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"As recently as , Argentina wrote to me and Rockhopper's chief financial officer personally threatening us with criminal prosecution, imprisonment and fines under its domestic legislation," Moody said. The disclosure was…
Read moreThe FTSE 100 group took a £19m pre-tax profit in the six months to the end of September, recovering from its £48m loss at the same time last year, as its revenue grew six per cent to £1.1bn. Shares in the group gained…
Read moreAhead of his report’s publication, Milburn said young people should no longer claim benefits as he argued that the welfare system should focus on employment investment, mental health support and helping people build a…
Read moreThe London-listed travel retailer posted a £76m pre-tax profit in the year to the end August, 28 per cent lower than last year. After multiple profit warnings earlier this year the group had cut its target to £75m…
Read moreAnglian will face increased monitoring of its governance arrangements because of the controversial payments. Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, said she wanted to "close loopholes" so that "failure doesn't pay".…
Read moreThe London-listed bank announced on Thursday that it had launched a formal sale process as part of a wider strategic review aimed at accelerating growth and maximising returns for shareholders. Metro Bank has appointed…
Read moreThe company’s directors are weighing the future of its billionaire founder following reports that Huang had a relationship with a female Nvidia executive who reported directly to him, according to the New York Times. The…
Read moreThe UK economy grew by 0.7 per cent between July and September, official data has shown, as spending held up in the face of a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. The Office for National Statistics said GDP…
Read moreEnded my sentence with a dot dot dot. Might as well have rolled my eyes. Within days, however, World Triathlon had announced that it was admitting Hyrox into its federation, and hence into the wider Olympic family, if…
Read moreUK economic growth sped up from 0.5 to 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of this year, the Office for National Statistics revealed this morning, as the AI boom lifted the country’s services sector. Stick with us for all…
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