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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks, pound fall despite decent UK GDP reading

(Alliance News) - Blue-chip European equities were on the back foot in early dealings on Wednesday, despite a mostly positive day in Asia, as markets were hit by trepidation ahead of the afternoon's US inflation data.

TOP NEWS: JD Wetherspoon warns of wider annual loss as wage bill rises

(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday cautioned that its loss for the financial year ending July 31 will be chunkier than expected, as labour costs increase.

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: ITV and BT in CMA sports broadcasting probe

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening lower on Wednesday, as traders nervously await the latest US inflation reading and as the pound gets some welcome relief from better-than-expected UK economic data.

JD Wetherspoon sales inch closer to pre-Covid levels

(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon said in an update on Wednesday that like-for-like sales in the first 11 weeks of its fourth quarter were 0.4% below the same pre-pandemic period in 2019 - an improvement compared to the prior quarter, when sales were down 4%.

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: EnQuest and AO World recover some losses

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts pub stocks; Goldman downgrades M&S

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

British pub groups face rising costs from Ukraine war

May 18 (Reuters) - Two major British pub operators on Wednesday warned that expenses stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war and the cost of living crisis would crimp their profits, suggesting a tough year ahead for an industry still recovering from the pandemic.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Markets brace for biggest US Fed hike since 2000

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday ahead of a key interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve as investors look for clues on the outlook for monetary policy.

Wetherspoon posts lower quarterly sales due to Covid restrictions

(Alliance News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday posted lower sales in the third quarter and also warned of "considerable" cost pressures facing the company.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Flutter Entertainment rises as US growth continues

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday amid caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, while Flutter Entertainment bucked the overall market trend after posting upbeat quarterly results.

LONDON BRIEFING: JD Wetherspoon blames lockdowns for inflation crisis

(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon on Wednesday said sales improved steadily since the ending of all Covid restrictions, but the pub chain said virus woes have been replaced by "considerable pressure on costs" as a new source of concern.

Wetherspoons expects to break even for the year but warns over costs

(Sharecast News) - Pub chain Wetherspoons posted a dip in third-quarter sales on Wednesday as it warned over rising costs but said it expects to break even this year as sales improve slowly.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC upgrades M&G and St James's Place to buy

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:

LONDON BRIEFING: BP falls to loss on Rosneft hit but underlying surges

(Alliance News) - BP on Tuesday said it swung to a first-quarter loss due to its decision to exit from its shareholding in Rosneft in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine; however on an underlying basis, the oil major reported a big jump in profit.