(Reuters) – Britain’s largest supermarket Tesco on Monday said it will create an additional 16,000 permanent jobs to support the exceptional growth in its online business and may even increase the number of roles as the...
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Israeli shipper Zim exploring IPO on foreign exchange, Globes reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli shipping company Zim is considering an initial public offering on a foreign exchange, Israeli news website Globes reported on Monday. A Zim spokesman said the company was not commenting. Two options...
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UK denies it plans to drop tax on digital giants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance ministry denied a report that it planned to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook and Google. Britain introduced the digital services tax in April after slow progress in...
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Pearson splashes out to secure former Disney exec Bird as CEO
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Education publisher Pearson <PSON.L> has tapped Andy Bird as its next chief executive, turning to a media veteran who helped build Walt Disney’s <DIS.N> consumer online business to...
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Barclays hires JPM’s Esteve to head equity capital markets in Europe
(Reuters) – Barclays’ <BARC.L> investment bank division appointed J.P. Morgan’s Manuel Esteve as the head of its equity capital markets in Continental Europe, it said on Monday. Esteve, who has been a managing...
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Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law
By Clare Jim and William James HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Konger Winnie Tong aims to move to Britain with her family in two years, but is stalling on plans to buy a house there after prices jumped almost 15% since April. The...
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