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Warhammer maker Games Workshop achieves £151m profits surge
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FirstGroup boss to step down after largest shareholder demands resignation
Bus and rail operator FirstGroup has announced that its chief executive is to step down, a day after the company’s biggest shareholder demanded he resign.FirstGroup said Matthew Gregory, who has been in the post for less than three years, would leave in September amid anger over the sale of two US businesses. Mr Gregory said …
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Moonpig shares suffer worst slump despite revenue doubling during COVID lockdowns
Moonpig, the online greeting card and gift retailer, has suffered its worst intraday share price slump despite reporting a doubling of annual revenue thanks to lockdown restrictions on shoppers.While high street rivals were forced into hibernation due to the COVID-19 crisis, the company benefited from almost 51 million transactions as customers flocked to mark birthdays …
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IMF predicts UK economic bounce-back this year to match resurgent US
Britain’s economy will grow faster than any major economy in Europe as it rebounds from the COVID-19 recession and emerges from lockdown, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted.In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook – its periodical look at the state of the global economy – the IMF forecast that the UK …
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From tuition to takeaways, why China’s regulatory crackdown is proving unappetising for investors
China’s government has just provided investors with another reminder of why they should tread carefully when putting money into the country.At the end of last month, the Chinese ride-hailing app Didi made history when it floated on the New York Stock Exchange with a valuation of $70bn, making it the biggest IPO of a Chinese …
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UK could block China state nuclear firm from future power projects – report
Ministers are reportedly exploring how to block China’s state-owned nuclear energy company from future power projects in the UK.The change in Britain’s stance towards China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) could affect the £20bn Sizewell C nuclear energy project in Suffolk, the Financial Times reported. France’s EDF is scheduled to build the Sizewell site with …
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How workers are still being exploited in Leicester’s textile industry
Workers are still being exploited in Leicester’s textile industry, according to new evidence seen by Sky News.The anti-slavery charity Hope of Justice says the audit and enforcement approach to clamping down on workforce exploitation is not working “because factory bosses are getting really creative and innovative” in how they hide it. Since last summer’s claims …
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Selfridges could fetch £4bn as ‘for sale’ sign goes up
Selfridges has been put up for sale in a move that could net its Canadian billionaire owners as much as £4bn.The department store chain reportedly attracted bid interest last month, prompting the Weston family to order a formal auction process. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse are leading the sale and hope to …
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Evening Standard
Ministers must act fast to save restaurants, warns hospitality boss
The boss of one of London’s highest profile restaurant groups with A list venues including The Ivy, Scott’s and Sexy Fish has warned that the sector faces a fresh wave of closures next year without major Government support.Baton Berisha, chief executive of Richard Caring’s hospitality empire, said ministers wrongly believed hospitality was “resilient” and over …
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Kwarteng orders probe into £2.6bn Ultra Electronics deal
Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, has ordered officials to launch a national security probe into the £2.6bn takeover of Ultra Electronics, a key supplier of military technology, by Cobham, the former London-listed defence group.Sky News has learnt that Mr Kwarteng has told civil servants at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to …
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Plans published for huge new hotel and office development on river bank
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St Modwen signs new deal to develop 5,000 new houses
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