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FTSE begins Thursday down slightly, slipping 0.17 per cent


The FTSE 100 opened slightly down on Thursday with the banking sector suffering in the first hour of trading.

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FTSE 100 up almost half a per cent following unemployment figures


The FTSE 100 rose by almost half a per cent on Wednesday following the news unemployment in the UK fell by 33,000 in the final quarter of 2009.

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Unite union to meet with US counterpart over BA strikes


Reports claim the union Unite, which represents British Airways (BA) cabin crew, is to meet with its US counterpart Teamsters later today.

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UK unemployment falls by 33,000 in final quarter of 2009


Unemployment in the UK fell by 33,000 in the three months to January, with the jobless rate standing at 7.8 per cent, official figures have revealed.

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FTSE 100 registers gains ahead of unemployment figures


The FTSE 100 continued to build on gains made on Tuesday to open this morning up over a third of a per cent.

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BA leads the FTSE 100 gains at close of trade on Tuesday


The markets in London ended trade slightly up on Tuesday with British Airways (BA) leading the blue-chip gainers.

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Govt told by European Commission it must cut budget deficit


The British government must do more to cut its £178 billion budget deficit, a report by the European Commission has said in a pre-general election blow to Labour.

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Lip gloss, garlic bread and cereal bars added to inflation basket


Lip gloss, hair straighteners, garlic bread and cereal bars have all made it onto the nation's typical 'basket of goods' used to calculate inflation.

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London markets up 0.64 per cent in early trade on Tuesday


The FTSE 100, Britain's leading shares index, was up 0.64 per cent at 36.03 points to 5,629.88 at 09:40 GMT on Tuesday morning.

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Mining sector slump causes FTSE 100 to fall over 0.5 per cent


The FTSE 100 suffered a disappointing start to the week on Monday, slipping over half a per cent.

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