Royal Mail’s masterplan for Sunday parcel boom: Bosses set to ramp up weekend deliveries in bid to dominate online shopping battleground Bosses have drawn up ‘road map’ that could build its Sunday proposition tenfold Group hails plan a ‘revolution’ similar to the end of Sunday trading restrictions It would mark …
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Tough times in stock markets tend to spark a flight to quality. But bonds, once the first stop on this dash, have been left reeling by spiralling inflation and interest rates. So the search is on for alternative safe havens, with some investors resolved to be inventive and have fun. And …
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MARKET REPORT: Energy giants get an electric shock on reports that the Chancellor is drawing up plans for a windfall tax By Oliver Hail, Proactive Investors, For The Daily Mail Published: 18:03 EDT, 24 May 2022 | Updated: 18:54 EDT, 24 May 2022 It was an uncomfortable day for investors …
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Royal Mail shares sink again as broker issues ‘sell’ downgrade amid growing cost pressures and weak forecasts Peel Hunt has slashed its target price for Royal Mail from 500p per share to 307p Royal Mail has raised the price of letters and parcels in response to rising costs Shares in …
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Shares in Moonpig jumped more than 11 per cent after the City gave a thumbs-up to its £124million purchase of gift group Smartbox. The online greetings card specialist said the deal will boost revenues to £350million next year, while enhancing profit margins and so adding to earnings per share. Smartbox’s …
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Crowning glory: The Queen’s Coronation in 1953 If you have a Royal commemorative mug collecting dust on the mantelpiece, now is the time to spruce it up and raise a toast to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. But while most patriotic pottery is little more than a memento worth a few …
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Mayfair-based hedge fund Marshall Wace emerges with a £100m bet against Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket By Francesca Washtell, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 21 May 2022 | Updated: 17:43 EDT, 21 May 2022 Mayfair-based hedge fund Marshall Wace has emerged with a £100million bet against Tesco, Britain’s biggest …
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SCHRODER UK MID CAP FUND: Shareholders set to continue roller coaster journey, but mid-cap trust is taking the fight to inflation By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:52 EDT, 21 May 2022 | Updated: 17:41 EDT, 21 May 2022 Shareholders in investment trust Schroder UK Mid Cap have …
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INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about value investing and the hunt for bargain shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 20 May 2022 | Updated: 03:40 EDT, 21 May 2022 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or …
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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder steps down as director at Russia’s top crude oil producer Rosneft By Milo Pope For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 20 May 2022 | Updated: 03:44 EDT, 21 May 2022 Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has stepped down as director at Russia’s top crude …
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