Labour strongly dismissed the report, which said it would increase spending by 1.2 trillion pounds ($1.5 trillion) over the next five years, calling it fake news. The future path of Britain’s economy, the world’s fifth largest, has been at the centre of the election campaign in recent days, with both …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Price Target Lowered to GBX 310 at Goldman Sachs Group
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) had its price objective reduced by Goldman Sachs Group from GBX 320 ($4.18) to GBX 310 ($4.05) in a research report released on Monday, October 28th, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the …
Read More »Let’s be honest about private finance in infrastructure | Comment
“Billions being wasted on wasteful legacy PFI contacts”, declared the front page headline of a newspaper I was reading a few weeks ago. I inwardly groaned and braced myself for what lay inside. Perhaps I would find a balanced analysis of the benefits and costs of private finance initiatives (PFI). Perhaps …
Read More »Qualitative Strategic insights on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) Market | Grow Significantly by 2019-2024 Focusing Key Players
“ Know the Future Opportunities Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) Market 2019 This rpeort mainly studies Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) market. The Courier, Express and Parcel distribution industry (in short CEP) has experienced several years of strong growth driven by trends such as urbanization and the rapid growth of …
Read More »PEAK 2019 How shoppers responded to 11.11, and Black Friday predictions
We round up the latest news on Peak 2019 in a series of reports. Today we’re reporting on Alibaba’s 11.11 Singles Day shopping festival, on what will influence shoppers this Black Friday, and how the peak trading season continues to get longer. Spending grows by a quarter on Singles …
Read More »Royal Mail in court bid to outlaw pre-Christmas strikes by postal workers
The Royal Mail is bidding to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities.” The company is taking High Court action against the Communication Workers Union over planned walkouts after claiming it possessed evidence that workers’ ballots were ‘unlawful.’ Strike action was …
Read More »Young people and part-time workers hit by fall in UK employment – business live | Business
U.S. President Donald Trump. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. Fighting a war on multiple fronts is never easy — you risk losing focus, fighting the wrong battles, and creating too many foes to …
Read More »Christmas posting dates 2019: When is the deadline to send letters and parcels?
Love it or loathe it, the countdown to Christmas is well underway. If you’re someone who ends up frantically racing around at the 11th hour in a desperate bid to source a thoughtful gift for your nearest and dearest (guilty as charged), do yourself a favour this festive season and ensure …
Read More »These are the Christmas 2019 dates for social welfare, pension, fuel and benefit payments
Over the festive period, there will be some changes to payment dates for benefits. Details have just been revealed and the majority of benefit recipients can expect disruption to their payment dates because of the festive bank holiday dates. Those on Universal Credit or the State Pension, for example, may …
Read More »Labour members urge Corbyn to scrap election candidate who shared Theresa May gun picture | Politics | News
Kate Osborne, who is running in the Jarrow constituency, sparked outrage for sharing the shocking image on her Facebook page and apologised as a result. Local members however now claim it is “astonishing” Ms Osborne has been selected for the election contest regardless of the post shared in the run-up …
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