Ohhhh yes! Direct Line's trading update provides insurer with a lift
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Friday
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RELX PLC
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RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors save lives and insurance companies offer customers lower prices. We save taxpayers and consumers money by preventing fraud and help executives forge commercial relationships with their clients. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
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FTSE 100's losses lengthen as US markets move back into reverse
The US rally fizzled out prompting a late sell-off in an already below-water London
RELX Group reports continued underlying revenue growth, reaffirms full year outlook
In a brief trading update, the FTSE 100-listed global professional information and analytics company said its underlying revenue growth was 4% in the first nine months of 2017
FTSE 100 closes higher as sterling weakens against US dollar; Barclays plunges
The UK blue chip index closed down over 39 points at 7.486.
Barclays is next up in this week’s UK banking procession
Much like Lloyds, Barclays has had to set aside provisions for PPI claims.
FTSE 100 finishes 63 points up, boosted by weak pound
Around 3pm, the UK benchmark index was ahead almost 65 points at 7,476, just holding off the day’s peak of 7,484.53 hit after the Bank of England left UK rate unchanged
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FTSE 100 closes nine points lower as AstraZeneca weighs
It's been a busy day here in London; 15% of FTSE 100-listed companies have had some sort of meaningful news out...
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Lloyds to report strong quarterly figures in first results since government sold remaining stake
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Dutch Shell are among a slew of companies reporting earnings on Thursday
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Day ahead: Retailers at opposite ends of shopping spectrum in focus
Luxury group Burberry PLC will deliver a pre-close season trading update, while Primark discount clothing chain owner Associated British Foods PLC delivers its first-half results
FTSE ends lower as Wall St adds to ex-divi stock blues
With around half-an-hour of trading to go in London, the FTSE100 index was almost 20 points lower at 7,282, the day’s worst levels, well below an earlier peak of 7,310.
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Barclays next in to bat as banking results season continues
Will Barclays' results be duff, like HSBC's, or buff, like Lloyds'?
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Week ahead: Housebuilders and banks dominate agenda with slew of earnings
Housebuilders and banks will take centre stage with a slew of London-listed corporate earnings to be published.
'Knowing me, knowing you' – the GBG story
The firm's activities break down into three areas: Personnel screening; Fraud, risk and compliance management; and Customer insight - who they are and how they'll behave
FTSE 100 drops; RBS hit by huge fine warning
FTSE 100 stocks dropped on Wednesday, dragged lower by housebuilders and building materials firms, as investors absorbed a poor trading statement from Barratt Developments. But RBS may have more bad news in the morning
Lloyds Banking and RBS to give post-Brexit vote updates
Britain's banks had enough on their plates already, but the Brexit vote made things more complicated still
PREVIEW: Investors look for signs of synergies from Shell's acquisition of BG
To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
PREVIEW: Insurance and travel the concerns at Moneysupermarket.com
Analysts will be paying particular interest to Moneymarket.com's commentary on the insurance and travel verticals
Week Ahead: Cash collection in focus at Utilitywise
Utilitwise is keen to align supplier commercial terms to improve cash conversion
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Thursday's agenda: Unilever to serve up mixed fare
Marmite may divide opinions but most people agree the brand's owner, Unilever, is a bit of a stodgy but reliable pudding of a company.
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Week Ahead: Emerging markets growth a concern at Unilever
Property companies feature heavily this week, but the man in the street may be more interested in an update from consumer goods giant Unilever, maker of the mighty/manky Marmite.