Whitbread shares rise as Elliot Advisors solidifies stake
Shares in Costa-owner Whitbread (LON:WTB) rose as much as 7 percent on Monday, after US hedge fund became the largest shareholder of the group.
Elliot...
Theresa May to defend Syria airstrikes
Theresa May will face questions from MPs today about her decision to launch airstrikes in Syria.
The Prime Minister will hit back at critics and...
Carr’s group shares rally following “significant improvement”
Shares in Carr's group (LON:CARR) rallied on Wednesday after the company raised full-year forecasts following "significant improvement" in performance.
The agriculture and engineering group noted...
Jaguar Land Rover to cut 1,000 jobs
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it will not renew the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers in the West Midlands.
The car manufacturer attributed the decision...
London house prices continue to decline
A new report released by Halifax reveals London house prices to be falling at their fastest rate in ten years.
Prices for houses elsewhere in...
Littlewoods owner set to close three sites
Littlewoods owner Shop Direct is set to close three sites in the UK, placing 2,000 jobs at risk.
Shop Direct, which also owns the Very...
Greatland Gold announce new exploration programme in Tansmania
Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) announced a new exploration at its Tansmania project in Australia, sending shares higher on Wednesday.
The metals exploration company said on Wednesday...
Asos share falls despite posting higher profits
Shares in Asos (LON:ASC) fell on Wednesday morning, despite the retailer reporting a 10 percent rise in half-year profits.
The online retailer posted a 27 per...
Ascent Resources share price continues bounce back from 18-month lows
Ascent Resources (LON:AST) share price has continued to rally from the lowest levels for nearly two years in the wake of an operational update...
McDonald’s faces second wave of strikes
Fast food chain McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is facing a second round of strikes from employees at Crayford, Manchester, Cambridge, one central London branch and two...
Uber agrees on settlement with family of woman killed by autonomous car
Uber has managed to avoid a legal battle with the family of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona, with both parties...
Hillary Clinton: “We cannot allow Brexit to undermine the peace”
Hillary Clinton has warned that a hard border between Northern and the Republic of Ireland must not undermine peace between the states.
Writing for the...
Waitrose to phase out store’s disposable coffee cups
In an effort to reduce plastic waste, Waitrose (LON: JLH) has announced plans to remove disposable coffee cups by Autumn.
MyWaitrose loyalty scheme members will...
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) faces £30m Brexit bill
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it faces a £30 million bill as it takes on additional casework relating to Brexit.
The Financial Conduct...
Rolls-Royce sells L’Orange to Woodward in €700 million deal
Rolls Royce (LON:RR) has signed an agreement to sell its fuel injection technology firm to L'Orange for €700 million.
Woodward is set to incorporate Germany...
UK house prices strengthen in first quarter of 2018
According to the Halifax house price index, UK house prices strengthened in the first three months of 2018 by 2.7 percent.
The average price of a UK home...
Leaked report reveals police cuts “likely contributed” to rise in serious violent crime
A leaked report from the Home Office has revealed that government police cuts have “likely contributed” to a rise in serious violent crime.
The document...
Facebook to tell 87m users if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will contact the 87 million users on Monday who's data was shared with Cambridge Analytica in the company's data breach.
The social media giant...
Deutsche bank sacks British CEO following losses
Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) has fired its British chief executive, John Cryan, after years of losses at the German lender.
Replacing Cryan will be the bank's...
Facebook faces latest scandal as group found using secret tool to delete messages
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been found using a secret tool that can delete messages sent by executives from the inboxes of recipients.
Discovered by TechCrunch, the...
