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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * FTSE 100 up 0.3%, FTSE 250 adds 0.4% Sept 23 (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, led by energy and mining stocks, as investors awaited the …

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) Sept 23 (Reuters) – European stocks rallied for a third day as the global mood brightened on easing concerns about cash-strapped developer China Evergrande, while investors awaited the latest …

Pedestrians and shoppers walk along Regent Street in London, on April 12. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg As London’s shops and pub gardens reopen for the first weekend in three months, funds targeting smaller U.K. companies are among the best performers in Europe thanks to a rally in domestic …

A woman wearing a face mask leaves a Sainsbury’s supermarket, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain January 12, 2021. LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Daniel Kretinsky seems to be hoping that supermarkets’ pandemic boost will endure. The Czech billionaire has raised his stake in UK grocer J Sainsbury …

By Rachel Armstrong, Abhinav Ramnarayan FILE PHOTO: A deliveroo delivery driver cycles through the centre of Manchester, Britain, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) – Deliveroo said on Monday that it plans to sell around 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion) of new shares in its upcoming initial public offering …

FILE PHOTO: A traditional Royal Mail red post box is seen near autumn foliage in London, Britain, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, citing stronger-than-expected advertising, business and stamped mail volumes this year. The postal firm last month forecast …

A postal worker for Royal Mail Plc empties a postbox in Manchester. Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg Royal Mail Plc raised its profit expectations for this year due to a pick-up in letter volumes, a weak spot in the company’s turnaround. The shares jumped after the company said that …

Here is a sweet piece of palace trivia to start the week: The royal family receives hundreds of thousands of pieces of mail every year. In this day and age, there is something quite touching that a veritable army which spans the globe still goes to the real trouble of …

LONDON (AP) — The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to ease the U.K.’s lockdown. The new target …

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia has received a first shipment of 150,000 AstraZeneca vaccines, adding to the three other vaccines already in use. The Balkan nation of 7 million has administered more than 1 million doses so far, which is among the top results in Europe. Most Serb citizens have received …