LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Next, Britain's second-largest clothing retailer by sales value, posted a 7.1 percent rise in first-half profit on Thursday after selling more products than expected at full price. The group, which trades from more than 500 shops in Britain and Ireland, some 200
Read more(ShareCast News) - Equities in the UK market ended lower on Friday after the US non-farm payrolls report missed forecasts. American employers added 173,000 jobs in August following an upwardly revised 245,000 in July, data released on Friday by the Labor Department showed. The figure was the smalle
Read more** A rocky close in store for the UK bluechip which is off 1.9 pct and poised for its lowest close since Jan 2013 ** All 100 constituents in the red and if it ends like this it will be the 4th time in the last 2 weeks that all index stocks end lower ** The more domestically focused mi
Read more(ShareCast News) - Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its stance on Next to 'underperform' from 'neutral' and cut its price target to 7,400p from 7,700p, but upgraded Kingfisher to 'outperform' from 'neutral' and lifted its price target to 420p from 390p as it took a look at the retail sector. As far as N
Read more** Exane BNP Paribas downgrade to "underperform" on Next sends stock to bottom of FTSE 100 as broker becomes more cautious on investment cases predicated on UK consumer strength ** Casting a shadow over sector at large: August worst month for British retail sales since 2008, accountancy fi
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