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MARKET REPORT: Games Workshop soars after hammering the forecasts

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Shares in Warhammer maker Games Workshop soared as it said it had beaten forecasts again. The retailer, which makes models and figurines that can be collected and painted, has had a stellar year after it found success with adult fans looking for hobbies they could do during lockdown. Sales in the three months to August … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hays takes hammering as recruiters drag their feet

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With lockdown hiring freezes, furlough schemes and almost all travel scuppered, investors were braced for recruitment group Hays to have a difficult quarter. The coronavirus pandemic has created ‘conditions far harsher than any I have known’, Hays chief executive Alistair Cox said. Net fee income – the industry’s version of gross profit – fell by … Read more