BUSINESS CLOSE: CBI warns of staff shortages hitting competitiveness; ‘No decision’ on break-up, says SSE; Tech sector raises £13.5bn; Home prices spike in South West; Gas crunch bites By This Is Money Published: 03:06 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 18:02 EDT, 20 September 2021 The FTSE 100 closed down 0.79 per cent, or 55.2 … Read more
Plumber to the stars Charlie Mullins set for £100m windfall as he strikes deal to sell his business to US giant By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 17:18 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 17:18 EDT, 20 September 2021 Celebrity plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins is in line for a windfall of more than … Read more
Life insurer Prudential tumbles as it turns to Hong Kong investors in £2.1bn equity drive By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 17:16 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 17:16 EDT, 20 September 2021 Shares in Prudential fell after the life insurer announced plans to raise £2.1billion from investors in Hong Kong. The stock, … Read more
Supply chain chaos is a recipe for rising prices, says Mary Berry baker Finsbury Food Group By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 17:16 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 17:16 EDT, 20 September 2021 The speciality baker behind Mary Berry’s cake range has become the latest firm to warn about rising prices and … Read more
Notorious ‘vampire’ catfish which crave blood and can swim up a man’s URETHRA travel through the Amazon river by using larger host fish as ‘water taxis’, study finds A new study suggests vampire fish attach themselves to a larger host to navigate the difficult waters of the Amazon river In April 2019, researchers saw several … Read more
SCHRODER INCOME GROWTH: Dividend hero that backs the best of British is aiming for 26 years of growth By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 18 September 2021 | Updated: 05:34 EDT, 20 September 2021 The manager of investment trust Schroder Income Growth is confident the fund can live up to its … Read more
An old name reborn: MG sells its 20,000th car of the year amid booming demand for electric vehicles By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:51 EDT, 17 September 2021 | Updated: 05:24 EDT, 20 September 2021 MG has smashed its sales records amid booming demand for its electric vehicles. The British motoring brand … Read more
It’s not too late for a blast of sun: Airlines, hotels and travel agents are promising great deals for departures at the end of September and early October… here are some of the best Breaks to Greece, Croatia and Portugal are on sale with Dial- a-Flight Sovereign has negotiated deep discounts on hotels across Lanzarote … Read more
Rivals talk green but we do it, says Superdry boss, as he takes aim at plans from Primark and Asos Primark owner Associated British Foods unveiled ‘Primark Cares’, a set of goals including making its clothes from recycled or sustainably sourced materials Asos intends to make its operations carbon-neutral by 2025, while making all its own-brand … Read more
Why Britain’s grocers are so weak and foreign investors spot a bargain opportunity in our supermarket shares ALEX BRUMMER Established grocers are weak because of the discounters Lidl and Aldi As they established a foothold in the UK, the native supermarkets had to fight back on price This battle has taken a terrible toll on … Read more