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Balfour Beatty sees FY growth as earnings, dividend rise
British infrastructure company Balfour Beatty on Wednesday lifted its dividend by 9% and said it expected annual earnings to grow after a jump in half-year profit.
Inflation rises for first time since December
Consumer price inflation rose in July for the first time since December, albeit less than expected.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull UK CPI
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday following a positive session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK inflation reading.
Balfour Beatty lifts dividend, Hammerson refinances Dublin asset loan
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 48 points higher on Wednesday, having closed uo 0. 3% on Tuesday at 8,235. 23.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Avon, AstraZeneca, Google
Anti-sewage campaigners have warned of “extreme anger” if the Labour government does not radically reform the water regulator. Sources at the Environment Agency (EA) and in the Labour party have told the Guardian that while Labour had spent time considering reforms of the EA and Ofwat in order to fix the sewage crisis, some stricter options that had been proposed were now off the table. -Guardian.