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Pound Sterling holds onto gains with eyes on UK employment, US inflation data

The Pound Sterling holds strength inspired by the robust UK Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data released on Friday. The United Kingdom Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the economy ...

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FTSE 100 live: London scales new heights as UK GDP data shows recession over

The latest updates on the FTSE 100 and London’s financial markets from City A.M.’s newsroom in the heart of the City of London. Thursday brought gains for the US stock market, with the S&P 500 rising ...

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FTSE 100 today: London markets set to hold strong in bull rally ahead of UK jobs data

Asian markets started cautiously, while China's CPI rose for the third month. Investors now await US inflation data and Walmart's earnings.

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Obese Brits put the whole country in the slow lane: Fat staff are twice as likely to take time off sick and are ‘seriously hampering economic growth’, report finds

Those who are overweight - nearly four in ten Brits - are 22 per cent more likely to have taken off at least seven days in a year for illness, according a study co-authored by Dr Thomas Czypionka ...

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