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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar strengthens on robust U.S. data; gold falls

* Oil prices gain, stay near four-month highs * Wall St flat, European equities slip * Sterling sinks to fresh 31-yr low * U.S. jobless claims fall; focus on Fri payroll report (Updates with U.S. afternoon trading) By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The

Britain's FTSE falters as easyJet slumps after profit warning

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 closes down 0.5 pct, just below 7,000 points * EasyJet falls after profit warning * FTSE 100 up 12 pct in 2016, near r

UPDATE 2-Security fears, weak pound punish Britain's easyJet

* Profit to fall more than 25 percent in 2015-2016 * Hit by 90 million pound currency headwind * Says trend of lower ticket prices to continue * Shares fall 6 pct (Adds analyst comment, share price) By Sarah Young LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British budget airline ea

UPDATE 1-Heathrow expansion would not break European pollution law, study finds

(Adds background, quote) LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - London's Heathrow airport could build a third runway without breaking European pollution laws, according to research published before a British government decision on airport expansion, the BBC reported on Thursday. Europe's busiest a

Slump in easyJet on profit warning hurts Britain's FTSE

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 index down 0.2 pct * EasyJet falls after profit warning * Miners track weaker metals prices By Atul Prakash <

European shares retreat as easyJet dives; banks outperform

* STOXX 600 down 0.1 pct * easyJet slumps after guidance * European banks recover (Adds detail, quote and updates prices) By Kit Rees LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - European shares retreated on Thursday after easyJet dropped to its lowest in more than three years, although th

Brexit effect to cost easyJet an extra £35m this year

(ShareCast News) - Low-cost carrier easyJet posted a trading update for the three months to 30 September on Thursday, with passenger numbers reaching a record 22.0 million with a strong load factor of 93.9% - though the effect of Brexit on sterling is expected to cost it an added £35m for the year.

UPDATE 1-Britain's easyJet says annual profit to fall on disruption, security woes

(Adds detail, background) LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British airline easyJet warned its profit would fall by over 25 percent this year as security issues dampened demand and low fuel prices meant there was more competition in the European short-haul market. easyJet's higher exposure t

Britain's easyJet says annual profit to fall on disruption, security woes

LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - easyJet said annual profit would fall by over 25 percent this year, its first drop since 2009, after disruption, security concerns and exchange rate headwinds hit the British airline. easyJet guided that pretax profit would come in between 490 million pounds and 49

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Investors Cash In Profit While Pound Hits New Low

UPDATE 1-Lufthansa shares knocked by Eurowings expansion deals

* Analysts doubt wisdom of Air Berlin wet lease deal * Deal gives Air Berlin financial lifeline * Eurowings expansion to help Lufthansa battle Ryanair, easyJet * Ryanair says could now speed expansion in Germany (Adds comments from Lufthansa exec, Ryanair CEO) By Victori

British Airways scraps free snacks on short flights

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - British Airways said on Thursday it will no longer provide free snacks and food in economy class on short-haul and domestic flights, joining budget carriers like Ryanair and easyJet which charge for sandwiches and other items. BA, owned by IAG, said from January

Lufthansa shares knocked by Eurowings expansion deals

By Victoria Bryan BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Lufthansa fell to a four-year low on Thursday on concerns its plans to boost its low-cost Eurowings brand by leasing Air Berlin planes would neither lower costs nor head off larger rivals. Lufthansa has said it wants to turn Eu

UPDATE 2-Lufthansa board approves Brussels Airlines takeover

* Supervisory board approves exercise of call option * Lufthansa owns 45 pct of Brussels Airlines already * Part of plans to boost unit Eurowings via acquisitions (Adds shareholder discontent on price, Brussels Airlines figures) BERLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Lufthansa's supervi

UPDATE 1-Lufthansa board approves takeover of Brussels Airlines

* Supervisory board approves exercise of call option * Lufthansa owns 45 pct of Brussels already * Part of plans to boost unit Eurowings via acquisitions (Adds comments from Lufthansa spokesman on price, talks, background) BERLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Lufthansa said its supervi