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Royal Mail has reported a rise in operating profits in its first set of full-year results since floating on the stock market.

Kames Capital's CEO Martin Davis warned the Scottish independence debate will be much closer than anticipated, resulting in wide and long lasting ramifications for the UK and Europe.

AXA IM has urged AstraZeneca to reconsider its rejection of a £69bn takeover bid by Pfizer as fund managers take opposing sides in advance of an imminent deadline for discussions to begin.

Sterling has spiked further against the dollar and other currencies after strong retail sales and minutes of the latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting stirred up the rate hike debate.

The judge overseeing the Tribunal hearing of Arch Financial Products (AFP) directors Robin Farrell and Robert Addison said on Tuesday he had "to be careful not to apply hindsight" when assessing the firm's investment decisions as the FCA outlined its...

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The rate of UK CPI inflation rose in the year to April, the first increase in ten months, according to the Office for National Statistics.