LONDON — European stocks are expected to open around the flatline on Thursday amid market concerns around the region’s inflation outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 6 points lower at 7,281, Germany’s DAX 2 points lower at 16,248, France’s CAC 40 down 3 points at 7,155 and Italy’s FTSE …
Read More »EMEA Morning Briefing: Inflation, Growth Nerves to Hold Back Shares
MARKET WRAPS Watch For: Eurozone New Passenger Car Registrations; OECD Quarterly National Accounts; speech by Christine Lagarde; updates from ThyssenKrupp, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, TotalEnergies, Enel, Zurich Insurance, National Grid, Investec, Halma, Royal Mail, Pershing Square, Fuller Smith & Turner, Micro Focus, SSAB, National Grid, CNH Industrial Opening Call: Continued worries …
Read More »Chard School pupil makes it to finals of Royal Mail stamp competition
A PUPIL from Chard School has made it to the finals of the Heroes Stamp Design Competition. The competition, organised by Royal Mail, is to honour the key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Royal Mail will produce eight stamps to honour the heroes, with the designs created by school children. …
Read More »Moorland Post Office in Kirkby closes after decades of service
A ‘well-loved’ Post Office has closed for the final time after decades in the community. Moorland Stores and Post Office, in School Road, Kirkby, officially closed at the weekend; however, the shop remains open as usual. The post office has been run by Elaine Varley for 20 years and has …
Read More »Royal wedding cellist Kanneh-Mason, 22, says receiving MBE is ‘very special’
Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has described being honoured with an MBE at the age of 22 as “very, very special”. After performing at Windsor Castle for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018, the classical musician returned to collect an MBE for services to music. …
Read More »Royal Mail Group PLC delivers interims on Thursday as headwinds mount
Royal Mail Group PLC has had some mixed reviews recently. Some in the City reckon that last year’s Covid-inspired parcel boom was a one-off, but others see more long-term structural improvements at play. UBS expects tomorrow’s interims will contain a mix of good and bad news. Headwinds will be current …
Read More »Geordie Greig to step down from Mail Newspapers
By Press Association 2021 London Press Club Awards Mail On Sunday editor Ted Verity will replace Geordie Greig at the helm of the Daily Mail, the papers’ owner has announced. Lord Rothermere, chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), said on Wednesday that Verity will take over as editor …
Read More »The Grampians in an EV
This trip report was meant to be a quick rundown of a weekend getaway. It has grown to be a bit verbose and flowery – but I guess it’s my prerogative as a writer to make it that way. You’ll show me your appreciation or lack of it with the …
Read More »Royal wedding cellist Kanneh-Mason, 22, says receiving MBE is ‘very special’
Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has described being honoured with an MBE at the age of 22 as “very, very special”. After performing at Windsor Castle for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018, the classical musician returned to collect an MBE for services to music. …
Read More »Thursday preview: Philly Fed, Royal Mail in the spotlight
The key data release on Thursday was expected to be the Philly Fed´s regional manufacturing index, which economists believed would reveal a small improvement in activity levels for the month of November. As ever, investors would likely also be keeping close tabs on the latest weekly unemployment claims figures. The …
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