Shares in Novo Nordisk, one of Europe’s most valuable companies, jumped 8 per cent on Friday after the pharmaceutical group announced positive results from the latest trial of weight-loss treatments.

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Blackstone is closing in on a deal to take full control of a £2bn portfolio of more than 5,000 UK railway arches, buying out ...

Growth in UK business activity edged up in January but job cuts continued as cost inflation accelerated, according to a closely watched survey pointing to a “stagflationary environment”.

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In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per ...

Burberry’s sales over the festive period fell less than feared thanks to shoppers in the US. The British luxury brand, which ...

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