Property developers used buyers as cash machines to boost profits, while leaving them with homes they are unable to sell or remortage. That's according to a new report that looked into how builders used controversial leasehold sales to get extra cash out of buyers for years to come. And it's high time an official investigation […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares held to tight ranges on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting, but were broadly supported near 6-1/2-month highs on expectations the U.S. central bank might strike a dovish tone, while fresh Brexit worries weighed on the pound. European shares were expected to open slightly lower, with financial spread-betters […]
Revenue at petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen jumped 41pc to €2bn last year, according to annual results from the group. The group’s gross profit increased by 55pc over the same period to €282.3m, while adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation increased by 46pc to €58.1m in the 12 months to 31 December 2018. Excluding […]
As President Trump delivered his inaugural address in 2017, a slight woman with feathered gray hair sat listening, bundled in a hooded white parka in a fenced-off V.I.P. section. Her name was Rosemary T. Vrablic. She was a managing director at Deutsche Bank and one of the reasons Mr. Trump had just taken the oath […]
Anyone with a sweet tooth might do any number of things for a taste of chocolate. Looting protected archaeological sites probably should not be one of them. That apparently was not so obvious to the British candy maker Cadbury. The company recently marketed its Freddo Treasures chocolates with an advertising campaign that urged consumers to […]
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled ahead on Monday while bonds were in demand globally on mounting speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will sound decidedly dovish at its policy meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei .N225 advanced 0.59 percent, and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.6 percent. Shanghai blue chips .CSI300 […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept ahead on Monday while bonds were in demand globally on speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will sound decidedly dovish at its policy meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei led the way with a rise of 0.7 percent, and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 […]
(Reuters) – U.S. casino operators Eldorado Resorts Inc and Caesars Entertainment Corp are in the early stages of exploring a merger, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The deal talks come after Caesars agreed this month to give billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who has been pushing the company to sell itself, three board […]
Fast food group Eddie Rocket’s plans to bring its outlets to Galway, Cork and Limerick cities as part of its domestic expansion, its newly-appointed managing director has said. The company has 51 outlets, including one in Germany, but intends to add more both in Ireland and abroad. Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Adrian Crean said […]