Bread producers Hovis and Kingsmill close in on historic mergerThe owners of Hovis and Kingsmill are closing in on a definitive agreement to merge two of Britain's most famous grocery brands following months of talks.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/25/05/1920x1080/skynews-hovis-bread_6904232.jpg?20250503064806"}https://news.sky.com/story/bread-producers-hovis-and-kingsmill-close-in-on-historic-merger-13401970

The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill are closing in on a definitive agreement to merge two of Britain's most famous grocery brands following months of talks.https://news.sky.com/story/bread-producers-hovis-and-kingsmill-close-in-on-historic-merger-13401970

Slow summer sales, phone launches and new online age protectionsDarren McCaffrey talks to Deann Evans, managing director for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) at ecommerce platform Shopify, about slower-than-expected sales.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/25/06/1920x1080/skynews-biz-podcast-podcast_6937464.jpg?20250609141833"}https://news.sky.com/story/slow-summer-sales-phone-launches-and-new-online-age-protections-13401666

Darren McCaffrey talks to Deann Evans, managing director for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) at ecommerce platform Shopify, about slower-than-expected sales.https://news.sky.com/story/slow-summer-sales-phone-launches-and-new-online-age-protections-13401666

Former Poundland owner lines up advisers as restructuring loomsThe former owner of Poundland is lining up advisers to supervise its transition to new shareholders through a court-sanctioned process that will involve store closures and job cuts at the discount retailer.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/25/06/1920x1080/skynews-money-poundland_6944222.jpg?20250617113739"}https://news.sky.com/story/former-poundland-owner-lines-up-advisers-as-restructuring-looms-13401612

The former owner of Poundland is lining up advisers to supervise its transition to new shareholders through a court-sanctioned process that will involve store closures and job cuts at the discount retailer.https://news.sky.com/story/former-poundland-owner-lines-up-advisers-as-restructuring-looms-13401612

TalkTalk dials up £100m investment from Ares ManagementTalkTalk, the telecoms and broadband group, has secured a £100m capital injection from one of its existing backers in a deal that will relieve the growing financial pressure on the company.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/16/02/1920x1080/10750968-1-1-736x414-1-2048x1536_3409272.jpg?20160202120739"}https://news.sky.com/story/talktalk-dials-up-163100m-investment-from-ares-management-13401562

TalkTalk, the telecoms and broadband group, has secured a £100m capital injection from one of its existing backers in a deal that will relieve the growing financial pressure on the company.https://news.sky.com/story/talktalk-dials-up-163100m-investment-from-ares-management-13401562

North Sea rivals weigh bids for exploration assets of ailing Prax GroupSome of the North Sea’s biggest independent oil producers are examining bids for the upstream operations of Prax Group, the energy conglomerate whose collapse has triggered the closure of one of Britain’s few remaining oil refineries.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/25/06/1920x1080/skynews-prax-lindsey_6953513.jpg?20250630080643"}https://news.sky.com/story/north-sea-rivals-weigh-bids-for-exploration-assets-of-ailing-prax-group-13401328

Some of the North Sea’s biggest independent oil producers are examining bids for the upstream operations of Prax Group, the energy conglomerate whose collapse has triggered the closure of one of Britain’s few remaining oil refineries.https://news.sky.com/story/north-sea-rivals-weigh-bids-for-exploration-assets-of-ailing-prax-group-13401328

Wise co-founder accuses £10bn fintech of 'misleading' investorsThe fintech entrepreneur who has gone to war with the £10bn payments company he co-founded has accused it of "misleading" its own investors and warned that a move to extend its current governance arrangements could be derailed in court.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/25/07/1920x1080/skynews-wise-bank_6969917.jpg?20250721132310"}https://news.sky.com/story/wise-co-founder-accuses-16310bn-fintech-of-8220misleading8221-investors-13401213

The fintech entrepreneur who has gone to war with the £10bn payments company he co-founded has accused it of "misleading" its own investors and warned that a move to extend its current governance arrangements could be derailed in court.https://news.sky.com/story/wise-co-founder-accuses-16310bn-fintech-of-8220misleading8221-investors-13401213

Trade war uncertainty prompts halt to eurozone rate cutsThe European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its core interest rates on hold after seven successive cuts, citing uncertainty over the threatened US trade war escalation.{"url":"https://e3.365dm.com/22/07/1920x1080/skynews-european-central-bank_5841483.jpg?20220721132445"}https://news.sky.com/story/trade-war-uncertainty-prompts-halt-to-eurozone-rate-cuts-13401157

The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its core interest rates on hold after seven successive cuts, citing uncertainty over the threatened US trade war escalation.https://news.sky.com/story/trade-war-uncertainty-prompts-halt-to-eurozone-rate-cuts-13401157