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UK GDP growth nudges up to 0.3pc; consumer spending growth at slowest since 2014
The UK economy grew by 0.3pc in the second quarter, the ONS has confirmed, a slight pick-up from the first quarter Consumer spending growth slowed to 0.1pc, its worst since the fourth quarter of 2014 Dixons Carphone plunges 30pc after issuing a profit warning; customers holding onto phones for longer blamed for the downgrade European stock markets rebound after Trump-related losses yesterday; FTSE 100 nudges up 0.4pc 11:29AM GDP growth reaction: Drop in car sales could partly explain consumer spending drop A drop in car sales could explain part of the fall in consumer spending Capital Economics' UK economist Paul Hollingsworth has pointed out that the fall in spending on cars following the introduction of the Vehicle Excise Duty in April could explain some of today's fall. Car sales spiked just before the new tax was introduced and have experienced several consecutive months of decline since. Mr Hollingsworth explained: "While Q2's breakdown was fairly disappointing, it is worth noting that the slowdown in household spending growth was partly driven by a fall in spending on cars, which probably reflected shifting purchases to beat the change in Vehicle Excise Duty earlier this year. Growth in car spending is therefore unlikely to take another sharp leg down. "What's more, survey measures of firms' investment intentions suggest that Q2's slowdown in business investment will prove short-lived. And firms' export orders continue to point to a strengthening in export growth, while the slowdown in consumer spending growth should curtail growth in imports." 11:20AM Premier Oil raises production guidance after record start to the year Premier's production in the first half of the year jumped 35pc to record levels Premier Oil has raised its full-year production guidance after production in the first half of the year jumped 35pc to record levels. The oil and ...Read the rest of this story
Sensex largely flat; up seventh week in eight
REUTERS - Indian shares ended little changed on Thursday as gains in IT and pharmaceutical stocks were offset by profit booking in financials. The benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.09 percent at 31,596.06 ...
Star Wars toy launch to unveil new ‘Last Jedi’ character
The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that the global event, dubbed Force Friday II, will feature an augmented reality treasure hunt called Find the Force. Using the Star Wars app in the 20,000 participating ...
China’s JD.com partners Qihoo in push to broaden sales channels
JD.com Inc on Thursday said it has reached a deal to sell goods through the popular browser, search engine and app store of Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd, as China's second-biggest e-commerce firm seeks new ways of attracting users. JD said it will share data with Qihoo 360 in a similar vein to partnerships with Tencent Holding Ltd, Baidu Inc and news feed app Toutiao, as it broadens sales channels to compete with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.