6 h. ago This is Scotland's worst roundabout where drivers suffer the most stress

The junction was the only Scottish entry in a list of the most stressful roundabouts in the UK outside of London

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36 h. ago Engineering pioneer Ricardo joins exodus from London stock market with £281m sale

The company was formed as Engine Patents Limited by Sir Harry Ricardo during the First World War in February 1915.

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56 h. ago UK listing rules not to blame for firms fleeing London stock market, regulator says

UK listing rules not to blame for firms fleeing London stock market, regulator says  Reuters

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60 h. ago Bellway upgrades housebuilding forecast after ‘robust’ spring trading

The London-listed company told shareholders it has seen ‘good levels of customer demand and improved affordability’.

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2 d. ago Original Alice Cooper Group Members Set to Take Part in Special London Listening Party for Upcoming Reunion Album

Original Alice Cooper Group Members Set to Take Part in Special London Listening Party for Upcoming Reunion Album  American Songwriter

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3 d. ago ‘I watched Bob Dylan play tennis with three of the Beatles’: how we made the Isle of Wight festival

‘It’s a myth that Jimi Hendrix played while the stage was on fire. It was a firework’In 1968, when I was 22, my older brother Ronnie got a job as a fundraiser for a swimming pool on the island. I’d done a concert for CND [the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament], so we started talking about doing some sort of festival to raise the money. My younger brother Bill suggested it had to be pop. An agency in London gave Ronnie a list of acts including the Pretty Things, the Move, Fairport Convention, Tyrannosaurus Rex and an American act, Jefferson Airplane. We only had a £750 investment from the Isle of Wight Indoor Swimming Pool Association, but after a friend lent us his £1,000 army pay-off, we managed to book all those bands, sell 10,000 tickets and break even. In the interim, the pool association pulled out because it didn’t like the publicity about hippies, drugs and sex, but they allowed us to use their investment and we were able to pay them back. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Takeover fever grips City as three UK firms receive US offers

Alphawave, Oxford Ionics and Spectris targeted as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerableBusiness live – latest updatesAmerican investors are poised to snap up three companies listed on the London Stock Exchange for a combined value of more than £5bn, as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerable to takeovers.Alphawave, which is one of the few semiconductor companies listed in the UK, received an offer worth 183p a share from the US rival Qualcomm and on Monday the British company’s board recommended the deal to shareholders after months of talks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A Luxe Midcentury Duplex in London’s Mayfair Just Listed for $25 Million

A Luxe Midcentury Duplex in London’s Mayfair Just Listed for $25 Million  Robb Report

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3 d. ago UK chip designer Alphawave agrees to $2.4bn takeover by US rival Qualcomm

Offer to buy the British-listed company is latest blow to the London Stock ExchangeBusiness live – latest updatesThe British chip designer Alphawave has agreed to a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) takeover by its US rival Qualcomm, the latest loss to the London Stock Exchange as it struggles to hang on to large technology companies.Alphawave, which is one of the few semiconductor companies listed in the UK, received an offer worth 183p a share and on Monday its board recommended the deal to shareholders after months of talks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kylie Minogue: Pop icon joins the UK’s prestigious ‘21 Club’

Kylie’s latest sell out shows have seen her join the same club as Prince and Michael Bublé

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6 d. ago Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York

Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York  The Times

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6 d. ago London’s Fintech Woes Spread as Wise Shifts Main Listing to US

London’s Fintech Woes Spread as Wise Shifts Main Listing to US  Bloomberg

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7 d. ago UK Market Exodus: Companies that have moved away from a London listing

UK Market Exodus: Companies that have moved away from a London listing  Reuters

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7 d. ago London Faces More Setbacks in a ‘Grueling Fight’ for Listings

London Faces More Setbacks in a ‘Grueling Fight’ for Listings  Bloomberg

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7 d. ago Fintech giant Wise plans to shift main listing to New York as London sheds innovative companies

Fintech giant Wise plans to shift main listing to New York as London sheds innovative companies  Fortune

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7 d. ago Eurozone interest rate cut expected; Tesla’s UK sales fall by a third – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStock exchange dealt another blow as £12bn fintech ditches main London listingUK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO, including changes to the much criticised dispute resolutions system which can also take years to settle disputes between trading nations.Reynolds told the European Policy Centre security conference in Brussels:“We do recognise that reforming and repositioning the WTO so that it can respond more effectively to the challenges of today is the only way to safeguard long term stability and growth tomorrow.“Our eyes are fixed on greater flexibility in decision making, greater openness in the east of plurilaterals and building a fully functioning dispute settlement system,”“the trees that survive the storms aren’t the tallest. They’re the ones whose roots are intertwined with their lives.“Just in the past two days, during the OECD trade ministerial [summit] the message was clear a...

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7 d. ago FTSE 100 Live: London’s Struggling Listings Market Suffers Two New Blows

FTSE 100 Live: London’s Struggling Listings Market Suffers Two New Blows  Bloomberg

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7 d. ago UK's Wise to move primary listing to US in latest blow for London

UK's Wise to move primary listing to US in latest blow for London  Reuters

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7 d. ago Stock exchange dealt another blow as £12bn fintech ditches main London listing

Stock exchange dealt another blow as £12bn fintech ditches main London listing  The Guardian

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7 d. ago Wise Plans to Shift Main Listing to US in Latest London Loss

Wise Plans to Shift Main Listing to US in Latest London Loss  Yahoo Finance

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