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Britain presses EU to drop 'pointless' regulation

* Cutting red tape part of campaign to keep UK in the EU * EU pilloried for rules from hairdressing to bottled water By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron pressed European leaders on Friday to scrap red tape that London says is strangl

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Energy companies, Shale gas, RBS

Sir John Major, former Conservative prime minister, piled pressure on David Cameron to act against the "big six" energy companies, suggesting they should be hit with a windfall tax. Major said it was "unacceptable" that energy companies were raising prices up to 10 per cent, leaving some people with

UK PRESS: M&S To Open More Food-Only Stores - Independent

M&S steps up convenience store roll-out

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's Marks & Spencer will step-up expansion of its Simply Food store network as it looks to benefit from growing consumer demand for smaller, convenience outlets, it said on Tuesday. Updating on plans for its food business in an attempt to balance to the nar

FTSE 100 movers: BAE and Rolls-Royce boosted by Citigroup comments

BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce were today making gains after analysts at Citigroup said that they have a "positive outlook" on civil aerospace due to a ramp-up of new aircraft production and rising production of legacy aircraft. While the bank said it is still cautious on the wider defence sector, it

Thursday newspaper round-up: RBS, Chinese banks, Marks&Spencer

The Treasury has asked advisory firms for "creative ideas" over Royal Bank of Scotland that could enable the Chancellor to start selling shares in the bank next year. The thinking is that radical action, such as selling Citizens, the bank's American business, would make it easier to sell the taxpaye

CBI Says EU Regulations Shouldn't Restrict Competitiveness

London close: Footsie continues orderly retreat

The ongoing debt-ceiling debate saw the Footsie slip moderately lower on Wednesday, with the nomination of arch-dove Janet Yellen to the Chair of the US Federal Reserve doing little to assuage market worries. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended Wednesday's session at 6,337.91, a level not seen

Broker tips: Housebuilders, M&S, BSkyB, Greggs

As part of an upbeat review of the UK housing market, Goldman Sachs has added Taylor Wimpey to its 'conviction buy' list and upgraded its ratings for Bovis Homes and Barratt Developments from 'neutral' to 'buy'. "Partly stimulated by the Help To Buy shared equity scheme, lead indicators such as UK

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Vedanta A Big Faller, House Builders Rise

Broker snap: M&S still a 'buy' despite tough Q2, says Nomura

Nomura has retained its 'buy' rating for High Street group Marks & Spencer (M&S), saying that while the hot summer weather and promotions are likely to have been unhelpful in the second quarter, there is little to suggest it is an underlying problem. Given tough comparatives with last September (wh

London close: FTSE 100 at three-month low as IMF cuts global outlook

Disappointing economic data and the ongoing US government shutdown sparked a sell-off on London's FTSE 100 on Tuesday, with the index falling to levels not seen in over three months. Meanwhile, as the budget impasse continues in Washington, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today cut its outloo

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Close Down, FTSE100 Hits 3-Month Low

FTSE 100 movers: Retailers hit by BRC figures

Blue-chip retailers Marks & Spencer, Next and Kingfisher were among the worst performers of the day after data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed that UK retail sales growth slowed for the second straight month in September. According to the BRC, like-for-like sales growth fell to an

Sector movers: Retailers hit by slowing sales growth

Retail stocks were off shopping lists again on Tuesday as some disappointing economic data prompted concerns about consumer demand. UK retail sales growth slowed for the second straight month in September, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. Like-for-like sales growth fell to an ann