Gulf Keystone Petroleum has laid out plans to return $10m (£8m) to shareholders as its board attacked the company’s weak share price. In a trading update published this morning, the …
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Mission rebuffs ‘opportunistic’ takeover bid from Social Chain owner Brave Bison
Mission Group has rebuffed a takeover proposal from rival AIM resident and digital advertising company Brave Bison, which acquired Steven Bartlett-founded Social Chain last year. Mission announced on Monday that …
Unite Students: Uni accommodation group offloads six properties worth £184m
Unite Students, the group which provides accommodation for people in university, has disposed of six sites across the country worth £184m. The company, which provides housing for 70,000 students across …
Deals help FTSE 100 group Diploma to growth as London firm scales new highs
FTSE 100 distribution group Diploma has today reported double-digit top-line growth for the first half of its financial year as the company has benefitted from acquisitions made during the period. …
Meet the Financielle founders helping women take back control of their money
Jennifer Sieg meets the sisters-turned-business-partners duo behind the Manchester-based budgeting app Financielle for this week’s Ambition A.M. founder profile. Listing out your finances whenever payday comes around each month is …
Hedge fund Eisler Capital hit with legal challenge by London specialist headhunter
London-based investment firm Eisler Capital is facing a £388,800 legal challenge by a specialist hedge fund headhunter over alleged breach of contract. Monroe Partners is a London-based placement agent and …
Opinions on crypto split demographics beyond politics
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Cryptocurrency as …
Why arguing against prize money for Olympic athletes is irrational and outdated
The idea that Olympic athletes shouldn’t receive a fair share of revenue because of moral and quasi-religious beliefs engrained more than a century ago is bizarre, argues Matt Readman. The …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to hold strong in bull rally ahead of UK jobs data
Moving markets today: Asian markets open lower, oil prices extend decline; China’s consumer prices up, Bank of Japan signals hawkish stance by scaling back JGB purchase; focus shifts to US …
Why we need an ambassador for London
London is the greatest city in the world, a mayor and a Lord Mayor aren’t sufficient to sing its successes on the international stage, says Eliot Wilson Two mayoral elections …