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Carlyle among suitors for environmental consultant RSK
One of the world’s biggest private equity firms is among a pack of suitors circling RSK, a British-based environmental consultancy, in a deal that would value it at well over £1bn.Sky News has learnt that Carlyle is one of several parties in discussions with Alan Ryder, RSK’s founder and chief executive, about a possible transaction. …
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Women affected by change in state pension age ‘are owed compensation’, report finds
A long-awaited report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age has recommended they are owed compensation. An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that thousands of women may have been adversely impacted by the government’s failure to adequately inform them of the change. …
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Czech power company profit reached €1.17 billion in 2023
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Record number of young people on zero-hour contracts – report
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Housebuilder secures land for nearly 250 homes in Wiltshire
A housebuilder is planning to build 247 homes in Wiltshire after acquiring a plot of land in the county for an undisclosed sum. Redrow South West has acquired 42.7 acres at its Elm Grove development in Trowbridge and will build a mix of two-, three-, and four-bed homes, including private and affordable properties. The housebuilder …
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Next eyes ‘small reduction’ in prices ahead as cost of goods ease
Next, the clothing to homewares retailer, is anticipating a “small reduction” in selling prices this year due to falls in the cost of goods.The company said it was anticipating some relief for hard-pressed shoppers despite a £60m hit from rising wage bills. It made the prediction while revealing a 5% rise in pre-tax profits over …
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Samsung shares rise on hopes of Nvidia using its new-gen memory chips
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Reddit valued at £5bn after share sale boost for IPO market
Shares in Reddit will make their market debut later on Thursday after a sale valuing the social media platform at $6.4bn (£5bn).The company’s initial public offering (IPO) was priced at the top of its targeted range of $31 to $34 per share on Wednesday night, raising $748m. Reddit and its existing shareholders sold 22 million …
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Bank of England keeps interest rate at 5.25% but cut moves closer
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25% for a fifth consecutive time, but says the prospects for a cut are now “moving in the right direction”.The nine-member rate-setting committee continued to collectively judge it was too early to contemplate a downwards move, despite further progress in taming inflation revealed earlier this week. …
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Property prices getting in the way of Ireland’s business with the US
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Tube strikes called off – but walkouts on rail still set to go ahead
Tube strikes planned for Monday and next month have been called off, the Aslef union announced.The walkouts had been planned for 8 April and 4 May. The Mayor of London said it was “good news” for Londoners, adding: “This demonstrates – once again – what can be achieved by talking and engaging with transport staff …
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Brussels poised to send billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

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