Alliance News) - Ignite Luxembourg Holdings Sarl and Magnesita NV have extended the acceptance period to buy a stake in RHI Magnesita to July 21.