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08.11.2021 - 15:12
Business
Evening Standard
Elon Musk of Tesla will spend $6 billon tackling hunger if the UN convinces him it would help — would it?
Last week, Elon Musk pledged to sell $US6 billion of Teslastock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations’ food agency if it could demonstrate how the money would solve world hunger.Here, Ryan McNelley, managing director in Kroll’s Portfolio Valuation service line explores what would actually go into quantifying this value.Q: Elon Musk is saying …
08.11.2021 - 15:12
Business
Sky News
SoftBank boss confident big bets can pay off again despite several ‘golden eggs’ dying
For a company often hailed for its forward thinking and for the big bets it places on future business trends, Softbank seems at times to be terribly accident-prone.The much-heralded tech investor, best known in Britain for its takeover of the chip designer ARM Holdings shortly after the Brexit vote, blundered two years ago with a …
08.11.2021 - 14:52
Business
Sky News
Wealth manager Succession joins industry deal rush with £400m sale plan
One of Britain’s largest independent wealth management firms is preparing to join an industry-wide deluge of corporate activity by putting itself up for sale for about £400m.Sky News has learnt that the majority shareholder in Succession Wealth has picked bankers to undertake a review of strategic options for the business. City sources said on Monday …
08.11.2021 - 11:31
Business
Sky News
Transatlantic travel, skills shortage and cricket team to go green
Flights between the UK and the United States return in a major boost for transatlantic trade and tourism – as Ian King finds out how the West Indies cricket team aims to go green by offsetting its carbon emissions.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here Advertisement
08.11.2021 - 11:08
Business
Sky News
Tesla shares fall after Elon Musk’s plan to offload 10% of his stock is backed by Twitter users
Tesla shares have fallen after a majority of Twitter users polled by Elon Musk voted for him to sell 10% of his stock.It came after Mr Musk, chief executive of the electric car maker and the world’s richest person, took the highly unusual step of seeking views on social media about whether to offload the …
08.11.2021 - 10:47
Business
Evening Standard
Go-Ahead warns bus division recovery ‘slowing’ as Southeastern talks with transport ministry continue
Rail operator Go-Ahead saw shares suffer on Monday morning after warning investors its bus division has seen its post-lockdown recovery falter. The FTSE 250 firm said passenger numbers “steadily increased” to 70 – 80% of average pre-Covid levels on its regional bus services between early July and end October.But the firm warned it has seen a …
08.11.2021 - 10:41
Business
Evening Standard
Playtech confirms Gopher exploring counterbid to Aristocrat takeover
London-listed gambling software group Playtech has confirmed Gopher Investments is exploring a bid for the company to rival a £2.7 billion takeover offer from Australian firm Aristocrat Leisure. Last month Playtech agreed to a takeover by the slot machine developer which valued the FTSE 250 firm at 680p a share. Sky New reported yesterday that …
08.11.2021 - 10:11
Business
Business Live
Second-hand fashion clothing firm Loopster collapses
A second-hand clothing online business, backed with a six-figure equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales, has collapsed. Newport-based Loopster was launched in 2017 by Jane Fellner. To support its scale-up plans in 2020 it secured a seed funding round of £500,000, which included a £250,000 equity investment contribution from the Development Bank of …
08.11.2021 - 10:01
Business
Business Live
E-Factor business hub proposal for prominent Grimsby town centre building backed by local authority
Plans for business support organisation E-Factor to take over a prominent Grimsby town centre building have been backed by the local authority. North East Lincolnshire Council has approved the business case to renovate St James House into a business hub. It opens the door to £1.5 million of Towns Fund money, allocated by central government …
08.11.2021 - 09:37
Business
Business Live
Business recovery in South West continues but firms hit by rising energy and staffing costs
Companies in the South West continued to secure more business in October but the rising cost of energy, raw materials and staff drove the “steepest increase” in operating expenses for 25 years, new research shows. The latest regional PMI data from NatWest showed an accelerated rise in business activity across the region, but found private …
08.11.2021 - 09:32
Business
Business Live
Chef’s lockdown frozen ready meal venture launches own professional kitchen
An East Yorkshire chef who was inspired to create frozen restaurant-quality meals during lockdown has set up a professional kitchen in Pocklington. Ali Bilton grew up in the county, but travelled the world cooking for private clients in an international career spanning 30 years. She launched a range of chef-prepared dishes for people to enjoy …
08.11.2021 - 09:29
Business
Business Live
Transport giant Go-Ahead to update shareholders on talks following loss of southeastern rail franchise
North East transport giant Go-Ahead says it will update shareholders next month on discussions with the Government following its controversial loss of the Southeastern rail franchise. The Newcastle company was stripped of the service last month for failing to declare £25m of taxpayer funding, triggering talks with the Department for Transport (DfT) and an independent …
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