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3) The failure to electrify thousands of miles of railway threatens Boris Johnson’s promise to make Britain the cleanest country on earth, industry leaders have warned. Rail chiefs have written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to press on with electrification so that the industry can cut out carbon emissions by 2040. 4) Beales …

Royal Mail forecast a surge in returns of products bought online, with volumes predicted to be 72pc higher on January 2 than the average number of … Source link

News Julia Irvine 28 Nov 2019 03:16pm A group of 21 large institutional investors has written to 15 FTSE 350 company chief executives setting out the business case for paying the real living wage The investors – who include Legal & General Investment Management, …

The main index shed 0.7pc as financial stocks and oil firms dropped amid a fresh row between the two countries after US legislation. The mid-cap FTSE 250 slid 0.8pc, as Royal Mail’s plunge more than offset a 6pc rise in Direct Line. London’s FTSE 100 fell further on Thursday as …

Games Workshop shares hit a record high a quarter of a century after making their market debut after the miniature wargame manufacturer forecast a sharp increase in profit. The maker of Warhammer fantasy figurines led the FTSE 250 risers and closed almost a fifth higher at £53.75, up 869p. In …

Coming up today Next, says Hargreaves Lansdown’s Emilie Stevens, “remains defiant in the face of the high street storm”. The company recently bucked the sector trend by upgrading its forecasts after rising sales. The retailer – like many of its rivals – is trying to move more of its sales …

The UK stock market and the pound are already pricing in a mountain of political risk. Equities listed in London are under-owned by global investors and sterling is flirting with multi-decade lows. But, if Boris Johnson manages to get the election he wants, could a fractious campaign actually make things …

Fears of an escalation of hostilities with workers’ unions delivered a blow to investors in Royal Mail on Tuesday. The former state postal monopoly has reached a “cliff’s edge” in its relationship with the Communication Workers Union, analysts at JP Morgan said, adding that the outcome of mediation was uncertain. Workers’ …

Hopes of stimulus from major world economies had previously buoyed equities. Investors are awaiting minutes from the Fed’s meeting on Wednesday, along with any hints from Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of the central bank’s economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which begins Friday. Finnish central bank governor Olli Rehn said …

High-yielding FTSE 100 income stock Imperial Brands (IMB) has changed its dividend policy and announced plans for a £200 million share buyback programme. The company will stick with its target of a 10% rise in its dividend this year, ending September 30, but thereafter will adopt a flexible approach to …