U.K. stocks climbed Friday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, +0.27% closed up 0.27% at 7,585.46. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, closed-end funds company Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC SMT, +6.57% saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 6.57%. Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC OCDO, +5.01% …
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Rail company shareholders have taken £1.2billion in dividends over the last five years. And that’s the equivalent of a Great Train Robbery every three months. The £2.6million loot stolen by Ronnie Biggs and his gang in 1963, one of the biggest thefts in British history, is worth £53million in today’s …
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Jeremy Corbyn drew the battle lines for a crunch general election tonight as he bids to oust Boris Johnson from No10. The Labour leader rallied activists ahead of an expected autumn poll in a rousing speech to thousands of delegates in Brighton. Outlining the mounting need for a snap poll, …
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