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London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of data slew, Powell testimony
London stocks nudged down in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed a slew of UK data releases, a testimony by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and minutes from the latest Fed meeting.
Superdry swings to loss amid 'difficult' retail environment
Superdry said on Wednesday that it swung to a full-year loss this year as it warned that revenues were likely to drop in 2020 as the retail environment remains difficult.
Barratt Developments sees full-year profit ahead of market expectations
Barratt Developments hailed a "record" full-year performance on Wednesday, with pre-tax profit expected to come in above market expectations, partly underpinned by contributions from its joint ventures.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up ahead of data slew, Powell testimony
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed a slew of UK data releases, a testimony by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and minutes from the latest Fed meeting.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Patisserie Valerie, water companies, Kingfisher
The former auditor of Patisserie Valerie, the cake and cafe chain at the centre of an alleged accounting fraud, has been placed under increased scrutiny after the industry watchdog called the quality of its work “unacceptable”. Grant Thornton was the worst performer in the Financial Reporting Council’s annual review of audits by the UK’s big accountants. The FRC said half of the eight Grant Thornton audits it inspected for 2017/18 required significant improvement.