Press Digest: British Business - Dec. 13
13/12/2021 01:21
Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the
business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- Serco Group Plc SRP.L Chief Executive Officer Rupert
Soames said there are "unintended consequences" from the growth
of environmental, social and governance standards that could
eventually force publicly quoted businesses to go private. https://bit.ly/3pQa7cF
- Fulham Shore FULH.L , the operator of the Franco Manca
and Real Greek restaurant chains, is expected to start paying
dividends at its full-year results after strong trading. https://bit.ly/3s0MnFA
The Guardian
- Paris, London and Brussels have dropped talk of a trade
war and appeared to settle a dispute over post-Brexit fishing
licences, but angry French fishers threatened to go ahead with a
pre-Christmas blockade of British goods entering Calais. https://bit.ly/3pQaq7j
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N will start training
apprentices directly on its London trading floor for the first
time next year, feeding into wider efforts to boost social
mobility across the UK's financial sector. https://bit.ly/3GGtqMa
The Telegraph
- Purplebricks Group Plc PURP.L could face a bill of as
much as 30 million pounds ($39.76 million) after it put
thousands of landlords at risk of being fined through a failure
to follow basic tenancy law. https://bit.ly/3IMCEs8
- Porsche and Jaguar Land Rover have joined the "buy now,
pay later" craze by investing in a start-up that promises to
slash the upfront cost of car repairs. https://bit.ly/3dMiwYV
Sky News
- Walmart Inc WMT.N -backed robotics and automation company
Symbotic is finalising plans for a $4.5 billion merger with
SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T special purpose acquisition
company SVF Investment Corp 3 SVFC.O . https://bit.ly/33pd1xy
($1 = 0.7545 pounds)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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