Qatar has tightened its grip on the owner of British Airways International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG), spending more than £450m on new shares.
The Barclays (BARC) chairman has been urged by shareholders to back under-fire chief executive Jes Staley while regulators investigate his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Shares in struggling clothing and home retailer Ashley (Laura) Holding (ALY) soared after it secured a vital financial lifeline in the face of a crisis on the high street.
Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey has warned that he will oppose a rescue of failing fertiliser miner Sirius Minerals (SXX) by Anglo American (AAL) in a major blow to the company’s takeover bid.
