Cineworld has opened talks with some of Britain’s biggest commercial landlords about its plans to axe up to a quarter of its British cinema estate. Sky News understands that property owners including Landsec and Legal & General, which between them own about 30 Cineworld multiplexes, are engaged in active discussions with the company about a...
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University Viking study finds ‘plough was mightier than the sword’ – Aberdeen Business News
VIKINGS in the far north of Scotland prospered through handing in their swords and swapping raiding for farming and fishing, a new study has found. Research by a team of University of Aberdeen archaeologists has shown that despite their reputation as brutal plunderers, Viking settlers in Orkney found that ‘the plough was mightier than the...
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Britain to be fastest growing major European economy, IMF predicts
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750 business leaders call on Labour to locate Great British Energy in Aberdeen
Some of the biggest names in Scottish business have backed a campaign to bring Great British Energy to Aberdeen. Sir Ian Wood, Martin Gilbert and Douglas Craig are among 750 business leaders who have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling on his government to headquarter a new state-owned energy company...
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Labour is about to crush what’s left of Britain’s economy
Likewise, Amazon has made next day delivery of just about anything you can think of completely standard, creating vast wealth in the process. It might be worth pausing to consider what the entrepreneurs behind those successes had got right, but instead Labour’s allies just want to destroy them. Finally, while we may not always commercialise...
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Don’t see change in UK strategy: Tata Steel Chairman N Chandrasekaran
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Steel 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 15 2024 | 10:26 PM IST There has been no change in Tata Steel’s strategy on operations in the United Kingdom (UK), company Chairman N Chandrasekaran has told shareholders. The statement comes amid growing concern about the restructuring plan in the...
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750 business leaders call on Labour to locate Great British Energy in Aberdeen – Aberdeen Business News
RENOWNED Scottish business figures have endorsed a movement to establish Great British Energy in Aberdeen. Leaders such as Sir Ian Wood, Martin Gilbert, and Douglas Craig are among the 750 business moguls who have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, urging his government to establish a new state-owned energy company in...
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British Gas owner Centrica in talks to find new chairman
The FTSE-100 owner of British Gas, the UK’s biggest domestic energy supplier, is in talks to recruit its next chairman. Sky News has learnt that Centrica, which has a market value of about £7.3bn, is working with headhunters to identify a successor to Scott Wheway. City sources said that Lygon Group, the search firm, was...
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Why was former media magnate Conrad Black removed from Britain’s House of Lords? Take our business and investing news quiz
Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making the headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know. This week: MTY Food Group reported its second-quarter profit fell 10 per cent compared...
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SailGP announces 2024/2025 Season calendar – Marine Business News
Racing full-circle around the globe, SailGP’s fifth season will feature a host of new teams and locations, as well as the return of fan-favourite venues. It all gets underway November 2024. SailGP, the most exciting racing on water, has today unveiled its 2024/2025 Season calendar, featuring new events in Brazil, Germany, Switzerland and Auckland, as...
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UK is top destination in Europe for tech sector venture capital investment
The GDP figures were not the only encouraging piece of news to cross the desk of Rachel Reeves, the new chancellor, on Thursday. There was also news that the UK has retained its crown as the number one destination in Europe for investment by venture capital in the tech sector. Money latest: People with coeliac...
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Scottish Businesses secure nearly One-Fifth of UK Spinout Deals – Scottish Business News
Scotland accounted for almost one-fifth of all UK equity deals involving university spinouts in 2023, according to new figures from the British Business Bank. Published today, the Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker also places two of Scotland’s leading universities among the UK’s top five for spinout deal activity. A total of 12 deals in 2023...