So our mate Ash is going through a lot. A lot of you will already know Ash; you can’t go anywhere in Manchester without seeing an acquaintance of hers! But for those that don’t know, here’s a bit about our friend. Ashley was diagnosed in September 2024 (after months of …
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Story On the 1st Nov 2017, I woke up so excited about the day ahead yet not knowing about how the day would end. It was the day of the 12 week scan of my first child. Me and my wife attended The Royal Oldham Hospital for an appointment at …
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By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 16:53 EST, 24 January 2025 The prospect of Jonathan Reynolds extracting a great trade deal for Britain from the White House fills one with gloom. The only decisive words to come from the underwhelming Business Secretary so far are to suggest that the Czech Sphinx Daniel …
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By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:56 EST, 21 January 2025 General meetings may be imperfect, but are the key to shareholder democracy. Private equity management, hedge funds and other unlisted vehicles hide behind layers of complex ownership and answer only to themselves. Listed companies offer investors, retail …
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This week the Prime Minister was out banging the drum for an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in Britain. It is paradoxical that Herald Investment Trust, which prides itself on tech discovery and AI, faces an existential threat in the next few days. It is the first of the seven quoted …
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Revenues rose 2.4% across Royal Mail in three months to the end of December By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:36 EST, 15 January 2025 The owner of Royal Mail said it remained on track to return to annual profit after a parcel boost over Christmas. The update was revealed as the …
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By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 17:15 EST, 14 January 2025 The sale of Royal Mail cleared another hurdle last night after European and American regulators approved a £3.6billion takeover. International Distribution Services (IDS), which owns the postal service, said the deal has been cleared by the European …
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Alliance Pharma said its investors would receive 62.5p per share under the deal DBAY believes the cost of Alliance’s public listing impacts its long-term growth By HARRY WISE Updated: 08:44 EST, 10 January 2025 Alliance Pharma has agreed to a £350million takeover by its biggest shareholder, asset management group DBAY …
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The basic building block of a portfolio should be a global equity fund. You deposit a lump sum or contribute monthly and acquire your very own slice of the world’s starriest companies. But while this should be a long-term relationship, every new year you should still question your commitment to …
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By GEOFF HO Updated: 16:51 EST, 3 January 2025 US Steel’s £11.4billion sale to a Japanese rival has been blocked by Joe Biden on national security grounds. Shares in the American giant fell around 7 per cent in response to the outgoing US president’s decision to block the sale to …
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