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Tools hire group HSS shares slide after losing major contract
Tools and equipment hire group HSS has seen its share price tumble by a tenth on Wednesday after revealing that a major client was walking away from a contract.HSS Hire Group told shareholders that infrastructure business Amey had decided to switch to a different supplier for its equipment rental services.The deal with Amey had accounted …
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Whisky maker in talks with union in bid to avert strike action at distilleries
Further talks between whisky maker Whyte & Mackay and members of the GMB union are taking place as the drinks manufacturer attempts to “mitigate” planned industrial action at three of its distilleries.GMB Scotland members at the company’s Dalmore and Invergordon distilleries in Ross and Cromarty and Tamnavulin in Moray recently voted to walk out after …
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Stalled UK growth ‘is a blip’ not a new downturn, City experts say
City economists today said the stalling of economic growth in April will prove to be a “blip” that should not prevent continued recovery from last year’s brief recession. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that GDP did not advance in the month — in line with City forecasts — following a 0.4% surge …
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French IT company Atos accepts Onepoint’s restructuring plan
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New naming rights deal for Resorts World Arena
A new naming rights deal has been struck for the Resorts World Arena. The 15-000 capacity venue, on the NEC campus in Solihull, will be known as ‘bp pulse LIVE’ from September 1. bp pulse operates a network of electric vehicle charging stations and is part of the BP group, one of the world’s largest …
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Co-op Bank apologises after payments taken twice from business accounts
The Co-operative Bank has apologised after customers said a glitch had taken payments twice from some small business account holders.One person on X, formerly Twitter, complained that they are “almost £5k down thanks to this with no resolution in sight”.The Co-op Bank apologised on Tuesday, and said only a “small number” of its 96,000 small …
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Harrogate Conference Centre hails return to pre-Covid levels in events
A leading conference centre in Yorkshire has hailed post-pandemic recovery in its industry after significant growth and forecasts of a strong year to come. The Harrogate Convention Centre said lettings income for the year ending in March was its highest since 2014, having risen 19% on the previous year and 14% on pre-Covid levels. The …
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Sky News
Outlook for economy is stronger, which makes timing of election even more peculiar
After a very strong start to 2024, during which the UK economy achieved its strongest growth for two years, things stalled again in April.That the economy flatlined during April was no surprise, though, given a couple of factors. One was the early timing of Easter, which will have led some consumer spending that would normally …
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Sky News
UK economy flatlines in April in blow to Sunak
The UK economy flatlined in April, according to official figures that have been seized on by the government’s critics as evidence the Conservatives’ heralded plan is not working.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was zero growth in April compared to the 0.4% figure recorded during March. A Reuters news agency poll of economists …
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Selloffs deepen in French markets amid the political turmoil
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Will far-right surge in Europe pressure renewable energy stocks?
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Twin setbacks for Elon Musk over OpenAI and Tesla investor suits
Elon Musk has moved to drop a lawsuit he filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI and learned he is facing a fresh investor claim relating to his sale of Tesla shares.The tech billionaire, who had launched his complaint early this year, looked to drop the action just 24 hours before a San Francisco judge was to …

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