By Alex Brummer Updated: 17:00 EDT, 4 June 2024 Amid the furore of an election campaign, in which the desire to be seen as business friendly and pro-economic growth have been dominant themes, the future of the Royal Mail, a vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, barely has featured. The …
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By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:01 EDT, 3 June 2024 Of all the takeover battles on the table at present, there is none more significant to Britain than the proposed £3.6billion sell-off of International Distribution Services, the owner of the Royal Mail, to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. …
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By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01, 3 June 2024 On song: Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to catalogues from the likes of Beyonce (pictured), at £1.25bn A private equity titan has sweetened its offer for Hipgnosis as it tries to get a takeover deal over the line. Blackstone upped its offer …
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More than a quarter of learners will take their driving test in an automatic car by 2026, as an increasing number of budding motorists won’t care to learn how to change gear in preparation for the electric vehicle revolution. So far this year, 22 per cent of all tests carried …
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I’ve been investing monthly into a Fidelity stocks and shares Isa across four different funds for the past 25 years. My plan was that as I got older and the Isa got fat, I’d sell some of the funds on a high note and ‘Isa transfer’ the cash to other, …
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Billionaire suggests costs could continue to spiral in coming years Price of a first-class stamp has risen from 67p in 2018 to £1.35 today IDS accepted £3.6bn offer from Kretinsky after he made series of commitments By Leah Montebello Updated: 16:51 EDT, 2 June 2024 Looking ahead: Daniel Kretinsky The would-be …
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The Mail revealed earlier this month that more than 1,000 roles could be cut By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01, 1 June 2024 Councils must do everything to help workers who are laid off at Anglo American’s mine in North Yorkshire into new jobs, a former secretary of state has insisted. …
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By Angharad Carrick Updated: 04:34 EDT, 31 May 2024 JD Sports shares tumbled on Friday morning after the retailer revealed a dip in profits, despite the group boasting a ‘strong performance in a challenging market’. The sports fashion retailer’s revenues ticked 2.7 per cent higher to £10.4billion in the year …
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By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:01 EDT, 30 May 2024 Jeremy Hunt is having a good election campaign in difficult polling circumstances. He has forced Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on to the back foot on VAT. His approach, however, to the impending disposal of the Royal Mail …
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By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 17:00 EDT, 30 May 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has piled pressure on ‘Czech Sphinx’ Daniel Kretinsky after his £3.6billion bid for Royal Mail sparked fears over the future of the 508-year-old postal operator. Hunt said regulators should look ‘very carefully’ at five-year undertakings made by …
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