Thomas Cook shed a quarter of its stock market value on Tuesday after its third profit warning of the year caused shares to plunge.
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Topps Tiles to stockpile products in case of Brexit disruption
Topps Tiles is stockpiling key products ahead of the UK’s exit from the European Union as it prepares for possible supply disruption.
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Greggs shares surge after chain dishes up profit cheer
Shares in Greggs soared after the bakery chain upped its full-year profit outlook thanks to a rise in sales following strong autumn tra..
Brexit deal ‘could cut UK growth by 5.5%’ by 2030
The PM’s Brexit deal could leave the economy as much as 5.5% smaller in a decade’s time than it would be if the UK stayed in the EU.
Pets at Home earmarks 30 vet practices for possible closure
Pets at Home has earmarked around 30 vet practices for possible closure as part of an overhaul and warned over full-year results after ..
Thomas Cook warns of £30m hit to profits after heatwave
Thomas Cook has warned of a £30 million hit to profits in an unscheduled announcement after the heatwave affected demand for its holidays
Shareholder launches £608m takeover bid for Faroe Petroleum
Shares in Faroe Petroleum soared more than 25% after its largest shareholder launched a £608 million takeover bid for the company.
GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America
General Motors will lay off 14,700 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs.
WPP to merge key advertising agencies
WPP shares were on the rise on Monday after the advertising giant said that it is to merge its Wunderman and J Walter Thompson agencies.
Big names from science in the running for new face of £50 note
Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace and Rosalind Franklin have all made an initial list of nominations to be the new face of the £50 note.
Quarter of UK pubs closed since 2008
One in every four UK pubs has closed in the past 10 years, official data has revealed, but the industry is holding up in terms of income
Promising entrepreneurs win over £20K at University competition to kick start their businesses
A budding entrepreneur has won £8,000 to help grow her business after impressing judges at the University of Hertfordshire’s annual start-up business awards, flare.
Mitsubishi Motors sacks Carlos Ghosn
The board of Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors, which is allied with Renault and Nissan, has voted to dismiss Carlos Ghosn as its chairman
Mortgages approved by high street banks increase in October
The number of mortgages approved by high street banks rose in October from a four-month low in September, but economists said the incre..
UK SME business confidence down almost 20% on 2017
As Brexit looms closer, nearly a third of UK small and medium-sized businesses have considered leaving the UK to better their chances of success
