Three things you need to know in the financial markets this morning from investment writer, Tony Cross. Royal Mail Half year numbers from Royal Mail [LON:RMG] this morning showed a marked uptick in revenues. Digging a little deeper shows some very interesting patterns, with income from letters down 20.5% but …
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London’s FTSE is seen 65 points lower at 6,322, Germany’s DAX is seen 124 points lower at 13,075, France’s CAC 40 down 42 points at 5,469 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 121 points lower at 21,445, according to IG. LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower Thursday as a rally …
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Shoppers may need to be more organised than ever before Christmas as some retailers are setting earlier than usual final online order dates. In recent years, online shoppers have been able to put off last-minute ordering as retailers raced to give the latest possible delivery date. However, thanks to the …
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RESIDENTS in one part of Wirral say they have not had any post delivered for several days. Posting in the Facebook group Wallasey Gossip, one person said: “Anyone else not had any post for about 5 days? (Liscard area).” The Liscard resident added: “[It’s my] son’s birthday on Friday and …
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Residents in one part of Wirral say they have not had any post delivered for several days. Posting in the Facebook group Wallasey Gossip, one person said: “Anyone else not had any post for about 5 days? (Liscard area).” The Liscard resident added: “[It’s my] son’s birthday on Friday and …
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Comet Halley’s 1986 return Comet 1P/Halley, known to most as Halley’s Comet, is perhaps the most famous short-period comet in history — its return time of 76 years has allowed some people to view this once-in-a-lifetime event twice. Although it’s named after astronomer Edmond Halley, records of the comet date …
Read More »A British developer of electric vans and buses is to go public in the United States at a valuation of $5.4 billion as the market for green vehicles heats up. Arrival, which is five years old, loss-making and has yet to build its first production vehicle, will be listed on …
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Santa Claus is the ultimate global logistics worker, magically delivering gifts all over the world in a single night. The rest of us have to rely on more mundane delivery systems to get gifts under the Christmas tree and into stockings — and this year, those systems are under huge …
Read More »This may not be the jolliest of Christmases, but it is set to be an online one. With reports that Royal Mail will be hiring more than 30,000 workers for the festive period and delivery companies predicting a back-breaking surge in orders, ’tis not the season for a last-minute shop, …
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Stocks are higher as the vaccine race is heating up now that Pfizer and BioNTech confirmed their potential Covid-19 vaccine is 95% effective. Europe Early last week, the companies announced that it was more than 90% effective so good progress has been made in the short time period. On Monday, …
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