Making money from your investments this year is going to be a challenge. Certainly, the portents are not good. Persistent inflation, recession and continued geopolitical tensions, could all weigh heavily on stock markets as corporate earnings are squeezed. Yet it’s often when things look at their bleakest that stock markets …
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Perfume Shop hails record Christmas week as designer fragrances and gift sets boost sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 29 December 2022 | Updated: 16:50 EST, 29 December 2022 The Perfume Shop hailed a record Christmas week after sales of its products soared despite Royal …
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Friends arriving on the red eye from snow-bound New York couldn’t believe their luck at Heathrow. Instead of the winding immigration queues typical at US gateways, Britain’s temporarily fortified army border force proved miraculously efficient and even managed to welcome them to London with smiles. Former US president Ronald Reagan …
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Stricken Royal Mail ‘fighting for its life’: Bosses issue stark warning as postal workers prepare to stage yet more strikes By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EST, 22 December 2022 | Updated: 17:01 EST, 22 December 2022 Royal Mail bosses have warned that it is in a …
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Secretive investor known as the ‘Czech Sphinx’ raises his stake in Royal Mail parent company to 23.2% By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EST, 21 December 2022 | Updated: 16:50 EST, 21 December 2022 An investor known as the Czech Sphinx has upped his stake in the …
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Christmas is peak business time for many small, independent retailers, but a mountain of challenges means it is becoming nigh-on impossible for them to take full advantage. Postal and rail strikes, rising energy costs, a squeeze on consumer spending, supply chain issues and the war on Ukraine have created a …
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MARKET REPORT: New blow to Royal Mail as postal workers prepare for another wave of strikes sending shares crashing 3.9% By John Abiona For The Daily Mail Published: 16:57 EST, 12 December 2022 | Updated: 16:57 EST, 12 December 2022 Shares in the owner of Royal Mail fell again as …
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Moonpig shares plunge after greeting cards group slashes revenue guidance as Royal Mail strikes hamper deliveries Moonpig now expects to post around £320m in revenue this financial year Further strikes by Royal Mail employees are expected on six days in December Hargreaves Lansdown analyst: ‘Ultimately, the market is nervous about …
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Royal Mail facing Xmas axe by firms: Retailers rush to ensure key festive sales period not scuppered by strike action By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 4 December 2022 | Updated: 17:06 EST, 4 December 2022 Royal Mail could see multiple firms stop using its parcel …
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Thousands of post offices could disappear in the next two to three years as shops whose premises they share quit the high street as victims of a faltering economy. Experts fear that up to 6,000 branches are vulnerable, meaning the 11,500-strong service could halve. The ailing network receives £50million a …
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