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The future of the office market

By Tony Lorenz, Founder, Lorenz Consultancy. In a five and half decade career of dealing with Centra...

27th August, 2021

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Global equities – a mixed bag

By Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood Global equities had a wobble last week, en...

27th August, 2021

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Business

Britain’s Greggs becomes latest food business hit by supply chain crisis

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Greggs Plc said on Wednesday the U.K. bakery and fast food chain...

27th August, 2021

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Share of UK workers on furlough steady at 7% – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses reported that 7% of their staff – equivalent to ar...

27th August, 2021

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Sensible solutions possible on N.Ireland Brexit issues – Irish PM

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union can sensibly solve issues...

27th August, 2021

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As shakes and chicken go off the menu, firms urge UK to act

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s leading employers are pushing the government...

26th August, 2021

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EU Commission warns negative changes to UK data rules may jeopardise data deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Thursday it was monitoring closely propos...

26th August, 2021

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Pound set for worst week in months as global jitters boost dollar

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling touched one-month lows against a robust dollar and the euro on Fri...

25th August, 2021

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Business

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the me...

24th August, 2021

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UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain appointed former England cricket star Ian Botham as a trade ambassa...

24th August, 2021

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Commodity-linked stocks lift London’s FTSE 100; PMI in focus

By Shashank Nayar and Amal S (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Monday after...

24th August, 2021

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Energy, healthcare stocks lift FTSE 100; BHP Group shines

By Shashank Nayar and Amal S (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday, helped by gains in...

23rd August, 2021