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22 Mar
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EU takes control of Brexit date as May flounders at summit

Theresa May lost control of the Brexit departure date on Thursday as EU leaders agreed a short postponement despite an appeal for a three month delay from the British prime minister.

21 Mar
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Director dealings: Capita finance chief buys-in

Capita's finance chief, Patrick Butcher, picked up a large batch of stock in the troubled outsourcer on Thursday.

21 Mar
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London close: Stocks finish on a mixed note amid pound weakness

London stocks finished on a mixed note on Thursday, with some investors visibly more nervous as they moved to discount increased risks of a hard Brexit.

21 Mar
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Biogen dives after canning Alzheimer's drug trials

Biogen shares plummeted on Thursday after the company confirmed that it will cease clinical trials for aducanumab, the experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment it developed alongside its Nikkei 225-listed Japanese partner Eisai.

21 Mar
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Apple rallies on Needham upgrade to 'strong buy'

Apple shares rallied on Thursday as Needham upped its stance on the tech giant's shares to 'strong buy' from 'buy ahead of its press event next week and bumped up the target price to $225 from $180, arguing that the company's "ecosystem" has value upside.

21 Mar
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Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower as investors mull Fed, banks slump

European stocks ended Thursday's session mostly lower as investors digested a more dovish than expected policy announcement from the Fed, with banks under pressure.

21 Mar
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Europe midday: Investor sentiment dampened by Brexit uncertainty

Stocks on the Continent were trading mostly lower with the market spotlight firmly on the UK as investors gear up for what might be a wholly 'hard' exit of Britain from the European Union at the end of next week.

21 Mar
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Persimmon addresses snags with 1.5pc homebuyer's retention

Persimmon announced on Thursday that it would become the first major UK housebuilder to adopt a policy of providing a homebuyer's retention, by writing into its standard contract that 1. 5% of the total home value - equating to around 6% of the build fabric costs - could be withheld by the buyer's solicitor until any faults identified at the point of key release were resolved.

21 Mar
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FTSE 250 movers: Renishaw rocked, Hunting gushes higher

London's FTSE 250 was 0. 42% lower at 19,306. 99 in afternoon trading on Thursday, as Renishaw led the index lower.

21 Mar
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FTSE 100 movers: Miners shine as copper rallies; RBS goes ex-div

London's FTSE 100 was up 1% at 7,363. 81 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with miners on the rise.

21 Mar
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JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades Lookers amid cost inflation woes

JPMorgan Cazenove downgraded its recommendation on car dealership Lookers to 'neutral' from 'overweight' and cut the price target to 98p from 129 on Thursday, highlighting the problem of cost inflation.

21 Mar
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LPA Group expecting more active second half after quiet start to year

LED lighting and electrical connecter manufacturer LPA Group confirmed that its year had started quietly on Thursday, following delays to some of the major rail projects it was involved in, including London’s Crossrail.

21 Mar
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Berenberg downgrades Bodycote to 'hold' on valuation grounds

Berenberg downgraded Bodycote shares to 'hold' from 'buy' on Thursday on valuation grounds.

21 Mar
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PV Crystalox Solar mulls cash return to shareholders as operations wind down

Photovoltaic supplier PV Crystalox Solar reported a significant drop in revenues in its final results on Thursday, to €6. 3m, compared to €26. 4m in 2017.

21 Mar
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Sportech narrows statutory loss as it seeks to expand in US

Betting technology provider Sportech reported a 3. 9% fall in revenue in its final results on Thursday, to £63. 7m.

21 Mar
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March Philly Fed index continues to point to weakness

Perhaps the most widely-followed regional manufacturing gauge in the US rebounded sharply in March, but according to economists continued to point to an ongoing slowdown.

21 Mar
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Renishaw slumps as it warns over full-year results

Shares in Renishaw slumped as the engineering group cautioned that full-year results would come in below previous guidance.

21 Mar
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US open: Stocks rise as investors mull Fed statement; jobs data in focus

US stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled fresh readings on manufacturing and jobs and continued to mull over a more dovish than expected policy statement from the Federal Reserve, which has prompted concerns about the US economy.

21 Mar
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Initial weekly US jobless claims drop sharply

US jobless claims, one of the most closely-followed indicators of the health of the jobs market, dropped more sharply than expected over the preceding week.

21 Mar
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BoE stays put on policy, waiting for Brexit result

The Monetary Policy Committee chose to stay put on policy, continuing to guide markets towards gradual hikes in Bank Rate, even as it noted how uncertainty around Brexit might be distorting the signals coming from recent economic data.