Bustling shops, pubs, libraries and banks can all help knit together a thriving community and prevent loneliness by getting people out and about and talking to each other. But nearly 20,000 of these vital hubs have closed since before the pandemic. Whether we are shopping online or using self-scan tills …
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Barclays hiked its price target on Royal Mail to 640p from 550p on Thursday, citing expectations of growth in FY23. The bank said it expects “solid” Christmas trading, as indicated by the recent ‘Barclays UK Spend Trends’ discretionary retail spend signal. “UK domestic volumes continue to be supported by antigen …
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E vergrande’s future was back in focus today after it emerged that China’s debt-laden property firm had failed to complete a key $2.6 billion asset sale. Its shares plunged more than 10% at one point following their resumption of trading, with Asian markets also back under pressure on fears of …
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Fraud warnings have been issued to online banking customers after a rise in text message scams targeting savings accounts as the tax-year draws to a close. Tens of thousands of scam messages, purporting to be from Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds have been issued in the past week – asking …
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Newcastle software group Sage has announced that chairman Sir Donald Brydon will step down next year. Sir Donald has indicated that he will retire next September, by which time he will have been in post for nine years. The company has set up a process to identity his successor, which …
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