A 10-year-old Manchester United supporting schoolboy from Donegal, who wrote to Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp to ask him to stop winning games, was “very shocked” to receive a personal reply from the German. Daragh Curley wrote the letter in January, complaining that Liverpool, “are winning too many games.” He asked Klopp …
Read More »M&C Saatchi rings alarm bells for Royal Mail’s ‘No Time to Die’ Bond tie-up
Posted by: Stephen Foster in Advertisers, Agencies, Creative, News 1 hour ago Daniel Craig’s last James Bond movie No Time To die is on its way and the UK’s Royal Mail is celebrating with Bond stamps featuring the various filmic 007s. Which alarms ancient foe Ernst Blofeld’s signature white fluffy …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) PT Lowered to GBX 280 at Goldman Sachs Group
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) had its price objective reduced by investment analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from GBX 320 ($4.21) to GBX 280 ($3.68) in a research note issued on Friday, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective points to a …
Read More »Royal Mail PLC pay offer ‘could worsen industrial relations’ warn analysts
Broker Liberum said the offer of a 6% pay rise over three years, below RPI inflation, was unlikely to secure much support from workers or trade union leadership ’s () new pay offer to workers could end up causing more tension between the postal carrier and trade unions, analysts at …
Read More »FTSE 100 movers: S&N rallies on results; Meggitt hit by broker note
London’s FTSE 100 was flat at 7,457.19 in afternoon trade on Thursday as investors weighed better-than-expected retail sales data against ongoing concerns about the coronavirus. Smith & Nephew was the standout gainer as the artificial hip and knee maker said full-year revenue grew 4.4%, at the top end of the …
Read More »Royal Mail proposes 6% three-year pay deal to CWU
Royal Mail has put forward a proposal to CWU which includes a 6% three-year pay deal for CWU-grade people. Shane O’Riordain, Managing Director of Regulation, Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Royal Mail said: “This means an increase, including the first hour of the shorter working week, of more than 16 % between 1 April …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Moneysupermarket extends rally, Hochschild tracks seven-year high in gold
Shareholders in Moneysupermarket.com were ‘in the money’ on Thursday after the price comparison website said that its full-year pre-tax profit rose to £116m from £106.9m in 2018, thanks to strong showings from both its home services and insurance units. So with basic earnings per share ahead by 9% to 17.7p, …
Read More »Business briefing: Buying your home ‘up to 18% cheaper than renting’
RENTERS are paying up to 18 per cent more each month than those who own their own homes, according to research. The gap is greatest in London where tenants pay an average of £1,689 rent for a three-bedroom home, £311 more than the £1,378 paid by first-time buyers — an …
Read More »Will Collective Defined Contribution Schemes take off?
Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes are now on the horizon, with Royal Mail lining up to be the first UK employer to launch this type of scheme, later this year. Already well-established in countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark, the schemes were given the green light by the …
Read More »Frustration at mess being left by development site in Southport
Residents close to the construction site of the housing development on the Kew Estate in Southport, Merseyside have voiced their anger over the mess and the use of heavy vehicles. The Pavilion Gardens development is under way at Town Lane in Southport where two, three and four-bedroom homes are being …
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