BUSINESS LIVE: Service sector on a bumper hiring spree; Record new customers flock to AJ Bell; Aviva reports highest insurance sales in a decade Hiring in consumer-facing service sector jobs rise at fastest pace since 2015 AJ Bell pre-tax half year profits up nearly 40% as customer numbers rise By This Is Money Published: 07:39 BST, … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Boohoo enjoys bumper revenue growth; ITV sees cash from adverts bounce back; Ikea launches buy-back scheme for old furniture By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 08:12 BST, 5 May 2021 | Updated: 08:13 BST, 5 May 2021 The FTSE 100 got off to a decent start this morning, rising over 0.62 per cent … Read more
Outlook is rosier says NatWest boss: Bank reports bumper profits – but money laundering scandal casts cloud over costs By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 29 April 2021 Natwest raked in bumper profits in the first three months of this year after fewer people … Read more
A combination of the new £9,000 tax-free allowance and lockdowns leaving some parents with more money has led to a spike in Junior Isa savings over the last year. DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, which runs around a third of all investment Jisas, said more had been opened and more money paid in in the … Read more
Audioboom enjoys bumper revenue growth as the number of locked-down podcaster listeners swells Revenue rose to £19.7m in the past year, which is up around a fifth from 2019 Advertiser numbers up and group managed to narrow its losses By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 17:01 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 17:01 GMT, 20 … Read more
Goldman Sachs bankers set to scoop £240k each in pay and perks after bumper year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:54 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:54 GMT, 19 January 2021 Goldman Sachs set aside almost £9.8billion in ‘compensation and benefits’ in 2020 for its 40,500 staff Goldman Sachs bankers are set … Read more
Easy tiger! Moment massive Bengal big cat tries to rip the bumper off Indian safari Jeep and even drags the 1.8 tonne vehicle backwards Huge Bengal tiger was filmed gnawing at safari car’s bumper in southern India After clamping its teeth around the bumper, it appears to pull the vehicle back Four passengers were inside … Read more
Sainsbury’s gets a £60m boost thanks to bumper Christmas sales as shares hit their highest level for nearly two years By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 7 January 2021 Sainsbury’s shares hit the highest level for nearly two years yesterday after it said roaring … Read more
B&M Bargains has doled out a 20p-a-share special dividend to shareholders as well as £30million to its boss Simon Arora after the cheap retailer enjoyed a bumper Christmas.. Arora and his family are the biggest shareholders in B&M, enabling him to pay himself £30million, in addition to a £44million dividend payout revealed two months ago. B&M will … Read more
Make space in the freezer! Families who bought a huge turkey expecting guests for Christmas dinner now face a bumper batch of leftovers amid new lockdown rules stopping households from mixing Those yet to order turkey are likely to face scramble for smaller birds and crowns Families will be best off cooking the turkey and … Read more