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Stocks rally
2. NatWest raises full-year profit forecast after smashing expectations
The lender now expects full-year income to come to £14 billion, a notable bump from previous forecasts of between £13 billion and £13.5 billion.
3. Virgin Media O2 loses 118,000 mobile contract customers in second quarter
Attributing the exodus to “wider market trends”, VMO2 said it ended the second quarter with 15.9 million mobile contract customers.
4. French rail hit by arson attacks ahead of Olympics ceremony
SNCF, the state-owned railway company, said it suffered a "massive attack aimed at paralysing the network" after high-speed rail lines experienced "coordinated malicious acts" over the night.
5. Rightmove says rate cut needed to ease mortgage challenges
For the full year, Rightmove still expects revenues to grow by 7-9%, membership growth of up to 2% across Estate Agency and New Homes, and full-year ARPA [per advertiser] growth of £78-85.