Owner of Canary Wharf in £1.6bn talks to sell one of Britain’s oldest port companies

Owner of Canary Wharf in £1.6bn talks to sell one of Britain’s oldest port companies Brookfield looking to run a ‘strategic review’ of PD Ports  PD Ports owns 13 UK shipping terminals, including those at Hull and Felixstowe By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:10 … Read more

Make BP quit Russia, Lib Dem peer Lord Teverson urges Bank boss Carney

Make BP quit Russia, Lib Dem peer Lord Teverson urges Bank boss Carney Lord Teverson is concerned about BP’s £9.8bn stake in oil and gas giant Rosneft  Tensions between Rosneft and US could damage BP’s ability to pay dividends  BP dividends are relied upon by major pension funds By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On … Read more

Foxtons sees another fall in house sales while tenant fees ban eats into rental revenues

Estate agent Foxtons blames Brexit for lower house sales last year as the tenant fees ban eats into income sending profits down a third Foxtons’ revenues from house sales fell 10% to £32m; lettings down 2% to £65m Adjusted core profit for 2019 fell 32 per cent to £2.5million  ‘Early signs’ of improvement so far, … Read more

Record-breaking bra sales give M&S a welcome lift

Record-breaking bra sales give M&S a welcome lift as it captures 37.5% of the market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 Marks & Spencer has launched a digital bra-fitting tool to boost sales of its bestselling product. The ailing retailer has … Read more

FTSE LIVE: Shares sink further as coronavirus rocks markets

FTSE CLOSE: Shares rise for first time this week as coronavirus still worries markets; Restaurant Group to shut up to 90 outlets; Diageo warns on earnings By This Is Money Published: 08:10 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 17:25 GMT, 26 February 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 24.59 points at 7042.47 and the pound … Read more

Drinks giant Diageo warns it is on course to take a £200m hit from the coronavirus fallout

Drinks giant Diageo warns it’s on course to take a £200m hit from the coronavirus fallout amid bar and restaurant closures FTSE 100 listed group’s share price fell over 4% in early morning trading  Annual profits and sales expected to take a hit from virus fallout, group warns   By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 09:27 … Read more

Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online

Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs as a response to the growing prevalence of customers interacting with the firm … Read more