European Midday Briefing: Stocks Make Tentative Gains Ahead of Key U.S. Jobs Data
Economists expect the U.S. added 240,000 jobs in April, down from 303,000 in March. The unemployment rate is seen steady at 3.8%. Average hourly earnings are forecast to have climbed 0.3% from the ...
UK retail footfall eases in April amid soggy weather — BRC
In high streets alone, footfall fell 6.9%, following a 1.5% decline in March. In retail parks, footfall was 6.3% lower, worsening from March's 3.5% fall. Footfall in shopping centres slid 7.2% in ...
London open: Stocks rise ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following solid sessions in Asia and on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at ...
Food campaigners steal from Hastings supermarket
Luke Swithland, a member of Everybody Eats, said the group shoplifted from a supermarket in Hastings as "food banks are closing because they're not getting enough donations". Sussex Police said it was ...
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EMEA Morning Briefing: Shares Seen Higher Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
according to the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic Solutions IQ. U.S. Shuffles Military Assets in Middle East After Gulf Pushback WASHINGTON-The Pentagon is shifting jet fighters, armed drones ...
U.K. Store Footfall Plunges as Wet Weather and Easter Absence Weigh
U.K. retail footfall declined sharply in April on unseasonably wet weather and the earlier Easter timing, pointing to continued struggles for the sector.
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City snapshot: Diageo announces CCEP’s Nik Jhangiani as CFO
Helen Dickinson, CEO of the British Retail Consortium, said: “While UK footfall was impacted by poor weather last month, this was artificially exacerbated by the comparison with 2023, when Easter was ...
U.K. Store Footfall Plunges as Wet Weather and Easter Absence Weighs
By Ed Frankl U.K. retail footfall declined sharply in April on unseasonably wet weather and the earlier Easter timing, pointing to continued struggles ...
Poor weather and early Easter hit retail footfall for April
Footfall across retail plunged in April, as poor weather and an earlier run-up to Easter took its toll. Total UK shopper ...
Soggy April dampens high street sales and footfall – leaving retail giants scrambling
LAST month was a washout for retailers, with heavy April showers dampening sales and footfall. The sector’s lacklustre ...
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Alex Norris column: This change to the law will finally benefit Britain's army of shop workers
Local residents frequently raise with me their concern about these worrying trends. Figures recently released by the British ...
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Interest Rates & Inflation: US Holds Cost Of Borrowing In Face Of Sticky Inflation
2 May: ‘Higher-For-Longer’ Narrative Sinks Deeper Roots The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates in a target range between 5.25% and 5.5% and signalled that borrowing costs are likely to remain ...