Sirius Minerals launches probe after claim insider ‘discussed takeover with a barmaid in a hotel bar’ By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:23 GMT, 21 January 2020 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 21 January 2020 Sirius shareholder Andrew Green (pictured) claims he heard an employee loudly talking about a deal with Anglo American Sirius … Read more
Pound soars as booming job figures slash chances of an interest rate cut later this month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:25 GMT, 21 January 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 21 January 2020 Sterling rallied yesterday as booming jobs figures slashed the chances of an interest-rate cut later this month. With record … Read more
TalkTalk sells off its fibre networks business to infrastructure platform Cityfibre for £200m Deal for Fibrenation was delayed due to the General Election TalkTalk feared the Labour party would nationalise parts of BT if they won GE Fibrenation was founded in 2018, after a joint venture between TalkTalk, Sky By Sara Scarlett For Thisismoney.co.uk and … Read more
BP loses its top two bosses as finance chief Brian Gilvary follows Bob Dudley into retirement from the oil giant Brian Gilvary oversaw BP’s recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Spill in 2010 Bernard Looney will replace Bob Dudley as chief executive from February 5 Replacement Murray Auchinloss will start on an annual salary of £695,000 … Read more
Multi-coloured welly seller Joules blames Black Friday timing for weak sales figures Profits were also affected by the costs of closing stores and acquiring a new HQ Shares lifted 6% on Tuesday as its half-year results were as expected The company also cited a challenging retail environment and US-China tariffs By Sara Scarlett For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 11:44 … Read more
Easyjet continues to cash in on Thomas Cook’s collapse and is lifted by car rental deal as it ups sales forecasts Thomas Cook fell into administration in September 2019 after 178-years Easyjet bought assets belonging to the former travel agent after it collapsed Easyjet says 75 per cent of its seats are already booked for … Read more
FTSE LIVE: Dixons Carphone ekes out Christmas sales rise; Easyjet benefits from Thomas Cook collapse; Facebook to create 1,000 new jobs in the UK By This Is Money Published: 08:09 GMT, 21 January 2020 | Updated: 08:10 GMT, 21 January 2020 The FTSE 100 starts the day at 7,651.44 and the pound opens at $1.30 … Read more
One of Britain’s oldest department store chains crashes into administration after bleak Christmas – putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 20 January 2020 One of Britain’s oldest department store chains has crashed into administration after a bleak … Read more
Mining giant tables £405m bid for Sirius Minerals: Furious investors urged to back Anglo American takeover By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 Sirius Minerals has warned investors it is likely to collapse within weeks unless they approve a £405m rescue deal … Read more
Wetherspoon cutting price of ten drinks from January 31 to mark Britain’s exit from European Union By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 Wetherspoon is cutting the price of ten drinks from January 31 to mark Britain’s exit from the European Union. … Read more
Executives around the world regard Brexit Britain as a ‘beacon of relative stability’ for their businesses By Lucy White For The Daily Mail In Davos Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 Executives around the world regard the UK as a ‘beacon of relative stability’ for their businesses. In … Read more
Three of Hollywood Bowl’s top bosses transfer stock worth £9m at current prices to their wives By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 Three of Hollywood Bowl’s top bosses have transferred stock worth £9m at current prices to their wives. Stephen Burns, … Read more
BAE Systems spends £1.7bn on two defence businesses that will help it expand in the US By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 January 2020 BAE Systems has spent £1.7 billion on two defence businesses that will help it expand in the US. The … Read more