The bank said pretax profit fell 27% to USD15.81 billion in the six months ended June 30 from USD21.56 billion a year earlier. Revenue declined 8.5% to USD34.12 billion in the first half from USD37.29 ...

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 rises on lift from AstraZeneca results

The FTSE 100 index opened up 11.70 points, 0.1%, at 9,093.14. The FTSE 250 was down marginally by 0.82 points at 21,950.74, and the AIM All-Share was down 2.61 points, 0.3%, at 770.41.

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The Debate: Should the London Stock Exchange open 24-hour trading?

Could 24-hour trading revive the London Stock Exchange? We get two market experts to go head to head in this week's Debate.

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London pre-open: Stocks to rise as investors mull UK jobs data

London stocks were set to jump at the open on Thursday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.

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All is not lost for Britain’s stock market - The Telegraph

This month, America’s main stock market, the S&P 500, came within 2pc of surpassing its record highs set in February, accompanied by much fanfare on Wall Street after the period of sharp turbulence.

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