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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks lower, pound up as rate decisions loom

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely lower at midday on Wednesday, as in-coming interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England weighed on investors' minds.

WPP buys London-based influencer marketing agency Goat for GroupM

(Alliance News) - WPP PLC on Wednesday announced the acquisition of influencer marketing agency Goat for an undisclosed price.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks red as UK inflation stays in double-digits

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, but the pound was on the rise, after inflation in the UK came in hotter than expected in February, remaining in double-digits.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK inflation surprises with rise to 10.4% in February

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Wednesday, after UK inflation came in hotter than expected in February.

WPP buys Goat marketing agency

(Sharecast News) - WPP on Wednesday said it had bought influencer marketing agency Goat for an undisclosed sum.

TRADING UPDATES: Petra Diamonds sells more diamonds amid price growth

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday, Augmentum Fintech and Tap Global on Monday, and not separately reported by Alliance News:

WPP acquires German healthcare communications group 3K

(Alliance News) - WPP PLC on Tuesday said it has acquired German healthcare specialist PR agency, 3K Agentur fur Kommunikation.

WPP buys German health PR specialist

(Sharecast News) - WPP said it had bought German public relations agency 3K Agentur für Kommunikation (3K) for an undisclosed sum.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen cuts Burberry; BofA cuts WH Smith

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

Upbeat corporate guidances lift European shares, Nvidia forecast boosts chip stocks

UK healthcare giants fall on ex-dividend trades

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 struggles, but European peers rise

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Thursday, with blue-chips ending in the red on renewed concerns of higher rates in the US, as well as a host of stocks going ex-dividend.

AI could be the 'new gold' and Nvidia the largest 'miner'

STOXX 600 up 0.2%

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms as rate worries weigh

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Thursday, though the FTSE 100 was in the red as the more globally-focused index lamented interest rates in the US will likely keep pushing higher.

Sell side sees 2-19% upside for top euro zone banks

STOXX 600 up 0.18%

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U.S. housing market flashes red recession signals

STOXX 600 up 0.1%

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