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RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Bharti group seeks UK support to raise BT stake, sources say

* Bharti seeks ​UK approval ⁠to raise BT stake to under 30%, sources say

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UK retail sales fall by most in nearly a year, ONS data shows

LONDON, ​May ⁠22 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell ​by the most in nearly a year in April, according to official figures published on Friday ​that...

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German Q1 GDP growth confirmed at 0.3%; GfK index rebounds

(Sharecast News) - The German economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous three months, according to official data pu...

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UK public sector borrowing tops OBR view in April; retail sales down

(Alliance News) - UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, numbers on Friday showed, while retail sales were shy of expectation...

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Friday newspaper round-up: Cancelled govt projects, oil and gas tax raid, recession risk

(Sharecast News) - Cancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel under Stonehenge are wasting billions of po...

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UK borrows bigger-than-expected 24.3 billion pounds in April

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's ​public finances showed ⁠a deficit of 24.3 ​billion pounds ($32.63 billion) last month, the second-highest borrow...

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UK retail sales fell 1.3% in April, ONS says

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - British ​retail ⁠sales volumes fell by ​1.3% on the month in April, according ​to ‌official figures published on Friday.

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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: "Good signs" in US-Iran talks

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher, rounding off a positive week for the FTSE 100, after the US Secretary of State reported som...

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GRAPHIC-Europe's AI stocks shine through gloom of Iran war

* European tech shares soar since early April

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Britons hold their nerve but turn warier about big spending plans, GfK says

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - British consumers have ​turned a ⁠little less downbeat this month ​but are the least willing to make big purchases in almos...

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Irish consumer sentiment improves in May but remains below long-term trend

DUBLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Irish ​consumer ⁠sentiment improved in May ​but remained well below the long-term average ​as the ‌conflict in the Middle E...

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US oil prices rise as investors doubt breakthrough in US-Iran peace talks

TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - ​U.S. crude ⁠futures rose more than $1 ​in early trade on Friday as ​investors ‌doubted the prospects of a breakthrough in ⁠...

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US close: Dow hits record high as oil prices fall, but gains limited

(Sharecast News) - US stocks saw moderate gains on Thursday, but that was enough to send the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest-ever closing ...

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EARNINGS AND TRADING: TheWorks sees earnings ahead of expectations

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately report...

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Oil prices close 2% lower on uncertain prospects for US-Iran deal

* Supreme leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say