Takeover frenzy grips City as bidders swoop: Bankers eye fees bonanza amid fears British firms have become easy-pickings for oversees buyers By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 The City is gripped by a fresh wave of takeover activity after bidders launched … Read more
Johnson & Johnson and three distributors of opioids offer to pay $26 BILLION in landmark settlement of thousands of lawsuits over addictive painkillers and overdose deaths People involved in the negotiations told the New York Times and Reuters the firms are close to closing a deal to end some 3,200 lawsuits Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, … Read more
A director at Boohoo has said the clothing brand was ‘shocked,’ by reports of Uighur Muslims being forced to work in Chinese labour camps but claimed none of the firm’s suppliers have links to the Xinjiang region as he faced a grilling from MPs. Andrew Reaney, group director of responsible sourcing, faced a committee of … Read more
Package holiday firms have been accused of illegally withholding £1billion in refunds to families whose holidays were cancelled due to the pandemic. Around 9.4million people have lost a trip since coronavirus hit the UK – and the figure will rise again with a new lockdown and government ban on foreign holidays. However, many of the … Read more
Tap into water firms to beat dividend drought: Utility shares could be your pipeline to a better income By Anne Ashworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 30 October 2020 The past week’s stock market turmoil, sparked by the Covid second wave and apprehension over the US … Read more
Homeowners hit with inflated quotes for work under Government’s new Green Homes Grant as tradesmen cash in By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 Homeowners are being hit with inflated quotes for work under the Government’s new Green Homes Grant as … Read more
ITV, KPMG and Diageo are among 20 top firms pledging to have at least one ethnic-minority director on their boards by 2024 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:02 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 26 October 2020 ITV, KPMG and Diageo are among 20 top firms pledging to have at … Read more
Despite more than 60 years of reporting on our planet and its inhabitants, Sir David Attenborough still has the power to shock. His latest film, A Life On Our Planet – extracts from an accompanying book were recently printed in The Mail on Sunday – provides a terrifying look at how quickly the planet has … Read more
City firms shift £1 TRILLION to Europe in Brexit breakaway as bosses claim the UK’s financial sector is the ‘forgotten child’ in trade talks Banks scrambling to protect businesses before the Brexit transition period ends From next year financial firms based in Britain will lose the ‘passporting rights’ City bosses hoped ministers could thrash out … Read more
City firms shift £1 TRILLION to Europe in Brexit breakaway as bosses claim the UK’s financial sector is the ‘forgotten child’ in trade talks Banks scrambling to protect businesses before the Brexit transition period ends From next year financial firms based in Britain will lose the ‘passporting rights’ City bosses hoped ministers could thrash out … Read more