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DS Smith sees H1 operating profit 'materially' ahead of last year
Packaging company DS Smith said on Tuesday that it expects first-half return on sales and adjusted operating profit to be "materially" ahead of the same period a year ago as the business continues to perform in line with its expectations.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up ahead of US mid-term elections
London stocks were set to edge higher at the open on Tuesday following a mostly firmer session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the US mid-term elections.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Bird, US-Iran, October retail sales
The chancellor is prioritising jobs in the gambling industry over the lives of addicts by delaying a cut in maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals, the chair of an influential committee of MPs has said. Nicky Morgan, who chairs the Treasury committee, criticised the decision to put off the stake reduction until October next year, citing a warning from the former sports minister Tracey Crouch – who resigned over the delay last week – that two people take their lives every day due to gambling addiction.