Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has upped its stake in fashion brand Hugo Boss, bringing its total share in the company to £305m. In a stock exchange announcement this morning, the …
May 2024
Natwest buys back more shares from HM Treasury
Natwest has bought back another chunk of shares from its largest shareholder, HM Treasury. This morning, the company announced that it had purchased 392m shares from the government, representing 4.5 …
JD Sports profit slips in ‘challenging and volatile’ market
JD Sports reported a dip in full-year pre-tax profit as it flagged a “challenging and volatile” market, after its results were delayed for two days. Profit before tax and adjusting …
Domino’s Pizza Polish arm boosted with double digit revenue growth
London-listed DP Poland, the operator of pizza stores across Poland and Croatia, has had double-digit growth in revenue after it invested in “swift service”. The group holds the master franchise …
Troubled Revolution Bars takes itself off the market ‘in best interests’ of stakeholders
Revolution Bars has taken itself off the market and announced a strategic restructuring plan that it said was “in the best interests of all stakeholders”. The company put itself on …
House prices “resilient” for now – but will the election throw them off course?
UK house prices are standing up to the challenge of expected ‘higher for longer’ interest rates and political uncertainty, according to the latest data. Nationwide’s closely watched house price index …
‘Seriously affected’: Ground Rents Income Fund set for hit from leasehold reform
An investment trust that makes money from ground rents has expressed relief after plans to ban the fees were dropped from one of the last bills to pass through parliament …
Sale Sharks and Saracens can spring Premiership surprises
As is the competitiveness of this year’s Premiership, I wouldn’t put it past Saracens and Sale Sharks becoming the first two teams in the history of four-team play-offs to produce …
Glengoyne and Edinburgh Gin maker continues post-pandemic success
The spirits producer behind Glengoyne whisky and Edinburgh Gin continued its post-pandemic success in a year boosted by the reopening its historic Scottish distillery which closed more than 30 years …
The Beast movie review: Lea Seydoux can’t save bleak AI drama
AI is cinema’s favourite baddie at the moment, with movies big and small wondering where this new technological innovation will take humanity. The Beast, a very loose adaptation of a …