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London close: FTSE flops as mixed earnings and housebuilders weigh
After hitting a fresh all-time high in the morning, London's FTSE 100 ended Monday in the red after another retail profit warning and disappointing numbers from Micro Focus on revenues and from Halifax on house prices.
Shire splits in two, holds back from ADHD division spin-off
Shire is going to split itself into two, with one arm focused on rare diseases and the other on neuroscience, with separate reporting to begin from the first quarter of 2018 and a decision on a possible spin-off later this year.
Tuesday preview: Morrison leads retail rush, BRC retail sales, EU jobs
January is a big month for retail investors and Tuesday sees this start to become apparent with trading updates from Morrisons and four others, plus industry sales data from the British Retail Consortium and Kantar.
European consumer, business and investor sentiment surveys all impress
European consumer, business and investor sentiment surveys were all better than expected on Monday, though expectations for inflation and therefore interest rates remain low.
UK economic sentiment rises along with improved EU mood
UK economic sentiment improved in December, according to a European Commission survey released on Monday.
Eurozone retail sales beat forecasts
Retailers in the euro zone are enjoying a better time than their UK counterparts, a survey showed on Monday.
December decline in consumer spending caps 2017's five year low
Consumer spending in the UK fell in December and 2017 was the first full year to show a decline for five years, according to credit and debit card data revealed on Monday.
BGEO's Bank of Georgia draws down second loan to support SMEs
BGEO Group's banking arm has drawn down 135m Georgian lari (£38. 5m) from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Mothercare warns on profits as efforts to 'protect brand' hurt sales
Retailer Mothercare has warned that profits are likely to be less than half the level expected as management held off from discounting as long as possible despite challenging UK and international trading.
TP Icap acquires US-based energy and commodities broker SCS
TP Icap has strengthened its energy and commodities division with the acquisition of US-based energy and commodities broker SCS Commodities for an undisclosed cash sum and further performance-related amounts over five years.
Micro Focus hikes dividend 14%, TP ICAP snaps up US energy firm
London open The FTSE 100 was being called 14 points higher on Monday morning.