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NatWest to splash billions in dividends as profits jump
NATWEST is to hand out more than £2 billion in dividends to investors, of which half goes to the UK government, as it showed strong form almost 15 years after it was bailed out.The bank still 48% owned by the Treasury is in rude enough health to pay a special dividend of 16.8p and a …
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Somerset’s British Solar Renewables acquired by ICG debut infrastructure fund
A Somerset-based solar renewables company has been acquired by the fund of a London asset management company for an undisclosed sum. British Solar Renewables (BSR), in Shepton Mallet, has been bought by CG’s debut infrastructure fund, ICG Infra. ICG Infrastructure Equity successfully raised €1.5bn in investor commitments in February. The fund attracted commitments from more …
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AstraZeneca claims to have saved six million lives with Covid vaccine
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca claimed that its Vaxzevria Covid vaccine has saved six million lives across the world as it reported rocketing revenues on the release of its interim results up by almost half.Total revenue across the group in the first half of the year was boosted by 48% to $22.2 billion (£18.2 billion).CEO Pascal Soriot …
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ASOS, Asda and Boohoo investigated over greenwashing concerns
ASOS, Boohoo and Asda are to be investigated by the competition watchdog over whether they’re overstating their eco-friendly credentials to customers amid a wider probe into greenwashing.The Competition and Markets Authority said some firms claimed their products were sustainable with “little to no information” about the basis of those claims.ASOS’s ‘Responsible Edit’ range, Boohoo’s ‘Ready …
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Competition watchdog looking into ‘sustainability’ claims made by Asos, Boohoo and Asda
The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda over claims about the sustainability of their products.The Competition and Markets Authority said it would examine the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by the three businesses about items including clothing, footwear and accessories. In January the CMA started to look at sustainability claims …
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BA owner returns to profitability but blames Heathrow for ‘operational challenges’
British Airways owner IAG has returned to quarterly profitability for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, but blamed Heathrow for its current “operational challenges”.IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said the group’s best performing airlines were Iberia and Vueling, which were boosted by a recovery in the Spanish domestic market and routes to Latin America. …
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Apple and Amazon beat expectations but still see profits slip as inflation bites
Tech giants Apple and Amazon saw dips in profits but still defied expectations as the US economy teeters on the edge of a recession.Apple, the world’s largest technology company, is dealing with manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures and saw its profit in the last quarter fall by 10%, while revenue was up 2%. The results …
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Second Home shareholders wiped out as ex-Cameron adviser targets rescue deal
Investors in the shared-office company founded by a former aide to David Cameron are to be wiped out as part of an imminent rescue deal.Sky News understands that Rohan Silva, who set up Second Home in 2014, has told shareholders that they will see their investment in the company “reduced…to zero” if a proposed funding …
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US economy contracts for second consecutive quarter but recession not officially declared
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter but the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession.The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%. The early data would meet the international criteria for a …
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Fears of US going into recession as economy contracts for second consecutive quarter
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, although the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession.The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June, when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%. The early data would meet the international criteria for a …
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Why we should want Shell and Centrica to keep making money
Doubtless news of record earnings at Shell and a sharp rise in earnings at Centrica will be met with shrill complaints from the usual quarters about “obscene profits”.So it is important to put these results in context. Shell, which reported adjusted earnings – the industry’s preferred measure – of $11.5bn for the three months to …
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UK’s largest container port set to come to a ‘standstill’ due to strikes
A union has revealed plans for a strike next month that it says will bring operations at the UK’s largest container port to a “standstill”.Unite made the threat while revealing the results of a ballot among its members at Felixstowe, ultimately employed by international ports operator CK Hutchison. The union said workers backed industrial action …

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