The U.K.’s postal delivery service was outshining the FTSE 100 index on Thursday, after Royal Mail reported better-than-expected results, with home builders also rising, though energy companies were tugging at the downside as oil prices fell. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.48% dipped 0.2% to 7,629, losing around 1% for …
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European stocks joined in on a global bounce on Wednesday, as pressure on bond yields eased somewhat and investors went hunting for beaten-down names. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.13% rose nearly 0.8% to 455.87, after a 2% drop on Tuesday, which was the biggest percentage decline since July …
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Royal Mail shares stumbled on Thursday, as the postal delivery firm outlined its new restructuring plan that could cost 2,000 jobs. Royal Mail shares RMG, -12.23% dropped 10% as the company said it expects to be loss-making this year and not to pay a dividend. The job cut plan by …
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