May 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped, led by Rio Tinto Group, BHP Billiton Ltd., and Xstrata Plc. Diageo Plc, the maker of Crown Royal liquor, fell after Cazenove lowered its recommendation to ``underperform'' from ``in-line.''
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are from the last market close.
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped, led by energy companies including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BG Group Plc as crude oil fell more than $1 a barrel in New York.
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. mining stocks and retailers climbed as base metals rose in London and retail sales last month beat estimates. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining company, and Marks & Spencer Group Plc advanced.
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. retail sales fell for a second month in April as slumping house prices, faster inflation and the dearth of credit discouraged spending.
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. government bonds fell after the minutes of this month's Bank of England meeting signaled policy makers remain reluctant to lower interest rates amid accelerating inflation.
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. homebuilders will cut tens of thousands of jobs as the 19 billion-pound ($37 billion) industry grapples with the worst housing slump in more than a decade, according to the chairman of the Home Builders Federation.
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s homebuilding industry will have to cut tens of thousands of jobs as the 19 billion-pound ($37 billion) market grapples with a credit squeeze and tumbling demand.
In Britain, the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Labour Party) is preparing new legislation for Parliament to consider later this year; it would considerably extend the scope of the U.K.'s
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