Breathe a sigh of relief: Britain’s banks seem to be in a healthy state and they are once more returning cash to shareholders by paying dividends and buying back shares. Private investors will be gratified by this news, which is proof that pandemic anxiety is receding. But some may also be wondering whether this is as … Read more
Pearson launches a Netflix-style subscription model for its digital textbooks in the US By Tom Harmsworth For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 Pearson has launched a Netflix-style subscription model for its digital textbooks in the US. For £11 per month, students will be able … Read more
Quarter of supermarket milk deliveries by UK’s biggest dairy supplier unable to get through because of driver shortage By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 Up to a quarter of supermarket milk deliveries by the UK’s biggest dairy supplier have been unable … Read more
Bumble tells employees they can take unlimited holiday as long as they complete their work before they leave By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 The ‘feminist’ dating app Bumble has told employees they can take unlimited holiday as long as they … Read more
Fears workers in Leicester’s textile factories are still being exploited weigh down shares in Boohoo By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 Fears workers in Leicester’s textile factories are still being exploited weighed down shares in Boohoo yesterday. Last year an independent … Read more
The price of Itaconix shares went down the plughole as the company, whose plant-based polymers are used in detergent products, warned of order fluctuations as brands and retailers adjust inventories due to uncertainties around consumer buying habits. As a result, unaudited revenues in this business area for the first half of 2021 were flat compared … Read more
US rival buys one of UK’s oldest stockbrokers: £278m takeover of Charles Stanley means mammoth payday for the Howard family By Tom Harmsworth For The Daily Mail Published: 17:25 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 04:18 EDT, 30 July 2021 One of the UK’s oldest stockbrokers is set to fall into the hands of a … Read more
Cars are designed to be driven – but in some instances, they’re models earmarked as lucrative investments by buyers hoping they will dramatically appreciate, if stored the right way and temptation to take it for a spin ignored. Collectors are pretty savvy, too, purchasing limited-edition models from new, immediately putting them into storage and not … Read more
Ministers are under mounting pressure to intervene in private equity giant’s £2.6bn swoop on Ultra Electronics By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 Ministers are under mounting pressure to intervene in a private equity giant’s £2.6billion swoop on Ultra Electronics. The FTSE250-listed … Read more
Food fight over Ben & Jerry’s: Boycott of Israeli settlements puts ice-cream brand at odds with owner Unilever By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 Of all Britain’s companies Unilever, among the largest of them all with a stock market value of … Read more