AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoRetail: The Weston family and Fairfax Financial have agreed to buy Boots’ UK and Ireland business for £6.7bn, returning the pharmacy chain to Canadian ownership. Jobs: Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 head-office and support roles by the end of 2027 as it restructures amid falling letter volumes and growing parcel demand. HSBC is also reportedly planning sweeping cuts across its UK wealth business as it adopts more AI. Trade: The UK trade watchdog has recommended tariffs of up to 64% on Chinese titanium dioxide imports, saying dumped goods threaten a domestic industry employing more than 570 people; downstream businesses warn the measures could raise costs. Finance: Five former Barclays traders have had their Libor-rigging convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal, following an earlier Supreme Court ruling on jury instructions. Economic pressures: UK house prices were flat in September as higher mortgage costs weighed on the market, while construction remained in contraction despite easing downturn.
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