Cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 12.9% year on year to $3.76 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.63 per share was 9% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Royal Caribbean? Find out by accessing our …
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By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 15:15, 28 January 2025 The investing world’s attention has been firmly on soaraway US growth stocks over the past couple of years but there is a contrarian opportunity to profit closer to home, says Iain McCombie. The co-manager of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust says that …
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Six people have been arrested after a man was spotted with a handgun. At around 2.55pm on Monday (January 27) armed officers from Merseyside Police swarmed Brownlow Hill. Five men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm following the incident and remain in police …
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Bank branches are a crucial lifeline for many communities, especially in rural areas, and offer key services to the elderly in urban settings. Despite the introduction of shared banking hubs and Post Office bank services, it’s clear that by 2025, UK high streets will have far fewer bank branches due …
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A new overflow car park is to be built at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital. The land – off Hilton Road, in Hartshill – is already used as an unsurfaced parking area for the Royal Stoke University Hospital. But now Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved a scheme for 62 extra surfaced spaces. …
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Kutak Rock represented Pitney Bowes Inc., a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics and financial services, in its acquisition of the mail presort assets of Royal Alliances, Inc., a private equity-backed company based in Irving, Texas. The acquisition is expected to add more than 100 million first …
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There are calls for the installation of speed bumps to slow traffic entering Kirk Wynd from West Port in Selkirk. The petition will come before Scottish Borders Council’s (SBC) Scrutiny & Petitions Committee when members meet on Wednesday. It states: “Kirk Wynd is a shared space for pedestrians, cyclists and motor …
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority is ready to start prosecutions in the Post Office scandal as soon as the public inquiry report is published, the regulator’s chair confirmed today. More than 20 firms and solicitors are being investigated by the SRA in relation to their involvement in one of the biggest …
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By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 10:15 EST, 28 January 2025 The investing world’s attention has been firmly on soaraway US growth stocks over the past couple of years but there is a contrarian opportunity to profit closer to home, says Iain McCombie. The co-manager of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust says …
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Banks are disappearing from our communities, our special tool shows the areas affected The Barclays Bank on Allerton Road is one of many in our region to close (Image: Google) More than 25 banks have closed in Merseyside in the last three years with more set to vanish from the …
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