Possibly the world’s best business decision this year
Hal Robson-Kanu will return from Euro 2016 to a host of offers from clubs in the Premier League and on the continent. The 27-year-old, whose goal against Belgium on Friday has inspired comparisons with...
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Philip Green, who together with other investors collected more than £580m in dividends, rent and interest payments from BHS during his 15 years in charge of the retailer, He didn’t you know. His wife...
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Elon Musk declares on Twitter that he has a ‘top secret Tesla masterplan’ Wonder if it involves turning a profit?
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“Sir Philip Green’s family accrued incredible wealth during the early, profitable years of BHS ownership,” the report states. “Over the duration of their tenure, significantly more money left the...
View ArticleHave they actually got this right about BHS?
From the report: BHS, which was founded in 1928, was bought by Sir Philip Green in 2000. It became part of the Taveta group, which is ultimately controlled by Lady Green, in 2009. I thought it was...
View ArticleMr Chakraborrty really doesn’t get it
Staffing Shirebrook alone was worth £50m a year to these two companies, estimate the MPs. Some people were making a lot of money from the degradation of others. Err, no, not really. The vast majority...
View ArticleNot really Frank, no, not really
Much of the Green family’s enormous wealth was built up during the early years of Green’s stewardship of BHS. Umm, Tina had substantial funds already. And it was Arcadia, not BHS, that provided the...
View ArticleWhy wouldn’t this work?
Found cryptocurrency Get it listed Trade founders stock for something else (BTC?) Sell BTC Go home. Umm, yes, but why wouldn’t it work?
View ArticleSo I wonder which union this is?
I have been a lefty for as long as I have understood about politics and was delighted when I got a job at a trade union, helping out in the membership department. It was a chance for me to join the...
View ArticleCue lefty shouting
The boss of Go-Ahead has hit back at criticism of the transport giant after the co-owner of the company behind crisis-hit Southern Rail sparked anger for posting a surge in profits to almost £100m....
View ArticleI have absolutely no information on this
But when we do get it all I think it’s going to be an interesting story. The company offices of Bernie Ecclestone’s son-in-law have been raided by police investigating a multi-million pound fraud....
View ArticleBut of course it’s all Sir Phil’s fault, isn’t it?
Britain’s generous defined benefit pensions have plumbed further depths during August, reaching another record-breaking deficit of £459.4bn as the scramble for bond assets and the interest rate cut...
View ArticleErr, no, not really
For example, the cost of a cup of Lavazza coffee on Ryanair is the equivalent of £2.55 when converted from euros. But if you purchased the same coffee at supermarkets, available in 100g tins for £3,...
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Of the roughly 60 endeavors started or promoted by Mr. Trump during the period analyzed, The Times found few that went off without a hitch. One-third of them either never got off the ground or soon...
View ArticleTeachers want to be professionals – so why complain about professional hours?
Teachers in England work longer hours than almost anywhere else in the world, according to new analysis. The study found secondary school teachers work an average of 48.2 hours per week, with one in...
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Sterling falls again against the euro and the dollar FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 equity indexes rise, near record highs The connection being that 75% of FTSE100 revenues are not in sterling……
View ArticleIt was only a very little bribe…..
The CBI on Saturday arrested central council of homeopathy (CCH) president Ramjee Singh and one Harishankar Jha on charges of accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe in return for a favourable inspection report...
View ArticleThis surprises everyone how?
Bribery a way of life for companies operating in emerging markets His study identified no particular sectors or executives from certain countries as being more likely to indulge in corruption, and said...
View ArticleI think Mr. Typhoo can fuck off here, can’t he?
The great Brexit cuppa calamity: UK boss of Typhoo Tea warns of the ‘disastrous’ impact of Leave vote – as the price of imports leaps by a scalding 50% A price rise might well be reasonable. However....
View ArticleThis was a bit hopeful wasn’t it?
A leaked document shows that Goldman was in talks with Powa about possibly helping it to raise money through a private placement on the back of what Powa hoped was a transformative deal in China. In...
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