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FTSE 100: London creeps into the green, Currys soars as takeover battle looks likely February 19, 2024 On the FTSE 100, Astrazeneca rose to the top of the index after its Tagrisso drug received positive clinical trial results.
Currys considers offloading Greek retail arm Kotsovolos with strategic review June 16, 2023 Currys could offer up its Greek electronics arm Kotsovolos to potential buyers, announcing a strategic review of the businesses.
Currys shares soar to 14-month high after electrical retailer raises profit guidance May 14, 2024 Electrical retailer Currys has raised its earnings guidance for the last financial year, expecting a smaller dip in profit compared to the previous year as it enjoyed a return to sales growth in 2024.
Currys gets green light for £159m sale of Greek business amid takeover saga March 8, 2024 Electrical retailer Currys has finalised a deal to sell its entire Greek business arm to Greek power generation and supply giant Public Power Corporation (PPC) for £159m.
Currys’ largest shareholder warns Elliott offer ‘highlights London equity market drain to US’ February 20, 2024 The head of Currys' largest shareholder Redwheel, a hedge fund formerly known as RWC said Elliott Advisors' proposed takeover offer of the retailer has “highlighted a wider problem with the UK equity market.”
Elliott mulls new higher offer for Currys after initial £700m bid rejected February 19, 2024 In an update this morning, the owner of Waterstones, said: “Elliott confirms that it is considering a possible cash offer for Currys.”
South Africa appear to poke fun at Tom Curry over ‘White c***’ race row October 29, 2023 The South African government appeared to poke fun at the race row involving England’s Tom Curry in the wake of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup final victory. In their semi-final win over England last week, flanker Curry accused South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi of calling him a “white c***” on the pitch. Many South African [...]
Rugby race scandal: World Rugby clears Mbonambi over Curry ‘white ***t’ claim October 26, 2023 World Rugby has said South Africa captain Bongi Mbonambi does not have a case to answer over claims he called England flanker Tom Curry a “white c**t” in last weekend’s rugby world cup semi final. Curry made the claims to the referee during the game and English authorities made a formal complaint to World Rugby earlier [...]
Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s top retail stocks this Christmas December 23, 2022 For investors looking to give their portfolios a seasonal shake-up, CityA.M. takes a look at analysts’ selections of the retail stocks to keep a close eye on in the coming weeks. Analysts at Hargreaves Lansdown chose Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s as the three retail stocks to watch this Christmas. It comes as retailers have been [...]
Rugby World Cup: Curry handed THREE week ban for red card against Argentina September 12, 2023 England back-row Tom Curry has been banned for three weeks after being shown a red card in his side’s Rugby World Cup opener against Argentina on Saturday. Curry was sent off with a yellow card in the opening minutes for a head-on-head collision in Marseille. That ban will be reduced to two weeks should the [...]