Hints and tips:
...Pearson’s chair, Omid Kordestani, said: “With Pearson on firm foundations and with a trajectory for growth, Andy feels now is the right time to hand the reins to a successor.”...
...Shares in Pearson fell 3 per cent in early trading....
...Pearson: Shares in the London-listed education group rose 1.2 per cent as it raised its profit guidance after reporting strong growth in its assessment and qualifications business....
...Big share price moves in Europe today include UK-based education company Pearson, British housebuilder Bellway and Swiss insurer Baloise: Pearson: The digital education company was the biggest faller on...
...Big share price moves in Europe today include UK-based construction engineering company Keller Group, car manufacturer Volvo, and education company Pearson....
...Pearson: Education company Pearson was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100 after it announced a plan to embed generative artificial intelligence across its product portfolio to “enhance the teaching and learning...
...Former Citigroup dealmaker Mark Shafir is joining Declan Kelly’s new advisory firm Consello as a managing partner. Serena Williams, the retired tennis star, is also joining as a senior adviser....
...Meanwhile, Cevian also has a live campaign at insurer Aviva and at education company, Pearson. Elsewhere in the FTSE 100, Dan Loeb’s Third Point is pushing to break up oil major Royal Dutch Shell....
...He pointed to Pearson, the publisher, where Aviva started by providing the company pension scheme and then moved on to healthcare and, last October, a £600m bulk annuity deal....
...The broker argued that Stephen Kelly, Sage’s chief executive since November, is likely to use debt-funded acquisitions as a way of reviving earnings growth....
...So far about 120 people have taken the course, which uses the content and technology platforms of four Pearson companies, including the FT and Edexcel, Pearson’s awarding body....
...Keith Pearson, chairman, NHS East of England. Simon Robertson, non-executive chairman, Rolls-Royce. Peter Rubin, chairman, General Medical Council. Hugh Stevenson, former chairman, Equitas....
...American Express gained 2.2 per cent to $33.19 after Alfred Kelly, the credit card issuer’s president, said he would leave the company next year to seek an opportunity as a chief executive elsewhere....
...Edexcel is owned by Pearson, which also owns the Financial Times....
...Looking at the picture, I felt that being a senior politician might be rather nice, a thought that doesn’t cross my mind on seeing Ruth Kelly or Jacqui Smith, let alone desperate, dogged Hillary Clinton....
...Ms Kelly said the learner driver data were lost by Pearson Driving Assessments – a contractor to the Driving Standards Agency....
...Pearson argued that he and his fellow designers shared artists’ preoccupations with space, light, colour, texture and form....
...and Labour Party ChairThe Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and Secretary of State for WalesThe Rt Hon Peter Hain MP Secretary of State for TransportThe Rt Hon Ruth Kelly...
...But when BT’s Mr Pearson told the audience that soon robots would be created that were smarter than humans, he was met with guffaws of laughter....
...International Development The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP Secretary of State for Productivity, Energy and Industry The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP Secretary of State for Education and Skills The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly...
International Edition