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11.01.26 - 13:06
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The UK′s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris (The Guardian)
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When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we're near a point of no return. But there is hopeOver Christmas, thousands of people must have had much the same experience: a trip to see friends or relatives somewhere familiar, and the realisation that a once-thriving town centre is dangerously close to the economic point of no return, and a future of eerie silence.The massed emptying-out of places has been going on since the crash of 2008, but the latest chapter of the story is dramatic. In 2024, the UK lost about 37 shops a day: almost 13,500 retail stores closed for good – including branches of Lloyds Pharmacy, The Body Shop and Ted Baker – which was a rise of 28% on 2023. What we know so far about 2025 is of a piece: thousands of shops owned by major retail businesses closed their doors, and the list is full of equally familiar names – among them Fired Earth, New Look and the beauty chain Bodycare. Even some of the high street's staples are on their way out, as evidenced by the closure of ...
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11.01.26 - 08:18
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Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike (The Guardian)
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Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rulesLloyds Banking Group boss, Charlie Nunn, could be in line for a maximum annual pay packet worth more than £13m, as he becomes the latest boss to benefit from the UK's controversial decision to lift a cap on banker bonuses.The bank's remuneration committee has begun drafting a new three-year executive pay policy that, for the first time, will take advantage of looser pay rules that have sent potential payouts soaring at rival banks. Continue reading......
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11.01.26 - 08:01
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I′m getting a stunning 8.9% yield on my fabulous Lloyds shares (Fool)
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Harvey Jones uses his holding in Lloyds shares to show the true benefits of investing in FTSE 100 dividend stocks, which steadily build over time.
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09.01.26 - 19:24
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So the Lloyds share price made it past £1. Big deal. What next? (Fool)
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Believe it or not, the Lloyds share price is now almost double the lows it hit a year ago. But after such strong gains, surely 2026 could be a let-down?
The post So the Lloyds share price made it past £1. Big deal. What next? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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08.01.26 - 18:36
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′Shadow fleet′ ships moving sanctioned oil reflagged to Russia at rising rate (The Guardian)
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Lloyd's List analysis suggests 40 suspicious vessels joined Russian registry last year, with 17 reflagged last monthForty ships accused of belonging to a large “shadow fleet” moving sanctioned oil for Venezuela and others were reflagged to Russia last year in an apparent attempt to gain Kremlin protection from American seizure.Analysis by the shipping intelligence publication Lloyd's List suggests that of those, at least 17 suspicious vessels joined the Russian registry over the past month, compared with 15 ships in the previous five months of 2025. Continue reading......
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04.01.26 - 08:12
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Is the Lloyds share price about to shock us all in 2026? (Fool)
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City brokers think Lloyds' share price will edge through £1 next year. Could the FTSE 100 bank surprise us all again with more spectacular gains?
The post Is the Lloyds share price about to shock us all in 2026? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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