1684511564 Key market data as trading session comes to close As today’s trading session draws to a close, here’s a look at today’s key market data. Click through the buttons below to view the data. 1684510875 FTSE ends week at 7,756.87 The FTSE 100 finished the weak almost perfectly flat, …
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Rail passengers face fresh travel chaos over the June half term after unions announced new strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walkout across England on Friday 2 June. The strike action involves 20,000 rail workers at 14 train operators, including station staff, train managers and …
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A spokesman said: “The CBI shares the shock and revulsion at the events that have taken place in our organisation, and at past failures that allowed these events to happen. We are deeply sorry and express our profound regret to the women who have endured these horrific experiences. “We have …
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House price growth was at its weakest annually since October 2019, according to lender Halifax. It said the average sale price stood at £287,880 last month, with was 0.8pc up on February but only a 1.6pc annual gain. It comes as rival lender Nationwide said house prices have fallen by …
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Britain’s coal fired power stations have been warmed up again amid concerns over the country’s energy supply. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it was a “prudent” organisation and the move was a contingency measure. 5 things to start your day 1) Baffling Brexit plan will wreck trade, says M&S chief …
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Royal Mail has been left unable to send letters or parcels overseas after the postal service suffered a crippling "cyber incident". Source link
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For many of you it will be the last working day before the Christmas break. It could also be a working day disrupted by strike action. Thousands of union members are on strike today and tomorrow. As if that was not enough to bring you some festive gloom, chaos on …
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Sam Bankman-Fried has issued a mea culpa in a letter apologising to FTX staff for the collapse of his crypt empire. It comes as US bankruptcy proceedings have revealed that tens of thousands of British traders have been left out of pocket by the implosion of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. …
Read More »RMT calls off rail strikes and claims victory amid talk of double-digit pay offer
The RMT said that it would now enter into “intensive negotiations” to strike a deal with Network Rail. Staff at train operating companies have also cancelled strikes. Mr Lynch claimed victory and said that the RMT action this summer had “made rail employers see sense”. He added: “We have always …
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Daily Mail chief executive Paul Zwillenberg is stepping down from the company as proprietor Lord Rothermere shores up control after a take-private deal earlier this year. Mr Zwillenberg will step down as chief executive and board director of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) at the end of September after …
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