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KCom Retail appoints new MD days after group CEO switch
KCom Retail is to welcome a new managing director. John Rooney is to leave the business at the end of this month, returning to his native Ireland where he becomes chief executive of Imagine Communications, a Dublin-headquartered wireless broadband provider. Neil Bartholomew, who has been KCom Retail’s head of sales and marketing for the past …
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FTSE 100: Markets tumble across the globe on China and Germany fears
Markets tumbled across the globe today on fears China is heading for a sharp slowdown and the expectation that America is poised to ratchet up interest rates.That move should make bonds more appealing at the expense of equities, while a slump in the world’s second biggest economy due to the ongoing Covid crisis would hit …
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ADVERTORIAL: Team Bank North are taking on the Great Manchester Run for Great Ormond Street Charity
A team of 14 employees from Bank North are taking on the Great Manchester Run on Sunday 22 May, for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. It’s part of a year-long drive to raise funds for the charity after they provided life-saving surgery for Regional Managing Director for the North West, Rebecca Owen’s son, Harley, …
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Trade park home to Screwfix, Travis Perkins and Topps Tiles sold for more than £7m
A trade park which is home to the likes of Screwfix, Travis Perkins and Topps Tiles has been sold for more than £7m. Manchester-based property company Elstar has purchased Gateway Park in Bangor. The trade park’s tenants also include Eurocell, Royal Mail, Toolstation and Enterprise Rent-a-Car. READ MORE: Click here to sign up to the …
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‘Working from home full time is negative for business and employees’, says Bristol boss
Since the Government lifted all Covid-19 restrictions in England in February, many people have returned to the office. The pandemic has changed ways of working, with large numbers of UK firms now offering a hybrid option – where employees split their time between home and the workplace – or even giving staff the chance to …
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Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn and pledges to ‘defeat the spam bots’
Twitter has reached an agreement for billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media platform in a $44bn (£34.6bn) deal.The announcement followed what were reported to be extensive discussions between Mr Musk and Twitter’s board starting on Sunday that stretched into Monday. Mr Musk announced an offer to buy the social media platform on 14 …
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Almost nine out of 10 adults say they have seen a rise in cost of living, ONS figures show
Almost nine out of 10 adults say they have seen a rise in their cost of living – compared to 62% in November last year, according to new figures.The figures come from a report by the Office for National Statistics, which covers the months between November last year and March this year. It also found …
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Average house price in Britain hits a new record
The average asking price of a house in Britain has hit a new record, pushing over the £360,000 mark, according to website Rightmove.The average asking price has surged by £19,082 over the past three months, reaching £360,101. Some 53% of properties are selling at or over their final advertised asking price, the highest percentage Rightmove …
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Oil and stocks plunge as China COVID crisis grips financial markets
Oil prices and stock markets have fallen sharply partly due to fears Beijing could soon join Shanghai in a damaging COVID lockdown amid a spike in omicron cases in the Chinese capital.The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, was down by $5 or 4.8% by Monday lunchtime, falling to $101 a barrel. West Texas …
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Twitter is facing increasing pressure from shareholders to seek a deal with Elon Musk, sources say
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Twitter set to accept Elon Musk’s ‘best and final offer’ amid shareholder pressure, sources say
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Twitter ‘under pressure’ to reach deal with Elon Musk – as both sides meet to discuss takeover plan
There are growing expectations on Wall Street that Twitter could reveal a takeover by Elon Musk later on Monday after the social media platform came under pressure from shareholders to agree a price. Twitter’s board and Mr Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the platform, The New York …

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