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London close: Shares struggle for direction amid trade tensions
London's stocks struggled for direction for a second day on Tuesday as investors seemed to shrug off the latest escalation in global trade tensions as the US and China both levied new tariffs on each other.
Spire Healthcare to cut investment as profits collapse
Profits at Spire Healthcare remained in intensive care in the first half of the year after an "unprecedented decline" in admissions of NHS patients, but management remained confident in their new strategic direction.
Sector movers: Tobacco and tech fizzle, miners and insurers rise
Tobacco and tech stocks led on the downside on Tuesday, while the mining and non-life insurance sectors were the big risers.
Summer is kind to big supermarkets but Sainsbury's still lags
Over the summer Sainsbury’s enjoyed its best sales this year, though it was still the slowest growing of the big four, where Asda and Morrisons led the pack but still lost ground to the discounters.
EU probes carmakers for possible collusion over emissions controls
An investigation has been launched by European Union's antitrust regulators into possible collusion by German car manufacturers BMW, Daimler and VW to avoid competing with each other on lowering car emissions.
Ocado sales hum as new robot warehouse gets up to speed
Ocado kept up the pace of growth in the third quarter as its fourth and most-technologically advanced robot-operated warehouse quickly got up to speed.