European stocks close lower after earlier hitting record high
Region’s benchmark index is up 11% so far this year, compared with an 8% advance for the S&P500
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European shares close at record high after softer US jobs data eases Fed rate hike fears
Marginal upturn on Iseq is driven by Ryanair and Kerry Group
Markets take a breather amid concerns over increase in Fed rates
DCC shares fall after Fidelity come out against takeover deal
Asian cuisine restaurant chain Tootoomoo prepares to serve up Irish expansion
Philip McGuinness’s London-based business also sells prepared food such as noodles and tacos in supermarkets
‘Nowhere to hide’: Why more chief executives are fronting videos
Executives are filming themselves for social media as a way to talk directly to staff, customers and shareholders
NatWest swoops on Sainbury’s banking business
Deal set to grow Ulster Bank parent’s assets by €2.95bn
Greencore recalls sandwiches and wraps in UK amid E.coli outbreak
Bacteria was not found in products but Dublin-listed company took ‘precautionary measure’
Tumultuous week sees European shares slide after Macron calls snap French election
Iseq index a sea of red as investors fear looser fiscal policies if far-right National Rally party wins
M&S joins other UK grocers in raising employees’ hourly pay
FTSE 100 group will increase rate to at least £12 putting it above the national minimum wage
European shares flat after rate cut hopes are dashed by US jobs data
Airlines and tech stocks advance in final trading session of the week
Sainsbury’s drops as weak clothes sales offset food boom
Britain’s second-largest grocer saw food sales jump more than 9 per cent in the 16 weeks to Jan. 6
The supermarket that holds you in: Britain’s shoplifting epidemic prompts retailers to take drastic measures
London Letter: Shoplifting was up by more than a quarter in Britain as inflation ran rampant this year
Sainsbury’s says UK food inflation falling as sales rise
Supermarket group reports 9,8% rise in underlying sales in latest quarter
UK rates surprise revives recession fears as equities slide
Bank of England raised rates by heftier-than-expected 50 basis points on Thursday
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