Tue, 02nd Oct 2018 10:40
** Retailers, outsourcers, pub cos and transport groups most likely stocks to be hit by a hike in the UK minimum wage ** Minimum wage to rise by 38 pct to £9 per hour by 2020, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the July 8 Budget ** Stocks Buzz Minimum Wage Basket tracks 20 compan
Read more** Pub operator JD Wetherspoon down 6 pct, lowest since August 2014, after saying that new minimum wage laws would hurt its margins ** British finance minister George Osborne announced a new minimum wage in his budget earlier in July ** Minimum wage will rise by 38 pct to about 9 poun
Read more** Challenger banks and estate agents both suffered in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget, but strategists say the biggest impact may be felt by labour-intensive firms hit by the minimum wage rise ** Minimum wage to rise by 38 pct to £9 per hour by 2020 ** Impacts yet to be felt by c
Read moreUK stocks were trading slightly lower on Tuesday morning as investors awaited news from a meeting of Eurozone officials to discuss fresh proposals from Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 0.17% at 6,524.60 early on with oil and gas stocks out of favour following the recent plunge in crude prices. Stocks
Read moreUK stocks are expected to edge higher on Tuesday morning, though upside will only be moderate as investors continue to watch the latest developments in Greece. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 12 points higher than Monday's close of 6,535.68. Stocks worldwide had slumped on Monday after
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