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Sports Direct owner launches €2 billion takeover bid for Hugo Boss
The UK retail giant has a current market value of around £3.45 billion
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UK retail bosses warn government taxes ‘making it harder to hire young people’
The government drafted in former Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland to help get more young people into work
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Government policy pricing out firms from hiring young people, retail bosses warn
Official figures show that the number of young people neither working nor learning has jumped beyond one million for the first time since 2013.
Australia’s Sigma confirms talks over Boots takeover
It followed reports the Weston family is also holding discussions over a possible £7.5 billion deal.
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New BP boss overhauls structure to simplify operations
BP said it will be reorganised into two business divisions – upstream and downstream – from the start of July.
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Pret ‘encouraged’ by start to 2026 despite pressure on customer finances
The high street chain said it has been buoyed by new openings, with the group expanding into more transport hubs and roadside locations.
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Growth to slow and unemployment to jump to two million, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry warned that around 200,000 more Britons were on track to become unemployed.
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Two million set to be unemployed as growth falters in UK economy
The Middle East conflict is a key factor in the negative forecast
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FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford and investment platform
It comes after the financial regulator provisionally fined Mr Woodford and banned him as a fund manager last year.
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‘Don’t regulate flexible work out of existence’, retail industry warns
Last week, ministers laid out details for proposals which could ensure guaranteed hours for workers.
Tate & Lyle: Why are so many UK firms being taken over?
The board of Tate & Lyle have backed the move by a US competitor to take it into private hands.
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