Primark, Borrowing and FTSE highs
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Associated British Foods, the parent company of Primark, has reported pre-tax half-year profits jumped 37% in the six months to March. On today's episode, Ian King looks at what that's done for its share price. Meanwhile, he digs into the markets after a record-high FTSE close of 8,023. Plus, a blow for the chancellor after government borrowing came in higher than forecast.
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