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British consumers curb their shopping in rainy July

Retail sales -1.2% m/m in July vs Reuters poll -0.5%

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Sustainable Switch: H&M investigates Myanmar factories

Aug 17 - By Sharon Kimathi Energy and ESG Editor, Reuters Digital sharon.kimathi@thomsonreuters.com

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE falls on rate fears and niggling China worry

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Wednesday, with interest rate-sensitive stocks on the back foot, as a robust core inflation reading poured cold water on hope of a Bank of England pause.

H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

Cases of worker abuses at garment factories soar -report

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down; UK inflation cools in July

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday, as investors digest some mixed inflation figures and the impact they will have on the Bank of England's next move.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Antofagasta; Shore likes Trainline

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

Cases of worker abuses at garment factories soar -report

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H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

Cases of worker abuses at garment factories soar -report

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Sweden, UK lead European shares lower on rate-hike fears

China-exposed firms drop after weak economic data

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FTSE 100 hits one-month low as record UK wage growth drives pound higher

UK basic wage growth hits record

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks slump on darkening China outlook

(Alliance News) - European equities suffered on Tuesday as poor data out of China compounded growth worries for the world's second-largest economy, while a red-hot UK wage inflation reading put the Bank of England under the spotlight.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 down as wage growth sparks rate fears

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Tuesday, as wage growth fuelled talks of the Bank of England's next move.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Financials lead decline in FTSE 100; M&S jumps

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened firmly in the red on Tuesday, following a mixed UK jobs print, and the latest stream of weak data from China.

TOP NEWS: UK grocery price inflation eases; Ocado loses market share

(Alliance News) - Grocery price inflation in the UK cooled by just over two percentage points to 12.7% in the four weeks that ended August 6, the second sharpest slowdown in price in 15 years, according to survey data from Kantar, with staples such as milk and vegetable oil seeing price cuts.

Britain's M&S raises profit outlook after strong trading

Now expects profit growth in 2023-24 year

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