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Style-conscious shoppers of 2020 buy floaty, flowery dresses from labels like Ganni or Kitri, not dear old Laura Ashley By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Puffy sleeves, pie-crust collars, gathered skirts and pretty sprigged flower prints: in its 1980s heyday, Laura … Read more

Volvo in talks to merge with Chinese company Geely by the end of this year after abandoned Stockholm float By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 11:23 GMT, 12 February 2020 Tie-up: Volvo is in talks to merge with Chinese company Geely Volvo is in talks to … Read more

British boat-builders make waves amid booming demand for yachts at home and abroad By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 19:35 BST, 11 February 2020 Booming demand for yachts at home and abroad helped British boat-builders increase their annual revenues by 10 per cent. The sector notched … Read more

£1bn takeover of razor brand Harry’s by Wilkinson Sword-owner is ditched due to US competition concerns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 09:39 BST, 11 February 2020 Edgewell Personal Care, the owner of Wilkinson Sword, was set to buy rival Harry’s The £1.1billion takeover of razor … Read more

Investors bet against bookie as doubts grow over £10bn merger between Paddy Power owner and Canadian rival By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 10 February 2020 The blockbuster merger to create the world’s largest gambling company ‘is not a done deal’ and could be … Read more

Coronavirus wipes more than £200bn off the global economy: World set for weakest growth since financial crisis, experts warn By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 The global economy faces its worst quarter since the financial crisis as the coronavirus wipes more … Read more

Crisis-hit NMC Health started the week with a bang after it said it is considering takeover bids from private equity firms. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm, which runs one of the biggest hospital chains in the United Arab Emirates, soared after bosses confirmed they had been approached by KKR and GK Investment with possible … Read more

Staff morale sinks at HSBC ahead of strategy review with 10,000 jobs thought to be on the line By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Just 38 per cent of HSBC employees in Europe, excluding the UK, felt confident about its future … Read more

ON THE BOARD: Former ITV boss Adam Crozier made chairman of research firm Kantar By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Former ITV boss Adam Crozier has been made chairman of research firm Kantar. The company said the 56-year-old, who is also … Read more

Oscar-winning film 1917 helps cinemas add silver lining to sales as consumer confidence peaks By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 British cinemas boomed in January thanks to the success of Oscar-winning film 1917, a report has said. Sales of film tickets … Read more