By Jessica Clark Updated: 16:50 EDT, 24 May 2024 Royal Mail’s owner yesterday insisted the postal service is back on track despite missing delivery targets and losing nearly £1m a day over the past year. The results came days before a crunch deadline that could see the 508-year-old firm fall …
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By Emily Hawkins Updated: 17:00 EDT, 21 May 2024 Taking the cake: Lidl sales in the three months to May 12 were 9.4% higher than the same period a year earlier Lidl won a record share of the grocery market this spring while arch-rival Aldi lost ground. As a fierce …
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By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:00 EDT, 21 May 2024 XP Power revealed it has turned down three offers from US rival Advanced Energy Industries Shares in XP Power rose nearly 50 per cent after it became the latest London-listed company to be targeted by foreign bidders. …
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By Emily Hawkins Updated: 17:00 EDT, 21 May 2024 The greetings card industry has sounded the alarm over the proposed £3.5billion foreign takeover of Royal Mail. Small business operators are calling for a ‘national, reliable, affordable’ service to be protected as fears mount over the future of the 508-year-old firm. …
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By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:00 EDT, 21 May 2024 Outcry: Tesla boss Elon Musk is in line for a record £44bn pay package A group of Tesla investors are urging shareholders to reject a record £44billion pay package for chief executive Elon Musk. Shareholders in the …
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By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:01 EDT, 20 May 2024 A video game firm has become the latest London-listed company to be targeted by foreign buyers. Keywords Studios yesterday said it would accept a £2billion offer from Swedish buyout giant EQT. A deal would see the Aim-listed firm leave London’s stock …
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By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 19 May 2024 Holding firm: Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put Cadbury owner Mondelez will face scrutiny over selling chocolate in Russia at its AGM this week. Senior MPs and campaign groups have lambasted it for selling a number of its brands including …
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By Leah Montebello Updated: 16:51 EDT, 17 May 2024 Royal Mail is expected to post losses of almost £1m a day as its takeover by a Czech billionaire hangs in the balance. The postal service – which is owned by International Distributions Services (IDS) – will unveil an annual loss …
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By Leah Montebello Updated: 04:11 EDT, 16 May 2024 Royal Mail is just the latest British company to be targeted by foreign buyers this year with the value of bids from overseas topping £60billion. In one of the most dramatic days in the 508-year history of the postal service, parent …
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By Leah Montebello Updated: 17:22 EDT, 14 May 2024 Daniel Kretinsky – known as the Czech Sphinx – has until 5pm today to walk away or make a bid for Royal Mail’s parent company IDS The future of Royal Mail hangs in the balance as the deadline looms for a …
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