1. Royal Mail owner appoints new group CEO
Martin Seidenberg, who has been leading the group’s Amsterdam-based international parcel arm, GLS, for the past two years, is taking over
2. FTSE 100 closes near the day's high
The blue-chip index added 0.8% to 7,646 as it shrugged off disappointing earnings in the US from the likes of Netflix and Tesla.
3. easyJet takes off with record third-quarter profit
The budget airline reported a profit before tax of £203mln for the three months to 30 June 2023, a £317mln improvement on the same period last year.
4. Nigel Farage-Coutts controversy heats up as NatWest enters damage control
Farage has cited his friendship with tennis player Novak Djokovic, known for his anti-vaxx stance, and Farage’s retweeting of offensive jokes from British comedian Ricky Gervais, as reasons for being blacklisted.
5. Offshore wind targets in doubt as North Sea project halted
“Considering market conditions, today we are stopping the current development track for Norfolk Boreas,” developer Vattenfall said.