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...M&S’s contract with HSBC, which owns M&S Bank, is up for renewal. M&S is likely to push for more control and a bigger cut of the spoils....
...Energy stocks rose on Wall Street as the price of oil ticked higher and Morgan Stanley’s analysts turned bullish on the sector....
...As well as the high proportion of index constituents advancing, all sectors rose, with utilities and real estate groups finishing as the top performers....
...This post has been corrected since publication to show that operating profits rose in the first quarter, not sales...
...“I’m very grateful to Katie for her support in seeing M&S through this important period in the reshaping of the business....
...“M&S’s decision to increase minimum pay levels in line with numerous other supermarkets reflects this reality,” Speke said....
...M&S said like-for-like food sales rose 9.9 per cent to £2.3bn in the 13 weeks to December 30, ahead of the 6.6 per cent expected....
...Tim Steiner, Ocado’s chief executive and co-founder, insisted the relationship with M&S was strong, but added: “We believe that we have a very solid case to get full payment, we know that M&S may not entirely...
...M&S and John Lewis, they will have to run faster.” M&S cannot afford distractions....
...S said on Friday....
...Pre-tax adjusted operating profit rose to £797mn, beating analysts' expectations, driven by the group’s asset management arm....
...Seventy-four per cent of stocks rose on the day. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.3 per cent for its first record high close since March 1. All Magnificent Seven stocks advanced....
...The S&P 500 was headed for a record closing high as traders assessed US inflation data that unexpectedly increased last month....
...Stock markets in Asia were muted in early trading on Wednesday despite the US S&P 500 closing at a record high....
...The S&P 500 eked out a new record high on Friday as a broad rally outweighed a dip in tech groups. The benchmark index rose by less than 0.1 per cent, with two-thirds of companies advancing....
...The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.5 per cent in a broad rally, with tech and real estate the best-performing sectors. Nearly two-thirds of stocks closed higher....
...M&G’s share price rose by about 2 per cent in morning trading....
...The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday as tech stocks rallied following Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings on Wednesday. The benchmark index rose 2.1 per cent in a broad rally led by tech stocks....
...The S&P 500 gained 1 per cent to reach its 16th record high of 2024, with all sectors of the index closing higher. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.5 per cent but just missed setting a new peak close....
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