Express Digest is a giant collection of the best News
and interesting links on the web!

All posts in: Business & Finance

HSBC eyes victory in battle to keep its Asian business as top investor Ping An looks to cut stake

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 16 May 2024 Stake: The Chinese insurance group Ping An has an 8% holding in HSBC The biggest share... read more

David Beckham teams up with Hugo Boss to design menswear collections

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 16 May 2024 Former England footballer David Beckham has teamed up with Hugo Boss to design its clo... read more

BT proves investors wrong as shares soar 17% in boost for new boss

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 May 2024 BT shares made their biggest gains in almost a quarter of a century in a major boost for its new boss. Unveil... read more

Future shares jump after publisher declares £45m share buyback

The Country Life publisher was founded by TED Talks curator Chris Anderson   Future’s pre-tax profits slumped by 30% in the six months ending March By H... read more

Superdrug unveils plans to open 25 new stores this year – is your town on the list?

Some Superdrug stores will also get a refit, while others will be extended   By Jane Denton Updated: 15:36 BST, 16 May 2024 Superdrug has announced plans to o... read more

Ambrosia owner Premier Foods profits boosted by promotional pricing and ice cream demand

Premier Foods reported its adjusted pre-tax profits grew by 15.1% to £157.9m The firm’s headline turnover increased by the same percentage to £1.12bn By... read more

City watchdog charges Lauren Goodger and TOWIE and Love Island stars for promoting risky investments

TOWIE’s Lauren Goodger and Love Island’s Biggs Chris are among those accused The reality TV stars could face up to two years’ imprisonment if convicted By... read more

BT Group ups dividend despite losing almost half-a-million broadband customers

BT lost 491,000 Openreach customers in the 12 months ending March  Yet it plans to hand investors a final dividend of 5.69 pence per share By Harry Wise Update... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: BT to boost free cash flow; EasyJet CEO to exit; United Utilities profits slump

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:50 BST, 16 May 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BT Group, EasyJ... read more

David Cameron’s mother-in-Law quits luxury furniture firm OKA after US expansion row

By Alex Brummer Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 May 2024 Annabel Astor, the mother-in-law of Foreign Secretary David Cameron, is about to resign from OKA, the luxury fur... read more

Electric car quotas risk creating ‘volatility and disruption’ in the market, warns Vertu boss

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 May 2024 Green drive: Under the zero-emission vehicle mandate, car makers must increase the proportion of electri... read more

British tech firm Raspberry Pi eyes £500m London float in much-needed boost for the City

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 May 2024 British tech firm Raspberry Pi has said it will list on the London stock exchange in a much-needed boost for ... read more

Anglo to sell coking coal arm for £4.75bn in bid to convince investors shake-up is working

By Alex Brummer and Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 May 2024 Quick sale: Anglo American wants to offload its coking coal business for £4.75bn Anglo Ameri... read more

Tui Group losses narrow thanks to record second quarter

Tui’s pre-tax losses declined by 37.9% to €403.1m in the six months to March Over the latter three months of the period, Tui’s revenue hit a reco... read more

Vertu Motors scores record sales of almost £5bn

The Gateshead-based dealership chain owns the Bristol Street Motors brand Recent acquisitions contributed around £450m to the group’s turnover By Harry W... read more

Golden Virginia owner Imperial Brands bolstered by higher tobacco prices

Imperial said net revenues rose by 2.8% in the six months ending March Tobacco prices expanded by 8.6%, offsetting a 6.3% drop in volumes  By Harry Wise Update... read more

Pay monthly insurance most popular as customers try to dodge big bills – even though they pay more overall

Britons are turning away from yearly insurance payments in a bid to save money Almost three-quarters of consumers pay monthly for at least one insurance deal  ... read more

France urges men to ‘drive like a woman’ as part of new road safety campaign to reduce number of deaths on the road

Slogan ‘conduisez comme une femme’ being used by a French road safety group Men in France responsible for 84% of fatal crashes; 93% of drink-driving... read more

The new 5.05% limited access account that savers are rushing to open – SYLVIA MORRIS

By Sylvia Morris Updated: 22:58 BST, 14 May 2024 Together, we Britons hold more than £900billion in easy access accounts, ideal for dipping into when we need t... read more

Tesco boss pockets £10m in biggest ever pay deal at a UK supermarket

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:26 BST, 14 May 2024 Tesco’s chief executive took home record-breaking pay of nearly £10million last year – the largest ear... read more

ANOTHER UK tech star is bought by US private equity: KKR snaps up IQGeo in £333m deal

By Mark Shapland Updated: 22:24 BST, 14 May 2024 IQGeo Group has agreed to be bought for £333m by KKR A leading British satellite software company has been bou... read more

Axe stamp duty on British shares, says Flutter boss as the gambling giant heads for the US

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:23 BST, 14 May 2024 Flutter’s boss – who is moving the company’s main stock market listing to New York – said axing stamp... read more

Royal Mail’s future hanging in the balance as bid deadline closes in for Czech tycoon

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:22 BST, 14 May 2024 Daniel Kretinsky – known as the Czech Sphinx – has until 5pm today to walk away or make a bid for Royal M... read more

Why 16 to 24-year-olds are putting their parents to shame when it comes to saving

By Lucy Evans Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 May 2024 Those aged 16-to-24 are the most savings-savvy age group, with 85 per cent having a savings account. Only four in ... read more