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...Co-founder and chief operating officer John Gallemore bought £448,000-worth of shares in joint names with his wife on the same day as the AGM....
...SELL: Ocado (OCDO) The retail and technology company’s losses widened despite sales growth, writes Christopher Akers....
...The purchase of almost £5mn of shares last week by Baker Estates, a company owned by Vistry chief executive Greg Fitzgerald and John Dunningham, is a sign that its boss also thinks there is money to be made...
...Its maker John Reidar explained that he often has to cover the vines in spring with a tight mesh to hasten the flowering. The scale is small....
...decision UK: Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey, and Office for Budget Responsibility publishes its annual fiscal risks and sustainability report US: final June PPI inflation rate data Results: Aker...
...This soundbite is actually more than 50 years old – courtesy of 1971’s Treasury Secretary, John Connally....
...This high valuation may have been part of the reason why chief executive John-Paul Savant recently decided to sell £1.3mn worth of shares....
...BUY: Moonpig (MOON) Trading settled down after a pandemic boom, but growth was still solid against pre-Covid postings, writes Christopher Akers....
...BUY: Treatt (TET) Healthy living and trends towards higher-end products are driving the company forwards, with strong revenue growth across in most categories, writes Christopher Akers....
...HOLD: Just Eat (JET) The struggling acquisition could be disposed of, as the meal delivery group also downgraded its forecasts, writes Christopher Akers....
...HOLD: Microlise (SAAS) The revenue performance was robust in the company’s maiden post-IPO results, although the shares are still below the listing price, writes Christopher Akers....
...Russia, key interest-rate decision UK, flash Q1 GDP figures UK, December trade balance data UK, December industrial production data US, February University of Michigan sentiment figures Results: Aker...
...On where Spacs are headed next: “Thousands more people are looking more carefully at Spacs than one year ago,” Harvard Law School professor John Coates told DD’s Ortenca Aliaj....
...Job moves Housebuilder Redrow named as its new chair Richard Akers, formerly of Land Securities. Akers will succeed John Tutte in September....
...● In brief: Aker Solutions raised to “equal-weight” at Morgan Stanley; Assa Abloy cut to “equal-weight” at Barclays; BCP raised to “buy” at Jefferies; Dart Group rated new “hold” at Jefferies; EDF raised...
...One of its own MEPs, Tim Aker, ran as an independent in Thurrock, Essex, following his dispute with the leadership....
...John Gapper John Gapper is the FT’s chief business commentator and an associate editor. He writes a weekly column about business trends and strategy, as well as writing leaders and other articles....
...“The Conservatives have more reason to worry,” says John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde university....
...Camilla Akers-Douglas, Shaftesbury, Dorset Bark, by Lorrie Moore It’s been 15 years since Moore’s short story collection Birds of America....
...Robert Oppenheimer, Mark Oliphant, James Chadwick and John Anderson; General Leslie Groves and Lindemann....
...Oil services companies weakened after a profit warning from Aker Solutions of Norway. John Wood Group faded 1 per cent to 797p....
...Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, the head of Operation Weeting, says she is confident her officers have met all the likely victims of the tabloid’s activities....
...“I have confidence in John Yates”, she said....
...In a highly-charged appearance before the Commons home affairs committee, Assistant Commissioner John Yates blamed Rupert Murdoch’s News International for obstructing that inquiry and his colleagues also...
...John Yates, who resigned on Monday as assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, joined the force in 1981, rising up the ranks to become head of specialist operations in 2009....
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