Lombard – Is Amazon the undoing of Tesco? Or is Tesco (TSCO) doing an Amazon? Grocer’s emphasis on loyalty scheme and app mirrors US giant’s ways
Indivior (INDV) indictment casts cloud over Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.). Consumer goods giant sheds £3bn in market value over potential exposure to opioid charges
GardaWorld weighs bid for UK security group G4S (GFS). British company’s shares surge higher as Canadian rival considers approach
Throsby clashed with Staley over ‘sacrosanct’ Barclays (BARC) targets. Ousted head of investment bank thought chief executive’s goals could not be achieved
Lex – G4S (GFS)/Garda World: maple leaf rag. Canadian bid for security group unlikely to catch investors off guard
Lex – Stagecoach Group (SGC): take the bus. The profits from running rail are not worthwhile
Stagecoach Group (SGC) disqualified from 3 rail franchise tenders. Bus and train operator calls government’s franchising system ‘a mess’
Lex – Tesco (TSCO): rolls in the aisles. The prospect of share buybacks or special dividends should support the share price
Dunelm Group (DNLM) expects to surpass full-year profit forecasts. Homeware retailer reports surging online revenues as strategy shift reaps rewards
Tesco (TSCO) raises dividend after 4-year turnround success. Grocer on track to achieve margin targets during coming year
ASOS (ASC) profit shrivels in ‘disappointing’ half. Earnings tumble almost 90% but investors remain confident, pushing shares higher
