Australia’s Crown exits Echo Entertainment
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Manchester United cuts its debt costs
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Wembley final marks power shift to Germany
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Heathrow runway shut by emergency landing
©PA Travellers trying to get away early for the bank holiday weekend suffered significant disruption at Heathrow on Friday after a British Airways aircraft had to make an emergency landing…
M&B warns of subdued consumer confidence
©Bloomberg Mitchells & Butlers warned consumer confidence and discretionary income would remain subdued “for some time to come”, as the pub group fleshed out details of its turnround plan. First-half…
Brussels puts olive oil jugs back on the table
©Dreamstime Europe’s agriculture chief has withdrawn a plan to ban olive oil jugs from restaurant tables. Dacian Cioloş, the agriculture commissioner, said the measure – approved by member states last…
National parks boost economy, says report
©The Hadrian’s Wall Trust Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail England’s 10 national parks offer great economic benefits, contributing £6bn a…
How the hotel tide turned for Abu Dhabi
©Alamy Beached: Abu Dhabi’s green glass wave-shaped former Rocco Forte Rocco Forte, the chain of luxury hotels, chose Abu Dhabi for its first hotel in the Middle East. That decision…
Move from volume to value hits Bwin.party
Bwin.party’s tactical shift of its customer database from quantity to quality contributed to a 17 per cent fall in the online gambling group’s first quarter net revenues. Other factors contributing…
Man City and Yankees team up to form soccer club
©PA Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester The Big Apple’s sports universe is about to become even more crowded. The owners of the English Premier…
Carnival: ship to shore
Talk about choppy waters. In February the cruise ship Carnival Triumph suffered a fire that put its engines out of action. In March two more Carnival ships had high-profile technical…
Carnival profit alert sparks shares drop
©Bloomberg Shares in beleaguered cruise operator Carnival fell as much as 13 per cent on Tuesday, following an overnight profit warning. Reduced prices for cruises were driving booking volumes higher,…
Asian hotel groups push west
©Bloomberg Hospitality push: The Shangri-la (l), the Sheraton and Hilton hotels (r) under construction in Macau The Carlyle hotel overlooking New York’s Central Park exudes glamour, history and, most of…
Jockey Club lengthens retail bond race
©Alamy The Jockey Club surpassed its £15m target for its retail bond and extended the application window by a further 10 days in the expectation of luring more punters. The…
A chastening coda to Bond’s career
And then there were none. Not a single ex-Xstrata director survived the first set of boardroom elections since Glencore took over the miner. Investors voted for a complete clear-out of…