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London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, with Tesco in the black after well-received results.

Insurer Direct Line has appointed Aviva executive Jane Poole as its new chief financial officer as the firm looks to narrow its losses and cut costs.

Motor insurance group Direct Line has poached the head of finance from Aviva's general insurance unit to be its new chief financial officer, replacing its CFO of three years just weeks after a failed takeover offer from Ageas.

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC on Wednesday named Jane Poole as its new chief financial officer. Poole will join the Bromley, England-based motor and home insurer in October, succeeding Neil...

Jane Poole is leaving Aviva to reunite with her former boss Adam Winslow and take on the role of chief financial officer at Direct Line Group.

Stocks in London are called to open higher, as investors shake off nerves ahead of a key US inflation reading. Wednesdays economic calendar has the US inflation reading and Fed minutes at 1330 BST...

European equities opened higher on Wednesday, as investors shook off nerves ahead of a key inflation reading from the US. The FTSE 100 index opened up 46.08 points, 0.6%, at 7,980.87. The FTSE 250...

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Investors are racing to buy British debt as traders ramp up bets that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates before the US Federal Reserve. Official data showed the US rose by more than expected in March in a blow to US rate cut hopes.