Booming electric bike sales over Christmas keep Halfords on track to meet its annual profit prediction By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 January 2020 Booming sales of electric bikes in the run-up to Christmas have helped Halfords stick to its full-year profit guidance. … Read more
£1bn takeover of razor brand Harry’s by Wilkinson Sword-owner is ditched due to US competition concerns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 09:39 BST, 11 February 2020 Edgewell Personal Care, the owner of Wilkinson Sword, was set to buy rival Harry’s The £1.1billion takeover of razor … Read more
Warning on greed: Bankers to face penalties if they attempt to use emergency money to hike divis or bonuses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 11 March 2020 Greedy bankers have been warned they will face penalties if they attempt to use any of … Read more
Under-fire FirstGroup looks into selling off US assets following pressure from shareholders By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 16 December 2019 US operations: First Group already has plans in place to offload the Greyhound coach business (pictured) First Group has announced the appointment of … Read more
Games Workshop shares march higher after the Warhammer creator hands out £5m in staff bonuses (again) and sales surpass £250m Games Workshop shares jumped 5% on Friday after the firm updated the market It said it has handed out more than £5million in staff bonuses this year The firm said it expects its full-year sales … Read more
Government extends overdraft with the Bank of England to pay for its coronavirus spending spree By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 April 2020 The Government has extended its overdraft with the Bank of England to finance its coronavirus spending spree. The emergency funding … Read more
IMF warns Covid 19 pandemic will lead to the worst slump since the Great Depression as 17m Americans lose their jobs in just 3 weeks By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 9 April 2020 The Covid 19 pandemic is a ‘crisis like no other’ … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Sir Stelios brands Easyjet’s bosses as ‘scoundrels’ as row over new aircraft order intensifies By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 9 April 2020 Easyjet’s founder branded bosses at the airline ‘scoundrels’ last night as a row over new aircraft intensified. Sir Stelios … Read more
Lockdown UK turns to drink and Disney: Booze sales soar as 23m sign up to the new streaming service By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 9 April 2020 Life under lockdown has driven us to spend more nights in front of the telly with … Read more
Fund manager Ruffer rakes in more than £2bn as it trades to protect itself against stock market collapses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 9 April 2020 founded by Jonathan Ruffer, 68, has around $23billion (£18billion) of funds under management. Fund manager Ruffer raked … Read more