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Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust’s wide gap between its net asset value and share …

Much has been made of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks – Meta, Apple, Amazon. Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla – which have dominated the US market amid a boom in …

Lord Bamford, the billionaire executive chairman of JCB and major Brexit backer, has retired from the House of Lords. Parliamentary records have confirmed that the Conservative peer, 78, stepped down …

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Next have reportedly expressed interest in buying Ted Baker.  The UK retail giants, both known for acquiring troubled brands, have reportedly contacted the business’s administrators …

Sofa-seller DFS is reviewing the pay policy of its top executives after shareholders mounted a revolt at its annual general meeting. At the the furniture retailer’s annual meeting in November, …

Legal parties for Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and Newcastle United clashed at the Tribunal on Tuesday, as the retailer sought an injunction against the Premier League club. Sports Direct, part …

Veteran New Zealand rugby coach Andrew Strawbridge has joined England on a full-time deal after a short stint with Steve Borthwick’s side during the Six Nations. The 59-year-old spent the …

A deal which would have ensured the “survival” of a medicinal cannabis producer through a merger with a Scottish CBD firm has collapsed. An agreement was first announced between Jersey-based Northern Leaf …

Industrial policy should not be seen as a “magic bullet”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned, as more and more countries around the world turn to an active state to …

Tasty plc, the restaurant group behind the Dim T and Wildwood brands, is looking to close 20 of its sites and secure new funding in order to avoid collapsing. The …