By Jessica Clark Updated: 03:49 EDT, 27 October 2024 Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky looks set to buy Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services, pending a national security probe Royal Mail will take longer to deliver millions of business letters as part of a trial ahead of official changes to regulations. The …
Read More »CHARLES WHITE THOMSON: Labour must not sell out taxpayers for headline grabbing investment deals
By Charles White Thomson Updated: 06:50 EDT, 27 October 2024 Charles White Thomson is a senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute and former investment company CEO The UK’s 2024 International Investment Summit raised £63 billion of private investment and 38,000 UK jobs ahead of the Budget. The investments include: …
Read More »Women are buying record amounts of gold and silver as prices soar
Rising global uncertainty is pushing up gold prices, with silver prices in tow By Sam Barker Updated: 08:50 EDT, 23 October 2024 More women than ever are buying gold and silver, the Royal Mint has said, as gold prices hit record highs. The Royal Mint has recorded an increase in …
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Read More »Gold price hits record high of $2,700 – and Royal Mint says buyers are turning from bars to coins, for a key reason..
The Royal Mint says investors are turning away from gold bars for tax reasons By Sam Barker Updated: 07:19 EDT, 18 October 2024 Britons are buying up gold bullion coins instead of gold bars, the Royal Mint says, as prices spike and customers look to avoid rumoured rises to capital …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: Royal ratcatcher soars on hopes of US recovery
By Hugo Duncan Updated: 17:00 EDT, 17 October 2024 Shares in British pest control giant Rentokil Initial soared as investors welcomed progress in the turnaround of its troubled North American business. As well as reporting a steady 3.6 per cent rise in revenue to £1.4billion in the third quarter, the …
Read More »Fresh blow to City as US private equity giant Advent International plots swoop on Tate & Lyle
By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:00 EDT, 16 October 2024 A US private equity giant is preparing to swoop on London-listed Tate & Lyle in a further blow to the City. Advent International is reportedly in the early stages of putting together a bid for the British ingredients supplier. While the …
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Read More »Postmasters wrongly accused of fraud in fake stamp farce
A Telegraph investigation in April found Chinese factories were offering to flood Britain with forged stamps in what security experts described as an “act of economic warfare”. The data log, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, shows the Post Office recorded 27 accusations that postmasters were selling fake stamps between …
Read More »Will price hike herald end of post as we know it?
Standard first-class postage will rise 30p to £1.65 – a 22.2% increase Fifth price hike in under three years Postage rise could lead to a ‘doom spiral of decline’ for Royal Mail By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 October 2024 Businesses have warned that Royal Mail’s inflation-busting …
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