BUSINESS LIVE: Ashtead has record quarter; DS Smith starts year strongly; Begbies Traynor makes acquisition
BUSINESS LIVE: Ashtead has record quarter; DS Smith starts year strongly; Begbies Traynor makes acquisition
By This Is Money
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Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Ashtead Group, DS Smith, Rio Tinto, Begbies Traynor, Jet2, and PZ Cussons. Read the Tuesday 05 September Business Live blog below.
Auditor EY under fire over its green light for Wilko
EY, the auditor of collapsed retail chain Wilko, is facing a backlash for its oversight of the group after signing off its accounts despite the firm having warned that it did not have enough funds to cope with a sharp drop in sales.
It comes as MPs on the Business Committee are set to gather on Tuesday to discuss the fate of the retailer, which collapsed into administration last month putting 12,000 jobs at risk.
