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Clothing shortages, food waste and millions lost each day: inside the M&S cyber-attack chaos

www.silverguide.site – ‘It’s easier to list the things that work than the things that don’t’, said one worker, but customers are impressed with staff resilience and analysts believe the retailer will bounce back…
Clothing shortages, food waste and millions lost each day: inside the M&S cyber-attack chaos

Trump’s promised ‘golden age’ for the US economy is off to a chaotic start

www.silverguide.site – Growth in the first three months was challenged by Trump’s overhaul plans, and execution of his tariffs created widespread confusion and uncertainty…
Trump’s promised ‘golden age’ for the US economy is off to a chaotic start

Co-op apologises after hackers extract ‘significant’ amount of customer data

www.silverguide.site – The National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency are assisting with an inquiry, the group said…
Co-op apologises after hackers extract ‘significant’ amount of customer data

Wall Street and European markets finish week on a high after US jobs report

www.silverguide.site – FTSE 100 records its longest winning streak as Washington releases better-than-expected hiring figures…
Wall Street and European markets finish week on a high after US jobs report

FTSE notches up its longest-ever winning streak with 15th day of gains – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as the FTSE nets its longest-ever winning run, Amazon’s Bezos to sell stock worth up to $4.75bn; US employment figures higher than expected…
FTSE notches up its longest-ever winning streak with 15th day of gains – as it happened

US jobs market better than expected even as hiring slowed in April

www.silverguide.site – Workforce saw an additional 177,000 jobs added even as Trump has pressed ahead with sweeping tariffs on imports…
US jobs market better than expected even as hiring slowed in April

Bank holiday weekend travel: 17m leisure trips by car expected, says RAC

www.silverguide.site – The 1m increase on last year compounded by part-closure of west coast mainline on Sunday and Monday…
Bank holiday weekend travel: 17m leisure trips by car expected, says RAC

NatWest profits soar by 36% as full privatisation looms

www.silverguide.site – Government stake reduced to less than 2% while bank’s profit of £1.8bn beats analyst forecasts by £200m…
NatWest profits soar by 36% as full privatisation looms

M&S boss urges shoppers to visit stores in person as it battles cyber-attack

www.silverguide.site – Retailer ‘working day and night’ to tackle incident that has hit its online operations…
M&S boss urges shoppers to visit stores in person as it battles cyber-attack

‘Blackouts can happen anywhere’: how power systems worldwide can collapse

www.silverguide.site – After Europe’s biggest blackout in over 20 years, experts warn that while such incidents are rare, no grid is infallible…
‘Blackouts can happen anywhere’: how power systems worldwide can collapse

Harrods is latest retailer to be hit by cyber-attack

www.silverguide.site – Luxury department store is forced to shut some systems but website and shops continue to operate…
Harrods is latest retailer to be hit by cyber-attack

Denise Coates gets her timing right again at Bet365 | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – A deal involving US money or a US partnership isn’t guaranteed but the odds are favourable…
Denise Coates gets her timing right again at Bet365 | Nils Pratley

Drax abandons AGM after confrontation with green activists

www.silverguide.site – Between 10 and 20 protesters are forcibly removed after challenging the board about use of woody biomass…
Drax abandons AGM after confrontation with green activists

Lloyds Banking Group profits slip 7% amid Trump tariffs concern

www.silverguide.site – Chief finance officer says it remains ‘vigilant’ as it sets aside more money than expected to cover possible bad debt…
Lloyds Banking Group profits slip 7% amid Trump tariffs concern

British vets could face price caps and ban on bonuses linked to pet treatments – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK’s Competition and Markets Authority scrutinises veterinary industry and companies adjust to Trump tariffs…
British vets could face price caps and ban on bonuses linked to pet treatments – as it happened

UK regulator could ban vet chains from linking incentives to certain treatments

www.silverguide.site – Policies that limit clinical freedom come under scrutiny and surgeries may be told to put their prices online…
UK regulator could ban vet chains from linking incentives to certain treatments

UK mortgage lending at four-year high amid rush to avoid stamp duty rise

www.silverguide.site – Figures show a 290% rise in mortgage borrowing, but approvals for new home purchases fell for the third month…
UK mortgage lending at four-year high amid rush to avoid stamp duty rise

Trump hints at tariff reprieve for pharma companies that bring operations back to US

www.silverguide.site – He suggests drugmakers would get ‘a lot of time’ to repatriate manufacturing before facing levies…
Trump hints at tariff reprieve for pharma companies that bring operations back to US

Trump tariffs cause fastest slump in British factory export orders in five years

www.silverguide.site – Decline in output and new orders in April allied with rising uncertainty is prompting layoffs, survey finds…
Trump tariffs cause fastest slump in British factory export orders in five years

Profits fall at Premier Inn owner Whitbread on drop in UK bookings

www.silverguide.site – Shares rise on promises to return £2bn to investors through buybacks and dividends, and more hotel openings…
Profits fall at Premier Inn owner Whitbread on drop in UK bookings
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