Amazon Prime Day sales reach record high thanks to discount-hungry shoppers July 19, 2024 Amazon Prime Day hit record heights thanks to discount-hungry shoppers as sales passed £14.2bn during the two-day shopping event, according to new figures.
EP: 284 Newbury & Market Rasen July 19, 2024 The Weatherbys Super Sprint over 5 furlongs for 2-year-olds is worth a quarter of a million pounds in prize money and it takes place at Newbury on Saturday afternoon, alongside the 6 furlong Group 3 Hackwood Stakes. The jumps meeting at Market Rasen also features on ITV where they run the annual Summer Plate Chase [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown extends deadline for £5.4bn private equity takeover July 19, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown has extended a deadline for its potential £5.4bn takeover by a consortium of private equity bidders today, as it looks set to become the latest London firm to shift into private hands this year.
Ofcom stomps out inflation-linked price rises for phone and broadband contracts July 19, 2024 Telecoms regulator Ofcom has expressed concern that the old practice left customers dealing with financial uncertainty.
Segro sells £275m warehouse portfolio as it eyes ‘new investment opportunities’ July 19, 2024 The London-listed warehouse giant Segro has sold a group of retail spaces worth more than €327m (£275m) as it eyes “new investment opportunities”. The sale includes four warehouses, two located in Milan and two in Rome, which Segro said it had developed for “some of our largest clients” to support their expansion plans. The warehouses [...]
Nationwide’s £2.9bn swoop on Virgin Money gets go-ahead from CMA July 19, 2024 A tie-up between Nationwide and Virgin Money has got the greenlight from the competition watchdog today, paving the way for the £2.9bn deal to close in the final quarter of this year.
Consumer confidence hit highest level in three years July 19, 2024 Consumer confidence has risen to its highest level in three years in a tentative sign that the economy is leaving the cost-of-living crisis behind, new data from Deloitte shows. In its latest quarterly Consumer Tracker survey, Deloitte found that sentiment grew by 6.8 per cent year on year, boosted by a significant improvement in sentiment [...]
Pitch’s Adidas Academy is driving more women into golf July 19, 2024 Pitch’s Adidas Academy, led by Jess Ormrod, offers an inclusive space, breaking stereotypes and opening networking doors for female golfers
Ethereum ETF potential launch on 23 July sparks excitement July 19, 2024 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set a timeline for the launch of Ethereum ETFs.
FTSE 100 today: Blue-chip poised to end two-week winning streak amid global uncertainty July 19, 2024 Asian markets drop with Wall Street; oil prices fall; Japan inflation rises; Netflix exceeds subscriber targets; UK retail sales data next.
