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Day ahead preview: Unilever, National Express, Diageo, ECB
With a slew of corporate earnings and the European Central Bank's policy decision, Thursday will be a busy day of news
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FTSE 100 joins other global markets to head lower as trade fears linger
The UK's blue-chip benchmark index closed out around 42 points lower at 7,493
SSE ticks higher as it reiterates outlook and dividend plan despite challenges in first months of 2019
Alistair Phillips-Davies, SSE’s CEO, said that despite “some short-term challenges”, the key months for the FTSE 100 energy firm still lay ahead
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Easyjet profit warning and Royal Mail's turnaround update eyed
Along with easyJet, there are also company updates due from Royal Mail and Anglo American, plus UK retail sales data
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FTSE 100 closes lower on day but up slightly on week as trade tensions still weigh
The UK's index of leading company shares closed Friday down nearly 23 points at 7,345
SSE plans to close its last coal-fired power station
Fiddler’s Ferry power station has become less economically viable in recent years due to national and international policies to promote lower-carbon forms of electricity generation
Shell shows way forward for dividends as other blue chips cut their cloth
Oil major guides to total dividends and share buy-backs of US$125bn “or more” between 2021 and 2025
SSE confirms dividend plans and listing of UK retail business
Katie Bickerstaffe will start as the new executive chair of SSE Energy Services next month “with a mandate to deliver a new future for the business outside of the SSE group”
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FTSE 100 closes slightly ahead but Wall Street shares slide
The Footsie closed out at 7,334 - up around five points, while mid-cap index was firmly lower- down 129 points at 19,307
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Inflation figures to lead macro news on Wednesday, Royal Mail braces for full year figures
Economists are expecting the consumer price index to be well below the recent growth in average earnings at around 1.8% year-on-year in April
High FTSE yields point to 'dividend slaves' that may cut payouts
Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm might well have been about the pressure of a progressive dividend policy: 'Build on up, don't break the chain; Sparks will fly when the whistle blows'
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FTSE 100 ends in positive territory, taking the cue from the Dow and data from China
"Equities have been relentlessly positive all day, with the session having started off on the front foot thanks to Chinese credit growth, which rose 10.7% over the year to hit a sum equivalent to 9% of the country’s GDP," said Chris Beaucha
SSE fined £700,000 by energy regulator Ofgem for missing target to install gas smart meters last year
Under the government's smart-meter roll-out programme, suppliers are legally required to take all reasonable steps to roll out smart meters to all homes and businesses by the end of 2020
SSE expects significant reduction in Wholesale unit profits business but still plans to raise full-year dividend
In a pre-close season trading update, the FTSE 100-listed electricity provider said it expects its adjusted earnings per share to be in a range of 64-69p, nearly half the 121.1p it reported a year earlier
SSE to pay over £705,000 in redress after overstating costs of FIT payments
SSE will pay the money to the Feed-in-Tariffs (FIT) levelisation fund after overstating the costs incurred in making payments to eligible low carbon generators.
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Malvern International jumps as it forecasts 100% revenue increase for 2018
In a trading update, the education firm said revenues from continuing operations would be over £8mln, while profits were expected to be in line with expectations
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Proactive news snapshot: Anglo African Oil & Gas, Clinigen Group, Norman Broadbent …
A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
Greencoat UK Wind says gross issue proceeds of £131mln raised from placing announced on February 1
Following the receipt of the proceeds and completion of the Stronelairg and Dunmaglass acquisitions, the company said it should have £794mln of outstanding debt
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FTSE 100 closes up as markets buoyed by US/China trade talks
The more UK-company focused FTSE 250 gained over 147 points to close at 18,972
SSE warns on profits after surprise EU court ruling on UK capacity market
Under the UK capacity market scheme, the government pays power firms extra money to ensure a reliable supply of electricity during times of peak demand but it was suspended in November after the EU ruled it is an illegal form of state aid