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Smiths News secures 5-year contract extension with Marketforce
Smiths News announced on Friday that it has secured a new five-year contract with magazine distributor Marketforce, which is part of media group Future.
Indivior extends deal with investor Scopia to keep boardmember Jerome Lande
Pharma group Indivior has extended its deal with shareholder Scopia Capital Management that will see the latter's representative Jerome Lande stay on the board until the end of next year.
Hill & Smith snaps up Ohio drainage firm for £11m
FTSE 250-listed infrastructure group Hill & Smith is spending £11. 4m to buy Ohio-based drainage company United Fiberglass.
FirstGroup partners with Hitachi to buy 1,000 electric bus batteries
Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup has signed a deal with Hitachi that will see it buy up to 1,000 electric bus batteries as it works towards is decarbonisation targets.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher; retail sales disappoint
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following heavy losses a day earlier, as investors mulled disappointing retail sales data.
Friday newspaper round-up: Apple, Amazon, energy bills
People from working-class backgrounds employed in professional careers earn £6,000 less compared to those from other backgrounds in the same jobs, findings from the Social Mobility Foundation show, underscoring the UK’s “shameful” class pay gap. Professionals from poorer upbringings face an average salary of £45,437 – 12% lower than the £51,728 for people from more affluent origins – in research based on quarterly Labour Force Surveys from 2014 to 2022.
AstraZeneca's Truqap gets breast cancer approval, FirstGroup inks deal with Hitachi
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 24 points higher on Friday, having closed down 1. 01% on Thursday at 7,410. 97.