Bussiness

7-Eleven: Canadian retail giant makes £29.2bn takeover bid

Posted by August 19, 2024

A Canadian convenience store giant has made a bid worth $38bn (£29.2bn) for the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven in what could be the country's record foreign takeover.

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Housing market demand surges following interest rate cut

Posted by August 19, 2024

The housing market experienced a surge in activity following the Bank of England's recent decision to cut interest rates, according to a leading p

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Race for UK banks to repay £100bn in Covid loans…

Posted by August 19, 2024

Britain’s biggest banks are facing a deadline to repay more than £100bn of pandemic-era loans, which experts say could benefit savers as banks and building s

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Good News Business Round Up featuring: Track Metrics, Yes Personal…

Posted by August 19, 2024

We love it when businesses send us their good news and here’s our latest good news round-up, kindly sponsored by PALADIN. Awards, expansion, new

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UK food and drink business confidence drops 8% as economic…

Posted by August 19, 2024

The Food and Drink Federation’s latest second quarter report has revealed the majority of businesses in the region are preparing to make investment into th

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Interest rate cut fuels immediate upturn in UK property market

Posted by August 18, 2024

The first Bank of England rate cut in four years has triggered an immediate upturn in the UK property market, as cheaper mortgages prompt interest among buyers

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Wingstop to open six more stores across UK this year…

Posted by August 18, 2024

* PASSWORDMust be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a numberShow* YEAR OF BIRTHYou must be at least 18 years old to create an

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Why Britain stopped buying mobile phones

Posted by August 18, 2024

At the Mobile Phone Museum, a collection of more than 2,800 models dating back to the 1980s are on display. Whether it be the

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GDP growth is strong but it masks UK plc’s deep-seated…

Posted by August 18, 2024

Britain was the fastest-growing economy in the G7 in the first half of this year. The unemployment rate is coming down and so is wage inflation. As Jim Callagha

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Britain’s unstable tax regime will push us to Norway, says…

Posted by August 18, 2024

‘A road paved with pragmatism’Over the longer term Serica’s shares have fallen from £4.50 in August 2022 to around £1.3

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Rachel Reeves’ pension plan could damage the north, says ex-minister

Posted by August 18, 2024

Government plans to create one of the largest pension schemes in the world from a merger of 87 local authority retirement funds could undermine investment in gr

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‘I never liked Gail’s but that’s not why I’m opposed’:…

Posted by August 18, 2024

If you were looking for a neighbourhood in which a community was primed to take a stand against the incursion of gentrification, then Walthamstow Village is not

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