Law and business: commercial news round-up 26.09.14
updated on 26 September 2014
Here is your weekly round-up of big business stories. Keep an eye on these, and others, to hone your commercial skills and make yourself an ever more attractive prospect for recruiters:
- Massive news this week as troubled Tesco revealed that it had overestimated its profits by £250 million, causing shares to fall and a profit warning to be announced. The next day …
- … several senior staff were suspended and an investigation launched. However, not everyone at the company fared badly, as on Friday it was revealed that...
- … the grocer’s former finance director will still receive his £1 million farewell payoff.
- Well-heeled investors take note: Jimmy Choo is to list shares on the London Stock Exchange.
- They’ve got a licence to print money, but that hasn’t stopped banknote printer De La Rue from issuing a profit warning as they predict a reduction in profits of £20 million when compared to last year.
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