MARKET REPORT: Mining shares in a hole as production slumps due to rising costs, labour shortages and extreme weather By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 21 April 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 21 April 2022 Mining stocks weighed heavily on the FTSE 100 following a series of bleak …
Read More »Rishi asks Royal Mint to create a ‘non-fungible token’
Rishi tells Royal Mint to create a ‘crypto token’ in bid to make Britain a global hub for digital technology By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 4 April 2022 | Updated: 22:29, 4 April 2022 Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create a so-called ‘non-fungible …
Read More »Hedge funds bet against retailers as squeeze bites
British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher being targeted by hedge funds making huge bets that they will struggle By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 00:11, 4 April 2022 British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher are being …
Read More »STOCKS TO WATCH: Kath Fontana leaves Mitie
STOCKS TO WATCH: Kath Fontana, Mitie’s managing director for government accounts, leaves firm By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 2 April 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 2 April 2022 It’s rarely quiet in the politically charged world of government contracting, not least for listed player Mitie. Last week, …
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada swoops on 260-year-old City stalwart Brewin Dolphin
Royal Bank of Canada swoops on Brewin Dolphin in £1.6bn deal: 260-year-old City stalwart set to fall into foreign hands with shares soaring 61% By John Abiona and Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20, 31 March 2022 | Updated: 22:33, 31 March 2022 One of the City of …
Read More »Hedge funds call billionaire’s bluff as they bet £115m AGAINST Royal Mail
Hedge funds laying siege to Royal Mail as its largest investor, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, faces financial pressure from war in Ukraine By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 26 March 2022 | Updated: 21:51, 26 March 2022 Under pressure: Daniel Kretinsky with his girlfriend Anna Kellnerova Hedge …
Read More »Hut Group picks City veteran Charles Allen chairman
Hut Group picks City veteran Charles Allen chairman in bid to shore up support among investors By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 01:30, 23 March 2022 | Updated: 01:44, 23 March 2022 Troubled online retailer The Hut Group (THG) has named former ITV boss Charles Allen chairman in …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: LV’s staggering U-turn over Royal London merger
ALEX BRUMMER: LV turning its back on Royal London is one of the most farcical boardroom U-turns in living memory By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00, 9 February 2022 | Updated: 22:00, 9 February 2022 The reasoning behind the decision of Liverpool Victoria to pull out of …
Read More »Royal Mail launches major shake-up after Christmas disaster
Royal Mail launches major shake-up after Christmas disaster that saw cards delivered in mid-January By Alex Lawson For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51, 7 February 2022 | Updated: 21:51, 7 February 2022 Royal Mail employees have been told there is ‘no hiding place’ amid a root-and-branch review of its operations …
Read More »Trio of senior bosses leave Royal Mail after Christmas woe
Trio of senior bosses leave Royal Mail as postal giant battles to recover from catastrophic festive period By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 29 January 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 29 January 2022 A trio of senior bosses have left Royal Mail as the postal giant battles to …
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