Itv receives takeover interest from french media giant banjay

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In 2026, the FTSE 100 index is likely to pass 10,000 for the first time thanks to the onward march of corporate earnings around the globe. UK investors have been remarkably reluctant to invest despite

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Paramount’s new boss is adamant he intends to keep “politics at arm’s length”. Good luck with that, says Vanity Fair. After this summer’s $8bn takeover by Skydance, David Ellison, 42, is in “the hot s

The real-estate investment trust (Reit) segment of the UK equity market has been on life support for much of the past five years and it’s easy to understand why investors have decided to give the sect