Traders wiped out all the gains made after this week’s vaccine announcements from Moderna and Pfizer on Thursday as a third announcement, this time from AstraZeneca, failed to impress. The FTSE 100 fell back to 6,334.35 by the end of the day, a 51-point drop, and lower than the 6,359 …
Read More »Vets IPO likely to test the market’s animal spirits
Lockdown Britain has a puppy shortage and a surfeit of stock market dogs. Veterinary services company IVC Evidensia, a beneficiary of the former, has all the makings of the latter. Private equity group EQT and Nestlé, IVC’s current owners, are planning a London listing for early next year. They see …
Read More »FTSE closes lower as near-term global growth outlook darkens
FTSE closes lower as near-term global growth outlook darkens The FTSE is heading into the close just shy of 1% lower as fears over the near-term economic growth outlook overshadowed more upbeat vaccine news. This time it was the turn of AstraZeneca to inform as to how its covid …
Read More »Royal Mail Share Price Boosted By Revenue Surge
This year’s economic lockdowns have made Royal Mail an unlikely winner in the pandemic lottery. The Royal Mail share price rose 5% on Thursday morning, sitting at over 300p after the company’s half-year results announcement, setting a new high for 2020. The Royal Mail share price had been recovering steadily since it’s record low of …
Read More »UPDATE 2-Royal Mail raises revenue estimate as online shopping surges
* Royal Mail raises annual revenue estimate * Shares up 7% at near two-year high * H1 above initial expectations in many areas (Adds background on restructuring, labour dispute, shares) Nov 19 (Reuters) – Royal Mail raised its full-year revenue outlook on Thursday, as it benefited from a surge in …
Read More »UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 19
ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail reported a slump in first-half pre-tax profit as losses in its traditional letters business and coronavirus-related costs ate into a … Source link
Read More »Couriers and Messengers Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2027
The latest research report on Global Couriers and Messengers Market was conducted across a variety of industries in various regions to provide a report that has data surpassing 100+ pages. The report offers a mixture of qualitative and quantifiable information focusing on aspects such as key market developments, industry and …
Read More »Letter volumes fall by a third delivering £180m loss for Royal Mail | Business
Delivering parcels and letters to every address in the UK piled up losses of £180 million for Royal Mail during the spring and summer. The privatised postal operator said the extent of the losses showed that the universal service obligation, delivering nationwide on a one-price-goes-anywhere basis, had to end. The …
Read More »Royal Mail sees revenues from parcels surpass letters for first time
Royal Mail has revealed revenues from parcel deliveries overtook letters for the first time as it hiked its sales outlook thanks to a boom in online shopping during the pandemic. Shares in the group rose as much as 9% as it said full-year revenues at Royal Mail could now be …
Read More »Royal Mail parcels revenue overtakes letters on pandemic
Issued on: 19/11/2020 – 12:30 London (AFP) British postal operator Royal Mail on Thursday said revenue from parcel deliveries has for the first time overtaken that from letters in the wake of the pandemic. Reporting results for its first half, or six months to the end of September, the former …
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