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JULY 24 — London-listed shares fell today as a batch of mixed quarterly earnings updates and souring US-China relations dulled optimism about a post-pandemic economic recovery, with education firm Pearson sliding after posting a first-half loss. Pearson tumbled 4.2 per cent to the bottom of the...

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The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 1.7 per cent and on course for its biggest weekly decline in six. Fewer than 10 stocks on the index were trading higher. “The big question remains: for how long can the bulls hold on to the driver’s seat,” said Charalambos Pissouros, market analyst at JFD Group.

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