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Directors dealings: Card Factory chief tops up stake
Card Factory's Karen Hubbard picked up some more shares in the company she leads.
Sector movers: Commodity stocks, grocers pace gains
Commodity price gains saw miners and Big Oil stocks pace gains as the US dollar dropped sharply, alongside grocers after key survey data showed tills were bursting.
US open: Weak data weighs on shares, banks outperform
Weaker than expected readings on consumer confidence weighed on Wall Street early in the session even as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen later in the day.
Europe close: Jump in single currency after Draghi speaks takes it toll
A more confident tone from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and a profit warning from a German auto parts maker combined to send stocks lower across the Continent.
Results round-up
In the 15 weeks to 17 June, LFL sales declined 0. 9%, or 2. 4% at constant currency, as the company highlighted a "more volatile" UK trading environment in the second half of the year. However, it said its targeted destination categories of beauty, accessories and food & drink have helped to mitigate the impact of a weaker clothing market. With 13 new food offers in the period, food sales have risen 5%.
Broker tips: Easyjet, IAG, Ryanair, Debenhams, Northgate
Bernstein sounded a cautious note on the European airlines on Monday, telling clients that the strongest phase of the cycle was now past.
Bernstein initiates easyJet, IAG at 'outperform'
Bernstein sounded a cautious note on the European airlines on Monday, telling clients that the strongest phase of the cycle was now past.
Investec sees risks to Debenham's 2018 dividend
Analysts at Investec took an axe to their target price for Debenham's shares, predicting that a long slog lay ahead for the company against a "tough" industry backdrop, which might force it to reduce its payout.
Numis stays at 'add' on Northgate with 600p target price
Analysts at Numis stuck to their 'add' recommendation and 600. 0p target price for shares of Northgate.
Europe midday: Stocks slip as ECB chief strikes more confident note
A more confident tone from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and a profit warning from a German auto parts maker combined to send stocks lower across the Continent.
Italian consumers and businesses grow more confident in June
Italian businesses and consumers were in a chipper mood in June amid improved perceptions of the economic environment and as order books grew.
High street sales pick-up in June CBI says
Sales volumes on the High Street perked up in June but were expected to stall again in July, the results of a survey showed.
Euro gains as ECB's Draghi says factors weighing on inflation are transitory
The factors dampening inflation pressures are only temporary but in order for prices to return to target policy-makers need to be persistent, prudence is also called for when re-adjusting policy in reaction to the improving economy, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said.
Sterling should weaken if FPC hikes capital buffers, Unicredit says
Sterling should weaken if the Financial Policy Committee decides to increase lenders' counter cyclical capital buffers, analysts at Unicredit Research said.
Europe open: Traders eye speeches from Draghi and Yellen
Traders on the Continent were pushing shares a little lower at the start of trading ahead of a speech from European Central Bank governor Mario Draghi later in the morning and following mixed closes in the States and in Asia overnight.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Debt, Trade war, Syria
Households continued to pile debt on to their credit cards and run down their savings to meet living costs in May as the squeeze on wages bit deeper. The annual growth in personal deposits dropped to 2. 6%, the lowest for more than five years, according to figures from the British Bankers' Association. Consumer credit growth, in credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans, slowed to a rate not seen since October 2015, but at 5. 1% remained high by historic standards.