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FTSE 100 and Europe mixed, US stocks up as investors look to Jackson Hole

FTSE 100 and Europe mixed, US stocks up as investors look to Jackson Hole

Business
Robert Johnson

National Express owner Mobico (MCG.L) saw shares jump over 12% as its European coach and bus segment delivered a record half-year. The ...

Retail sales bounce back amid ‘gangbusters’ growth

Retail sales bounce back amid ‘gangbusters’ growth

Business
Robert Johnson

Retail sales bounce back amid ‘gangbusters’ growth – latest updates Jump to content Reference Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson is a UK-based business writer ...

FTSE 100 dips, Europe mixed and Wall Street holds near record high as Labour wins UK general election

FTSE 100 dips, Europe mixed and Wall Street holds near record high as Labour wins UK general election

Business
Robert Johnson

Labour won 410 seats to the incumbent Tory government’s 119. (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images) The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) dipped into the ...

Economy grows faster than expected in boost for Sunak

Economy grows faster than expected in boost for Sunak

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. Rishi Sunak has been handed a boost to his election campaign after official figures showed economic growth was ...

British car industry demands tax cuts as Vauxhall threatens to close factories

British car industry demands tax cuts as Vauxhall threatens to close factories

Business
Robert Johnson

Job openings have plunged by a fifth over the past year, signalling a rapidly cooling labour market that will boost hopes of ...

Deliveroo jumps amid US takeover talks

Deliveroo jumps amid US takeover talks

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. Volkswagen will invest $5bn in Tesla rival Rivian in a deal that will give it access to the ...

PMI data shows French economy ‘stalling’ amid Emmanuel Macron’s election turmoil

PMI data shows French economy ‘stalling’ amid Emmanuel Macron’s election turmoil

Business
Robert Johnson

Retail sales in the UK have risen at their fastest pace since January as hotter weather and bank holidays tempted shoppers out ...

Rishi Sunak vows to cut taxes after drop to 2pc

Rishi Sunak vows to cut taxes after drop to 2pc

U.K.
William Turner

Thanks for joining me. Inflation has fallen to the Bank of England’s 2pc target for the first time in nearly three years. ...

Wind to overtake gas as UK’s main electricity source for the first time

Wind to overtake gas as UK’s main electricity source for the first time

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining us. The energy sector is our initial focus today as new research indicates that wind will overtake gas as ...

Britain overtakes France to become Europe’s largest stock market

Britain overtakes France to become Europe’s largest stock market

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. We begin the week with a look at the manufacturing sector, where thousands of roles are being left ...