British Gas orders 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such upgrades by a UK company so far By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 22 February 2021 British Gas has ordered 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such …
Read More »Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival after a record-breaking Christmas
Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival: Record-breaking Christmas puts the postal service on track for a profits bonanza By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 11 February 2021 Royal Mail shares soared after a record-breaking Christmas put the postal service on track …
Read More »Tycoons who built Asos into a £5bn empire
Asos shares continued to surge yesterday after it bought parts of Sir Philip Green’s stricken retail empire. The stock has risen 13 per cent in the two days since it sealed the £295million takeover of Miss Selfridge, Topman and most significantly Topshop – the jewel in the crown of the …
Read More »Our workers need vaccines next, say BT and Royal Mail
BT and Royal Mail ask Government to prioritise their engineers and postal workers for Covid vaccinations after most vulnerable have had their jabs By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 9 January 2021 On the frontline: The Communication Workers Union has called for …
Read More »BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE slips as US stimulus threatened with veto
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE slips as US stimulus threatened with veto; British Land does deal with Allianz; Marston’s to operate 156 Brains’ pubs By This Is Money Published: 08:19, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 15:40, 23 December 2020 The FTSE is expected to head lower this morning as uncertainty over …
Read More »Vauxhall in talks about producing electric vans in Britain
Vauxhall in talks about producing electric vans in Britain following calls from some of the country’s biggest fleet operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 22:37, 18 December 2020 Vauxhall is in talks about producing electric vans in Britain after calls from …
Read More »Britain’s jobs outlook is the weakest in Europe, findings warn
The outlook for jobs in Britain is worst than in any other country in Europe and beyond, fresh data has revealed as the pandemic continues to hit people’s pockets and prospects. Jobs in hospitality and retail continue to be hammered by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic as sporadic lockdown …
Read More »Ex-Aston Martin boss not angry after car crash flotation
STOCKS TO WATCH: Ex-Aston Martin boss doesn’t look back in anger after car crash flotation By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50, 21 November 2020 Aston Martin’s car crash 2018 flotation was a black mark in the City and a sore spot …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: Second vaccine delivers shot in arm for global markets
The FTSE 100 started the week with a bang after another Covid vaccine announcement gave shares a shot in the arm. Stock markets across the world rallied after US company Moderna said its potential coronavirus vaccine was nearly 95pc effective. On the London Stock Exchange many of the companies hit …
Read More »Royal Mail set to post a first-half loss of £65m with Covid-19 worsening a drop in letter volumes
Royal Mail set to post a first-half loss of £65m with the pandemic worsening a drop in letter volumes It comes despite a predicted 8% rise in revenues to £5.6bn Covid-19 has prompted a rise in parcel sending with more internet shopping The company taking on 33,000 temporary staff to …
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