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Budget: Share dividend allowance slashed to £2k a year from 2018
Investors will see their annual tax-free dividend allowance cut to £2,000 from £5,000 from April 2018 in a move that is set to see the government receive almost £1bn in extra revenues by 2021/22, said Chancellor Philip Hammond.
US close: Oil stocks fall on higher inventories; Caterpillar slumps on fraud report
US stocks closed mixed as oil stocks fell on a surprise rise in inventories and Caterpillar shares were hit after a report accused the company of tax fraud.
Bonds: Budget well-received, but OBR forecasts dubbed over-optimistic
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Standard Life's head of equities David Cumming to depart
Standard Life head of equities David Cumming is to depart the firm to pursue other interests.
FX round-up: Sterling falls amid steady Spring Budget; all eyes on ECB and Fed
Sterling put in a mixed performance Wednesday as it fell against a rising US dollar on Fed Reserve rate-hike expectations for next week, but was steady after UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's no-real-surprises Spring Budget this afternoon.
Budget roundup: Govt accused of breaking 2015 election tax pledge
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond on Wednesday stood accused of breaking a Conservative Party 2015 election manifesto pledge not to raise personal taxes after hammering the self employed with an increase in National Insurance contributions (NICs).
Budget: OBR ups UK economic growth forecasts for 2017, cuts 2018
UK economic growth this year is forecast to be faster than was predicted in the autumn, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in his Spring Budget on Wednesday.
Budget: Hammond hammers self employed with tax rise on NICs
Self-employed UK workers will pay an extra 1% in national insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2018 with a further 1% piled on top the following year, Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.
Budget: £435m business rate softener dismissed as 'drop in ocean'
A £435m Budget giveaway by Chancellor Philip Hammond to help offset a business rate rise and avert a potential rebellion from Conservative MPs was dismissed as a "drop in the ocean" by industry groups on on Wednesday.
Europe close: Shares slightly higher ahead of Draghi
European equity markets were a little higher on Wednesday after strong German industrial production data, while analysts looked towards the European Central Bank's policy decision on interest rates on Thursday.
Directors dealings: Just Eat finance chief orders some shares
Just Eat's finance chief took his first bite of the company's shares on Tuesday.
London close: Stocks end on mixed note after no-surprises Spring Budget
Stocks in London ended Wednesday on a mixed note following a no-real-surprises Spring Budget from UK Chancellor Philip Hammond, with traders now looking ahead to the US Federal Reserve next week and European Central Bank tomorrow.
FTSE 100 movers: Barclays, StanChart gain, Randgold, Anglo American drop
Shares in Barclays and StanChart continued gaining altitude alongside other financials following the release of better than expected private sector payrolls figures in the States.
US open: Stocks little changed as private sector jobs growth picked up in February
US stocks were little changed on Wednesday as data showed that private sector jobs growth picked up last month bolstering expectations of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve next week, while the dollar strengthened.
Dozens killed in attack on hospital in Kabul
At least 30 people have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, as radical group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the atrocity.
ZTE pleads guilty over Iran sanctions, fined $900m
China-based smartphone and telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE Corporation entered a plea deal in the US this week, agreeing to plead guilty and pay almost $900m in a case involving the alleged breach of sanctions against Iran.
Sector movers: Lloyds, Barclays rise as US lenders jump past 2008 highs
Investors continued to pounce on shares of lenders, stoked by a much stronger-than-expected reading on the US jobs market.
Saudi fund to relieve Softbank of 25pc of ARM
Less than a year after buying ARM, Japanese telecoms giant Softbank was set to sell a quarter of the British chip manufacturer to a Saudi Arabian investment group, it was reported on Wednesday.
Tyman earnings firmer as it eyes tougher year ahead
International supplier of engineered components to the door and window industry Tyman announced its preliminary audited results for the year to 31 December on Wednesday, with revenue rising 29% to £457. 6m, or 1% on a constant currency, like-for-like basis.
US oil inventories jump but product stockpiles drop, EIA says
US oil inventories rocketed last week, but gains were offset by sharp falls in product stockpiles.