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| KOSPI | 1,974.32 | +5.13 (0.26%) |
Revival at Mothercare
Mothercare said its UK turnaround plan remains "on track" after it cut losses at its domestic business, despite falling sales.
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Top stories
Fri May 24, 2013 12:58am BST. (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies itself for a stock ...
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Occupational pension funds have won a reprieve from a European regulatory overhaul that they feared would have had disastrous consequences for scheme members in several countries as well as the companies that fund them.
United Utilities has reported a rise in its revenues and pre-tax profits - further buoying its shares after last week's bid for neighbouring water company Severn Trent pushed their price up 18 per cent.
Flybe has hit out at the owners of Gatwick, claiming the airline's decision to sell 25 take-off and landing slots at the base to easyJet for �20m was due to the airport's "discriminatory" treatment of smaller airlines.
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