Home Retail Group is considering a sale of its £1.5bn Homebase DIY chain, the Mail on Sunday said. Home Retail wants to concentrate on its core Argos business under new group Chief Executive John Walden, who turned around Argos in the previous two years. Stronger sales and profitability at Homebase
Read more- FTSE closes 29.91 lower at 6,791.55 - Geopolitical tensions, housing data weighs - UK Q2 GDP shows 0.8% growth techMARK 2,799.28 -0.81% FTSE 100 6,791.55 -0.44% FTSE 250 15,691.81 -0.36% UK stocks ended the final session of the week in the red as geopolitical tensions, housing data and and downg
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Read moreRBS delivered a better-than-expected first half operating performance, but said no one at the 80% taxpayer-owned bank was "complacent about the challenges ahead". The results, which came a week earlier than scheduled, showed operating profit totalled £2.6bn, or £3.3bn excluding restructuring and l
Read more- FTSE down 8.42 at 6,813.04 - Q2 GDP in line with expectations at 0.8% - RBS leads, BSkyB in bottom spot - Carillion and Balfour in merger talks techMARK 2,810.19 -0.42% FTSE 100 6,814.09 -0.11% FTSE 250 15,740.00 -0.06% London's blue chips remained in the red by lunchtime despite a strong perfor
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