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Restaurant payment app sunday raises $100 million to fuel global expansion and hiring spree
A restaurant payment app founded by the team behind Shoreditch destination Gloria has raised $100 million to fuel global expansion just five months after launching. Sunday – which lets you scan a QR code, split the bill with friends and tip with quick clicks – has netted over a million unique users and signed up …
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Sky News
Roald Dahl’s family lands £500m windfall from sale to Netflix
The family of Roald Dahl, the author of some of the most famous children’s books ever-written, is toasting a windfall of more than £500m after agreeing to sell his works to Netflix, the US-based streaming giant.Sky News has learnt that Netflix paid the gargantuan sum for the Roald Dahl Story Company, which comprises the rights …
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More than a million customers now affected by energy crisis as another two suppliers collapse
Two more energy suppliers together serving more than 800,000 customers have fallen victim to the crisis engulfing the sector.Avro Energy and Green said they had ceased trading – with the latter blaming “unprecedented market conditions and regulatory failings”. Green, which has 255,000 customers and 185 staff, confirmed its collapse a day after Sky News revealed …
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Euro News
China’s Evergrande to pay interest on small part of €250 billion debts
China’s real estate giant Evergrande has announced that it will pay interest on a small part of its debts but has not reassured financial markets, as global investors nervously watch the Chinese property developer struggle to avoid defaulting on massive debts worth over €250 billion.China Evergrande Group owes over €250 billion, and with interest payments …
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Business Live
North East firm Power Roll launches project to put solar panels in blinds
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Evening Standard
Carex and St Tropez owner PZ Cussons seeing ‘early warning signals’ over product delays
The boss of Carex and St Tropez owner PZ Cussons is monitoring “early warning signals” for threats that could delay delivery times, as the firm battles supply chain disruption and soaring costs. Jonathan Myers, who is pursuing a long-term turnaround strategy at the listed company, told the Standard it is facing “unprecedented” raw materials price …
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Sky News
Global stock markets recover ground as crisis-hit Evergrande reveals bond settlement
Global stock market values are climbing after a massive Chinese company, seen as having the largest debt pile in the world, was able to sooth worries over its imminent future.Investors have been rattled this week by the state of debts – seen as high as $310bn – at real estate-to-carmaker Evergrande. As the clock ticked …
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Business Live
Met Office boss Penny Endersby elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Brittany Ferries calls for clarity on when travellers can ditch PCR tests
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Soaring gas prices may not be temporary and more suppliers could go bust, Ofgem chief warns
Soaring gas prices may not be temporary and more energy suppliers could go out of business in the coming months, the chief executive of Ofgem has warned.Jonathan Brearley said “well above” hundreds of thousands of customers could be affected. “Have a look at the change in the gas price – it really is something that …
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Pret a Manger to open 200 more UK shops – and sees signs of recovery as workers return to offices
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New plans to allow workers to request flexible working from day one
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