Brexit worries drag on UK consumer sentiment - GfK
British consumer morale slid to a three-month low in October, dragged down by worries about the economic outlook in the run-up to Brexit, a survey showed on Wednesday.
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Facebook, Nike drag Wall Street lower; trade concerns linger
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as trade concerns lingered and declines in Facebook and Nike shares weighed on Wall Street's major indexes, though data showing U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in August kept losses in check.
Trade war worries drag world stocks lower, yuan steadies
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were dragged lower on Wednesday by growing anxiety ahead of Washington's end of week deadline to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, while the yuan rebounded after China's central bank moved to calm investors.
Falling investment, weak household spending drag on UK economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Falling business investment and the weakest household spending growth in more than three years marked a bad start to 2018 for Britain's economy, as official data on Friday confirmed it almost stagnated.