Shareholders should be wary of takeover bids at the moment, says ALEX SEBASTIAN: Deals done for British firms now could look like a steal in 2021 By Alex Sebastian for This is Money Published: 13:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 13:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 When a company is subject to a takeover approach … Read more
UK watchdog draws up plans to stop internet giants like Google swallowing start-ups with potential to become global rivals Currently the Competition and Markets Authority rarely intervenes on takeovers Wants to step in even if there is only a small chance competition will be harmed Concerned tech giants have grown powerful as people spend more … Read more
Meghan Markle bids to postpone her High Court privacy action trial over letter to her estranged father Thomas published by the Mail On Sunday Duchess of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd over August 2018 article MoS reproduced parts of handwritten letter sent to 76-year-old Thomas Markle Hearing to consider costs and case management issues … Read more
Anger over time limit on troops’ claims for injuries amid warnings the new laws to protect soldiers from legal witch-hunts will block compensation bids New laws to protect British troops will put a time limit on compensation claims Defence spokesman John Healey said the new bill amounted to ‘penny-pinching’ Ministers hope the bill will end … Read more
LSE mulls trio of bids for Borsa Italiana stock exchange as targets £20bn merger with data firm Refinitiv By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 The London Stock Exchange is weighing up offers after a bidding war broke out for its Borsa … Read more
A Hong Kong property tycoon is making a bid to build a new city for 50,000 Hong Kong residents in Ireland to help them escape China’s new security law. Ivan Ko has pitched his plans to Ireland officials in light of Hong Kong’s controversial new legislation which has left many residents considering immigrating to the … Read more
Lorraine Kelly was moved to tears as she bid farewell to her show for the summer on Friday. The presenter, 60, struggled to hide her emotions as she watched a montage documenting her best moments this series, having continued to present the programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting back tears Lorraine told fashion expert Mark … Read more
COMMENT by top tech entrepreneur Tom Ilube: My one simple ask to help stamp out racism in YOUR workplace By Tom Ilube, Tech Entrepreneur Published: 21:53 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 13 June 2020 Racism has definitely improved over the thirty years I have spent in corporate life. We have come a … Read more
Donald Trump joined world leaders throwing their support behind Boris Johnson as he wished him a speedy recovery after he was moved in to intensive care battling coronavirus. Hundreds of messages of support have been sent to Mr Johnson by Conservative colleagues, opposition MPs and world leaders. The President, speaking at a White House press … Read more
‘I wish him to overcome this ordeal quickly’: French president Emmanuel Macron leads international wave of goodwill for Boris Johnson as his coronavirus condition worsens Prime Minister transferred to ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm He remains conscious with No 10 stressing the move was made ‘as a precaution’ Labour Leader Sir … Read more