Mission rebuffs ‘opportunistic’ £27m takeover bid from Social Chain owner Brave Bison May 13, 2024 Mission Group has rebuffed a takeover proposal from fellow AIM resident and digital advertising company Brave Bison, which acquired Steven Bartlett-founded Social Chain last year.
Shakespeare’s Globe back in black after successful summer and demand for £5 tickets May 9, 2024 A "particularly successful" summer season and its popular £5 ticket helped Shakespeare's Globe achieved a surplus for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Severn Trent shares rise after firm announces plans to invest nearly £13bn in bid to cut leaks and storm overflows September 29, 2023 Severn Trent is planning to invest £12.9bn between 2025 and 2030 as the water company seeks to set an example to a tarnished industry.
UK narrowly avoids recession as penny pinching Brits help GDP grow 0.1 per cent March 31, 2023 The UK was not formally in a dreaded recession between October and December, with UK GDP increasing slightly by 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the economy marginally improved from an initial estimate of “no growth”. [...]
Investors take risk off approach to open busy data and rates week December 12, 2022 Investors ditched risky assets yesterday ahead of a bumper week of global economic announcements before the Christmas break, weighing on London’s FTSE 100. The capital’s premier index shed 0.41 per cent to close at 7,445.97 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell [...]
Isle of Man’s Outlier Rum holds ‘not-so-tropical island’ takeover in Islington bar September 27, 2023 The Isle of Man may not be the first island that comes to mind when you think of rum, but local entrepreneurs Rick Dacey and Ian Warborn-Jones are breaking the “perception” that the liqueur is only produced in tropical climates. Outlier Distilling Company is based out of an old milking shed at Ballakelly Farm in [...]
Superdry: Losses widen, CFO quits and boss admits a ‘difficult’ period January 26, 2024 Embattled retailer Superdry posted further losses in its half year update, blaming a challenging retail market and underperformance of its wholesale segment.
Gatwick: Britain’s second-busiest airport boosted by new airlines and station revamp March 21, 2024 The international hub near Crawley, West Sussex, said it had returned to traffic levels of 94 per cent of what it was in 2019 - in July and October.
Check mate as World Chess valued at £41.7m on London Stock Exchange debut April 6, 2023 World Chess has landed on the London Stock Exchange in a move that has priced the gaming and promotion company at £41.7m. The freshly-listed firm, which organises chess championships in both the US and UK, reaffirmed its strong cash position as it made its debut in the market revealing that half year revenue in 2022 [...]
‘Even luxury is subject to constraints’: Global prime rental growth slows August 19, 2024 After record growth in the past two years, global prime rents have cooled down to long-term levels as supply constraints start to ease and renters hit their price ceilings, according to new data. Average annual rental growth was 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June 2024, down from 7.4 per [...]