Mid caps were trading in the red on Tuesday, as construction, insurance and technology stocks put in weak performances. As of 15:00 BST, the FTSE 250 was trading 0.2% lower at 17,842.09. Vedanta Resources topped the risers as the company's response to media speculation that it could merge its subsi
Read moreHSBC is to cut up to 25,000 jobs around the world - including as many as 8,000 in the UK - as its chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, embarks on a fresh strategy to reduce costs and bolster returns to shareholders. Gulliver has already cut the total head count to 257,000 from 296,000 but on Tuesday si
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