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DS Smith, Just Eat and John Wood up for promotion in FTSE 100 reshuffle
Just Eat, DS Smith, Wood Group and Halma could gain a prestigious promotion to the FTSE 100 index in the quarterly reshuffle that will be decided next week.
South African Reserve Bank pauses interest rates ahead of debt rating decision
South Africa's central bank opted to leave interest rates on hold on Thursday, but the country is still facing several hurdles on Friday when several key ratings agencies are set to choose whether to downgrade the country's debt.
Treasury announces plans to sell RBS shares
According to Budget documents released this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond is preparing to reprivatise the Royal Bank of Scotland by selling £15bn worth of shares the government picked up when bailing out the lender nearly a decade ago.
Hammond defends stamp duty cut for first-time buyers
Philip Hammond has defended his decision to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers after the government’s fiscal watchdog said the main beneficiaries would be existing homeowners.
ONS confirms weak UK economic growth in third quarter
Britain was confirmed as the slowest growing G7 economy this year as gross domestic product figures were confirmed for the third quarter.
Eurozone manufacturing and services PMIs fly higher in November
A new six-year year high for eurozone manufacturing and services sentiment pushed the single currency higher on Thursday morning, as the strengthening 'Euroboom' put the UK's low growth firmly in the shade.
Centrica warns annual profit will miss expectations
Centrica shares plunged to an 18-year low after the energy supplier warned annual profit would miss market expectations due to poor performance at its business energy supply division.
Millennial money worries push consumer confidence to two-year low
Financial worries among 'millennials' has pushed UK consumer confidence to a two-and-a-half-year low, according to new research.