Roger Baird

Reporter

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Roger Baird is a senior business correspondent for the International Business Times UK. He previously worked as a City reporter for the Press Association for two years. Prior to that he spent a further two years as a business freelance journalist on the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. Prior to that he spent five years at City A.M., where his final role was as the paper's deputy night news editor.

FTSE Moves: London market drifts lower after Nice terror attack

Bastille Day attack knocks travel stocks and sends London market lower.

Kier Group says trading is in line with management expectations as portfolio simplification becomes priority

Construction sector falls sharply fuelling post-Brexit slowdown fears

Construction ouput eases amid mounting data that building in the UK slowed down in the run up to the Brexit vote.

O2 CEO Ronan Dunne exploring a £8.5bn management buyout

02 names Evans as new boss to replace the long-serving Dunne

O2 replace Dunne as head in the wake of its £10.3bn collapsed deal with Hutchison.

FirstGroup says weaker pound may boost revenues

Company says it is 'too soon to judge' how Brexit will affect business

Lidl and Aldi fight it out to offer school uniforms for under £4

Discount supermarkets fire the latest salvo in the fierce supermarket price war

London market falls back to Earth after Bank of England fails to cut rates

The FTSE 100 Index saw £15bn wiped off shares in the minutes after the Bank kept rates at 0.5%.

Rowan Gormley: The serial entrepreneur plotting to turnaround Majestic Wine

The boss of Majestic Wine says in a static £8bn UK wine market he has to grow by taking share from rivals.

FTSE Moves: London market struggles for direction ahead of possible historic Bank rate cut

Traders look ahead to what could be a era-defining rate cut by the Bank of England tomorrow.

Barratt expects profits to jump, but says it is 'too early' to judge Brexit fallout

Barratt expects profits to hit £680m this year but investors fear housebuilders will be hit by a Brexit slowdown.

Poundland reports an 83.7% drop in annual pre-tax profits despite increase in total sales

Poundland agrees £597m takeover deal

Struggling discount retailer agrees takeover by South African group Steinhoff

London market edges higher as Prime Minister David Cameron's handover to Theresa May closes in

Traders welcome political settlement as markets continue to struggle with Brexit vote.

The Gan insurance company towers at La Defence business district outside Paris

Paris rolls out the red carpet for London's bankers after Brexit vote

France offers firms tax breaks, better schools and more frequent trains in a bid to woo them from London.

Housebuilder Galliford Try expects record profits but warns of Brexit 'backdrop of uncertainty'

Housebuilder and construction firm's veteran chairman bows out from the business.

HSBC's tax compliance could have been better

Too Big To Jail: HSBC escaped money laundering charges because of market meltdown fears

Chancellor George Osborne is one of the senior officials who said charges against HSBC could rock global markets.

Savers and investors brace themselves against interest rates crashing to zero

Low interest rates will make mortgage holders happy but cash savers face tough times.

Boeing and British Government sign new aircraft and investment deal to create 2,000 new jobs

David Cameron says the new deal with US planemaker Boeing shows the UK is open for business.

Warren East, chief executive of Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce takes full ownership of Spain's ITP for €720m

Rolls-Royce buys the rest of ITP it does not already own to boost its stake in the engine aftermarket sector

Weaker pound means your summer holiday could be £200 more expensive post-Brexit

Sliding sterling rates against the dollar and the euro could lead to more expensive breaks.

Fund manager fired after Wolf of Wall Street style bash

Moore Capital Management fund manager axed after party which featured champagne-gun-toting dwarves.

Brexit: The London Stock Exchange’s $20bn merger with Deutsche Boerse now at risk

FTSE Moves: Poor trade data hampers London market rise post-Brexit

The FTSE was subdued on the back of poor trade and consumer confidence data.

UK Trade & Investment open first office in Myanmar

UK trade deficit widens as exports decline

The UK's trade deficit widened as exports fell ahead of the country's Brexit poll.

Brexit: Amsterdam squares up to London in the battle to land international business

Amsterdam to fight it out with Dublin, Paris and Frankfurt to grab as much business as it can.

FTSE Moves: The London market surges on the back of housebuilders

Housebuilders bounce back from heavy losses to help drive the London market.

Legal & General makes a further 10% cut in its property fund following Brexit vote

L&G cuts value of its property fund as range of investment managers suspend trading in these assets.

Brexit concerns made US Fed pause before deciding on a rate hike

Central bank said Brexit concern and weak US jobs growth made it wait before making a decision.

Sports Direct sees profits slump as Brexit vote hits consumer confidence

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct cuts bonuses and dividends after "disappointing" year

FTSE Moves: London market tumbles as traders sell off retailers and housebuilders

Investors fear a British slump following the Brexit vote.

Brexit fallout: Spanish cities in bid to oust London as Europe's financial centre

Both start-ups and established firms being chased by Spanish cities.

Could a weaker pound lead to a flurry of staycations in Britain post-Brexit?

The falling pound could boost UK hotels, camping sites and festivals - weather permitting.

London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Borse merger to result in redundancies of 1,250 employees

FTSE Moves: Top flight shares edge up after Bank of England eases capital buffers

Bank of England governor Mark Carney lifts markets after easing capital requirements for lenders.