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25.06.2022 - 00:40
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Sky News
Rail union ‘won’t hesitate’ to take further strike action as third walkout causes weekend disruption
Rail union boss Mick Lynch has warned his members will not hesitate to take further strike action as he said the disruptive dispute had “a long way to go yet”.But he insisted the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union would engage in a “constructive dialogue” and work with Network Rail and the train firms to …
24.06.2022 - 22:58
Business
Sky News
It once cost £1 to get into Glastonbury – but now fans are feeling the effects of spending squeeze
A cheap festival should not be an oxymoron but many people at Glastonbury this year are in a very different place financially to where they were when they booked their tickets before the coronavirus pandemic.Festival goer Harriet Wheeler, 32, from Brighton, said people she usually goes to watch music with are not forking out this …
24.06.2022 - 15:47
Business
Sky News
KPMG chief takes swipe at rival EY’s $80bn break-up plan
The global chairman of KPMG has taken a swipe at the $80bn break-up being hatched by rival EY, implying that such a radical restructuring would be akin to an act of corporate vandalism.Sky News has obtained part of a memo sent by Bill Thomas to partners at the firm, reiterating KPMG’s commitment to retaining the …
24.06.2022 - 15:33
Business
Business Live
Tyneside’s NTG Precision Engineers announces expansion into bigger production base
NTG Precision Engineering has announced plans to boost its manufacturing capabilities with a move to a new facility in the North East. The company will move to new premises close to its existing factory in Team Valley, Gateshead, this summer, serving up additional capacity for the precision engineering and assembly of components. At 45,000sq ft, …
24.06.2022 - 15:20
Business
Business Live
Do we get the bosses we deserve?
Do we get the bosses we deserve? Certainly, many of those leading organisations have views of their achievements that are poles apart to that of their employees For example, a recent report from Deloitte showed a massive difference between those executives who felt they had done a good job supporting their staff during the last …
24.06.2022 - 15:16
Business
Business Live
Greggs opens 400th franchise store in North Yorkshire as expansion plans ramp up
Food-on-the-go favourite Greggs has opened its 400th franchise shop as it ramps up plans for growth. The Newcastle based business, which now has more than 2,200 shops across the UK in city centres, retail parks, train stations and airports and drive-thrus, opened the landmark 400th franchise shop in Selby, North Yorkshire, with the company’s newest …
24.06.2022 - 14:55
Business
Business Live
Derby County: English Football League welcomes sale of Pride Park to Clowes Development
The English Football league has welcomed the sale of Pride Park to a property developer that wants to go on and buy Derby County FC. Derbyshire business Clowes Developments has bought the ground from former Rams owner Mel Morris. Ownership of the stadium had been a significant stumbling block in the process of finding someone …
24.06.2022 - 14:51
Business
Evening Standard
Warren Buffett was right about the stock pickers — they mostly lose
IN 2008 a guy with a nose for publicity bet Warren Buffett $1 million that hedge funds would do better than the stock market over the next ten years.In between gales of laughter, the best investor that ever lived took the bet and later the money.That bet turned into a question to be asked in …
24.06.2022 - 13:43
Business
Business Live
Business software firm sold in £1bn-plus deal
A global business software company has been sold to an investment company in a deal worth more than £1 billion. Shareholders in Nottingham-based Ideagen have formally agreed the sale to an offshoot of software and services investor Hg. Ideagen has seen substantial growth since its admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London …
24.06.2022 - 11:07
Business
Euro News
Instagram is testing new tools like video selfies to verify the age of its users
24.06.2022 - 10:59
Business
Evening Standard
Shopping baskets lighter as sales are down again
Retail sales fell in May as consumers reined in their grocery spending amid belt-tightening due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics said the drop in retail sales over the month came after sales tumbled 1.6 per cent across food stores.The ONS also revised down sales growth in April, from …
24.06.2022 - 10:24
Business
Evening Standard
Buying crypto is like a game of pin the tail on a donkey
‘My Solana is pumping’ isn’t a phrase you’d expect to hear at the school gates, but last year the playground chat was full of crypto speculation. Parents were piling in, gossip of PTA power trips and rising house prices forgotten, for tales of big wins in the crypto wild west.And this wasn’t at some private …
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