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Can Sports Direct avoid the high street gloom when it updates the market on Thursday
Sports Direct and Ocado will be the next retailers in the spotlight as they both update the market.
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3i achieves 10% return on investments in the first half but issues cautious outlook
3i made more than £300mln from the sale and immediate reinvestment in ferry operator Scandlines
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FTSE 100 closes higher as European Central Bank message cheers markets
The FTSE 100 has clawed back all of this morning's losses and some, while the ECB has unveiled plans to end its quantitative easing programme in December
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QE or not QE, that will be the question for the ECB Council meeting on Thursday
Aside from the ECB meeting, the day ahead also includes an annual general meeting for Wm Morrison Supermarkets, and updates from PZ Cussons and Majestic Wine
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FTSE 100 clocks off at new closing high
FTSE 100 closed at a new all time high on Thursday, up 0.70% to 7,787
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Royal Mail in the spotlight, but will Thomas Cook deliver more growth?
As Moya Greene's last set of Royal Mail results are released analysts expect the attention will be on guidance for 2019.
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Wide variety of blue-chip updates due in coming week - from Centrica to AstraZeneca
Week ahead includes updates from drugs giant AstraZeneca, mobile phones operator Vodafone Group, British Gas-owner Centrica, and postal delivery firm Royal Mail Group
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FTSE 100 closes in red but broadcaster ITV shines
Footsie finished down over 43 points at 7,490, while FTSE 250 was also lower - down around 58 points at 20,185.
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FTSE 100 finishes in the red as BoE keeps rates on hold
FTSE 100 closed down over 48 points at 7,448., while FTSE 250 shed over 55 to 20,006
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Will Sports Direct International investors still be optimistic when interims come out on Thursday?
Sports Direct International, Ocado Group, PZ Cussons, and Bunzl are among the names in Thursday's agenda.
Rio Tinto appoints new chairman as it announces new free cash flow targets
Rio Tinto is targeting US$1.5bn of annual additional free cash flow from 2021
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All Action as retailer fires private equity group 3i higher
The Benelux retailer now wants 2,700 stores and €10bn in sales
FTSE 100 closes higher as pound firms; Shire top riser
The latest ONS data showed that retail sales grew 0.3% in October - ahead of the 0.1% economists had expected - which has boosted the blue chip retailers
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Royal Mail Group continues to contend with tough compeition
Royal Mail reports on Thursday and investors will be waiting to see how the mail group is coping with the competition.
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Don’t expect fireworks from Taylor Wimpey’s quarterly numbers
House builders and telcos will provide some of the weeks highlights.
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Glaxo hoping not to make a right Horlicks of combating generics challenge
The recently-announced sale of Horlicks may be the sign of an increased focus on the drugs pipeline
FTSE 100 closes higher; Paddy Power Betfair takes podium
After a gloomy morning for the pound, it started to build some momentum. FTSE 100 finished at 7,543
AstraZeneca a highlight for a busy City schedule for Thursday
AstraZeneca, Vedanta, Halfords, and SuperGroup were among those in Thursday's diary.
Week Ahead: US election takes centre stage
Aside from the election, several UK retailers have results due next week
London stocks hit August highs as Bank of England hints at summer rate cut
London’s FTSE100 staged a dramatic recovery late in the Thursday session to close higher along with small-cap stocks after the Bank of England said it might cut historically low rates even further in the wake of Britain’s surprise Brexit re