Prisoners of The Ghostland – more Nicolas Cage madness September 15, 2021 The poster for Prisoners of The Ghostland features a surprising quote – not from a critic or an enthusiastic viewer, but from the star Nicolas Cage himself, who calls it “The Wildest Movie I’ve Ever Made”. When you consider some of the offbeat choices the Oscar winner has made, that’s a powerful claim. He plays [...]
Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge locks eyes on $150m IPO pay out September 15, 2021 Universal Music’s stock market debut next week it set to land its boss Lucian Grainge an around $150m pay out, while he also cashes in on his Tencent investment. The British record label mogul, who nearly died of Covid-19 last year, is to receive the $150m through a “transaction bonus”, if the listing secures a [...]
John Lewis to recruit 7,000 Christmas jobs September 15, 2021 John Lewis is recruiting more than 7,000 temporary roles across the UK in the run up to Christmas. The retailer is looking to hire 2,000 more workers than last year to meet increased demand. The hiring spree comes as retail bosses have expressed concern about the long-term impact of ongoing supply chain disruption including labour [...]
Car dealer Pendragon beats profit expectations despite lockdowns September 15, 2021 Car dealer Pendragon said it had beaten its first half profit expectations despite the lockdowns that were in effect for much of January and February. The London-listed firm posted profit of £35.1m, up from a loss of £31m last year. It also reported a 49 per cent hike in revenue to £1.8bn, up from £1.2bn [...]
UK inflation soars to 3.2 per cent in record jump September 15, 2021 Inflation rose at the fastest rate since records began last month, new data showed today, though economists warned the jump was likely to be temporary. The Consumer Prices Index rose 3.2 per cent in August, up from 2.0 per cent in July, the single biggest one-month jump since the ONS began publishing the data in [...]
Darktrace hikes revenue forecasts after punchy start to listed life September 15, 2021 Cybersecurity firm Darktrace this morning hiked its revenue forecasts for 2022 as it made a strong start to life as a listed company. The company said that it expected revenue growth of 35 to 37 per cent next financial year, the second time in recent months that it has upped its predictions. The confident outlook [...]
Fever-Tree doubles European sales in H1 2021 September 15, 2021 Fever-Tree has published a strong set of financials for the first half of the year with the company’s European revenue growing by 102 per cent. Total revenue surged by 36 per cent to £141.8m in H1 2021, up from £104.2m in 2020. The European market saw the strongest growth with intake doubling from £20.5m to [...]
Tullow Oil back in black in first half September 15, 2021 Tullow Oil today swung back into profit for the first half of the year and upped its production targets as it looked to get back on a surer footing after several challenging years. The firm booked a profit of $93m for the first six months, having posted a whopping $1.3bn loss in the same period [...]
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group reports mediocre interim results September 15, 2021 The Restaurant Group has reported lacklustre results for the first half of the year with a statutory loss before tax of £58.8m. Total sales stood at £216.8m, a 4.5 per cent drop compared to the same period in 2020. The company made a modest recovery when it came to EBITDA which jumped from a loss [...]
Apple shares unmoved by release of new iPhone 13 September 15, 2021 Apple unveiled its fresh iPhone models last night, which mirror last year’s editions and left its share price unmoved. The technology giant’s shares dipped 0.96 per cent to 148.12 cents a share by market close yesterday. It’s share price closed at 149.55 cents a share the day prior to the release. Similar to last year’s [...]
