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How you can profit from the lockdown merger mania

Finding love in a time of lockdowns may be tricky, but in the corporate world the dating scene is very lively.  Between June and September, there were $456bill... read more

UK edges closer to blocking £30bn sale of UK chip-maker Arm to Nvidia

Government edges closer to blocking £30bn sale of UK chip-maker Arm to US giant Nvidia By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 9 Octobe... read more

Bidding war erupts for control of G4S: US rival mulls rival offer

Shares in G4S surged after the beleaguered security firm found itself in the middle of a takeover battle. The British company is already fighting off a hostile ... read more

Emma Walmsley named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

It’s Dame Emma: Glaxosmithkline boss Emma Walmsley named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 2... read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM bounces back to pre-pandemic highs

The junior market has bounced back to its pre-pandemic highs, outperforming the big caps. Both the AIM-All Share index and the FTSE 100 were up 1.8 per cent to ... read more

Jaeger and Peacocks owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill on the brink of collapse with 24,000 jobs at risk

Jaeger and Peacocks owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill is on the brink of collapse putting 24,000 jobs at risk after sales were hit by lockdown Company owned by billi... read more

The stock market winners and losers of lockdown

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the stock market upside down.  A swashbuckling new wave of winners has emerged, cashing in on the changing habits brought abou... read more

MARKET REPORT: Easyjet’s gloom sparks more Stelios brickbats

MARKET REPORT: Easyjet’s gloom sparks another diatribe from founder and biggest shareholder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou By Francesca Washtell For The Daily M... read more

Foxy Bingo owner scores 19th successive quarterly rise in online sales

Ladbrokes and Foxy Bingo owner GVC Holdings scores a £50million earnings upgrade as housebound punters flock to gamble online GVC Holdings predicts making betw... read more

Will location be the key to determining which hospitality firms recover from Covid-19?

At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an eerie sight appeared on London’s streets. Shoppers walking through Westfield shopping centre in White City on... read more

EasyJet warns it is set to lose £845m due to coronavirus pandemic in its first ever annual loss

EasyJet warns it is set to lose £845million – equivalent to a THIRD of its £2.3bn value – due to the coronavirus pandemic in its first ever annual... read more

G4S blasts Garda over ‘misleading’ pension claims

G4S blasts Garda over ‘misleading’ pension claims: Security firm insists its scheme is well-funded By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:... read more

Glaxo accused of turning blind eye to racism

Glaxo accused of turning blind eye to racism: Credit Suisse chairman who held offensive birthday party is on pharma firm’s board By Matt Oliver For The Da... read more

Greene King close 79 pubs and restaurants and ‘axe 800 jobs’

Hundreds of jobs and scores of pubs are to be shut down by Greene King after the 10pm coronavirus curfew and lockdown decimated custom  The company – wh... read more

Xbox fans left disappointed by Klarna, Smyths Toys and GAME error

Gamers left in the dark for nearly two weeks after they tried to pre-order the new Microsoft Xbox using the ‘buy now, pay later’ service Klarna have... read more

House prices reach £250k and are up 7.3% in a year, says Halifax

The average home now costs nearly a quarter of a million pounds with mortgage approvals hitting their highest level since the financial crisis erupted.  Rising... read more

Premier Oil rescue by rival Chrysaor wipes out investors

Premier Oil rescue wipes out shareholders: Chrysaor merger wipes out £2.3bn debt mountain but Premier investors are left with just 5% of new company By Matt Ol... read more

G4S suitor in fresh attack on security firm’s board

G4S suitor in fresh attack on security firm’s board, as it attempts to woo shareholders By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:12 BST, 6 October... read more

Co-op Bank loses fifth boss in nine years as Andrew Bester quits

Co-op Bank loses fifth boss in nine years: Andrew Bester quits suddenly in the middle of a turnaround plan By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:12 BST... read more

FCA bans sale of cryptocurrency derivatives to retail investors

The City watchdog has announced a crackdown on the sale of financial products linked to cryptocurrencies after it concluded that they can put small investors at... read more

Watches of Switzerland’s high sales in America help offset losses from tourism

Watches of Switzerland’s shares surge as strong American demand for brands like Rolex and Tag Heuer more than offsets fall in international tourism Watche... read more

Venezuelan president Maduro wins fight with Bank of England

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro wins fight with Bank of England in his battle to gain access to £800m of disputed gold in its vaults By Daily Mail City &am... read more

GCG International Review – Can They Fulfill your Trading Needs?

Everyone is familiar with the trading market, even if they don’t understand how it works. After all, who hasn’t heard of the forex market or the stock marke... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Curtain falls on the movies

ALEX BRUMMER: As Cineworld temporarily closes its doors, there needs to be recognition that the days of large scale cinema-going may be over As an entertainment... read more