Alpha Financial Markets Consultancy, which offers professional services to the financial services industry, has reported improved trading in recent months after “challenging market conditions” dragged on performance at the start …
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Trading resumes in Revolution Bars after firm secures £12.5m in emergency fundraising
Troubled Revolution Bars last night announced an emergency multi-million-pound fundraising backed by serial hospitality investor Luke Johnson. In a statement published after markets closed, the owner of Revolution, Revolución de …
Anatomy of a snack trolley: ‘Why is there always flapjack?’
Every time you go on holiday, it comes too. It’s there when you take a train from York to London, and – although it doesn’t have a passport – it …
McCain: UK’s love for potatoes helps sales pass £700m
The nation’s continued love for potatoes in all forms helped sales at McCain Foods surge to more than £700m during its latest financial year. The North Yorkshire-headquartered UK arm of …
Why reading is officially sexy
Reading is being embraced by the rich and glamorous, but is it literature or the literary look that’s so alluring, Anna Moloney asks A recent exposé on the London Library, …
‘Huge blow’: London Heathrow Airport slams new £10 transit charge despite record passenger traffic
London’s Heathrow airport has said a new £10 charge for visa-exempt passengers travelling through the hub is a “huge blow,” despite reporting a second consecutive month of record passenger traffic. …
European self-storage giant Shurgard to buy rival Lok’nStore for £378m
Belgium’s Shurgard has struck a takeover deal with self-storage group Lok’nStore worth around £378m, with the merger expected to involve job cuts. Under the agreement, Lok’nStore shareholders are set to …
What is middle age? The melancholy of life’s middle years
“Midlife is a point of no return, that place in a journey where the beginning is further away than the end.” So writes Patricia Cohen in her excellent examination of …
Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust hikes dividend payouts despite value drop
Green energy project developer Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust has increased its dividend for 2023 despite a drop in net asset value (NAV). At the end of the year, the …
Is TON Crypto’s Dark Horse For Onboarding 1 Billion Users?
As Bitcoin consolidates around its previous all time high, a new player worth $23 billion has emerged in the top 10 largest coins by market cap. Strangely, this token’s rise …