LIVE BUSINESS LIVE: Consumer spending slips; Thames Water pins hopes on Ofwat; PageGroup flags hiring slump By Live Commentary Updated: 03:05 EDT, 9 July 2024 e-mail View comments The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Thames Water, PageGroup, BP, Vistry and Indivior. Read the Tuesday 9 July Business Live blog below.
> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business Live 07:05 Britvic board says yes to Carlsberg's £3.3bn takeover Britvic became the latest UK firm to fall into foreign hands after it accepted Carlsberg's £3.3billion takeover offer.
The drinks group, which owns Robinsons squash and soft drink Tango, backed a £13.15 a share bid from the Danish brewer in a deal that will likely lead to job cuts in Britain. The offer is made up of £12.
90 in cash for each Britvic share and a special dividend of 25p. The companies will be combined under one enlarged group named Carlsberg Britvic. Britvic board says yes to Carlsberg's £3.
3bn takeover The drinks group, which owns Robinsons squash and soft drink Tango, backed a £13.15 a share bid from the Danish brewer. This is Money 07:04 PageGroup profits hurt by hiring slowdown British recruiter PageGroup has warned of lower annual profit after hiring was weaker-than-expected in June, as the group outlined a more cautious view for the second half of the year.
Gross profit in the second quarter fell 12 per cent to £224.3million, with fees in June .