[ad_1] The FTSE 100 bounced back from last week’s selling in early Monday as a raft of positive corporate stories took attention away from concerns over inflation, the associated potential monetary policy tightening and lockdowns in Europe. However, the index wasn’t able to hold onto gains and sank into the afternoon session. The FTSE 100…
[ad_1] Royal Mail led a shares rally this morning on the back of resurging optimism about the company’s prospects as people buy more goods online that have to be delivered. Its shares were up 4.4 per cent or 22.1p to 520.6p in morning trading. BT and Vodafone also rose, as part of a wider rally…
[ad_1] A vote on an amendment to the Social Care Bill will be held later today (Monday November 22), which has come under some criticism. There are plans for having a social cap at £86,000 on how much individuals will have to pay towards their own social care costs. Once that £86,000 is hit the aim…
[ad_1] In time for Christmas shipping, Royal Mail has launched pre-printed postage labels for Parcel Collect nationwide after a successful test in limited markets. The service enhancement allows customers without printers to enjoy the benefits of Parcel Collect, in which posties collect parcels as they go about their delivery routes. The pre-printed label service adds…
[ad_1] Palletforce said investment in capacity, infrastructure and technology helped it deliver record distribution volumes during 2020. Revenue for the year ending 31 December 2020 increased by £19.5m to £136.6m (2019: £156.1m) and underlying EBITDA was £12.24m (2019: £8.98m) reflecting a margin of 9%. Pre-tax profit was £11.2m (2019: £7.65m) which represents an operating…
[ad_1] Monday 22 November 2021 11:00 am [Re: It’s about time for Rishi Sunak to make his mind up on on a road tax, Nov 19] In the same way that government’s previously promoted diesel power as the solution to saving energy and the planet, electric vehicles are a similar red-herring. Batteries are not going…
[ad_1] A $12 billion takeover move in the telecoms sector ensured European markets traded higher today, despite continued worries over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the continent. Buy-out group KKR’s interest in Telecom Italia ignited other shares in the sector, with BT and Vodafone among the London-listed stocks trading higher. Brent crude also…
[ad_1] Even by the crass standards of the BBC, there is something supremely ironic for it to broadcast a major two-part documentary about briefing wars between members of the Royal Family while the embers of the Martin Bashir affair are still glowing. And how counter-productive and foolish of the Corporation to refuse to let the…
[ad_1] FTSE100 opened strongly as Royal Mail continued its recovery and other index stalwarts such as BT also did well. London’s blue chip index rose up 26 at 7,249. All new homes and buildings will be required to have electric vehicle charging points from next year under new proposals to be unveiled by the government…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has enhanced its popular Parcel Collect service in the run up to Christmas with posties set to deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who need them. The move enables customers without a printer to feel the benefit of Parcel Collect, where posties collect parcels for delivery while carrying out their delivery round….