AIM fundraising bonanza continues in run-up to Christmas

SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM fundraising bonanza continues in run-up to Christmas By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:38 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 12:39 GMT, 11 December 2020 A flurry of fundraising activity on the small cap market showed no signs of slowing down this week as a stream of AIM-listed … Read more

Shops are to be allowed to open 24 hours in the run-up to Christmas

Shops are to be allowed to open 24 hours in the run-up to Christmas in bid to combat £900m-a-day Covid cash shortfall High Street chains including Primark will open some their stores 24 hours a day John Lewis, Next and other big High Street names will also extend trading hours  Downing Street to reveal how it … Read more

House sales to hit their highest level in a decade in run-up to Christmas

Christmas rush on properties: House sales to hit highest level in a decade before festive break as asking prices jump by another 3.5% Asking prices rose another 3.5% in October, the highest in nearly three years Zoopla expects 140,000 sales in December, the highest since December 2006  Transactions to spill over into first quarter of … Read more

Morrisons on track to hit its profit target despite a sales slip in the crucial Christmas run-up

Morrisons sales slipped in the crucial Christmas run-up but stays on track to hit profit target as it eyes more store conversions Morrisons revealed 1.7% fall in sales excluding fuel for 22 weeks to 5 January Despite this full-year profits remain on track to match forecasts Shares in the supermarket rose 2.9% to 198p following the update … Read more