News that BHS is looking down the barrel of administration has slammed another nail into the potential death of the UK High Street, it would appear.
The firm has suffered from not keeping up with cheaper rivals such as Primark, with a foot seemingly in the past, and with no online offering. So ironic then, that the story was among the most followed on social media and across news websites today.
The news will come as a massive blow to the 11,000 employees, who face losing their jobs, from a store, which has been a familiar sight on the High Street for generations.
Sports Direct (lON:SPD) was a potential buyer of the 164 stores but talks broke down at the weekend. Any buyer would only take on the store, if it did not also have to take on the £571mln pension deficit.
In a departure from the norm in the current climate and as Footsie fell 15% on weak mining stock, London's top riser was oiler Highlands Natural Resources (LON:HNR), which gushed over 50% higher as it said it expected to conduct first commercial tests for its DT Ultravert refracking technology in June this year.
This is the group's patent protected technology, which enhances well output at a fraction of the cost of drilling a new well, is expected to be piloted in a well in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, in June.
In keeping with a hot topic at the moment, one of the most read regulatory statements came from renewables specialist Rame Energy PLC (LON:RAME) after it agreed a US$4mln development loan with InterEnergy Holdings to develop 11 projects in Chile.
InterEnergy is a specialist investor in Latin American and Caribbean power projects and previously bought Rame’s Raki and Huajache projects and has agreed to buy Punta Chome and Raki Sur, both of which are under development.
Another stock doing well was Ariana Resources (LON:AAU), which ticked up over 5% as it revealed a potential two year extension to the Kiziltepe mine life.
Snoozebox has arguably the best ticker on the exchange at LON:ZZZ, but that wasn't enough to stop shares falling off their bunk today, at over 24% lower at 1.23p.
It came after the portable hotel group revealed that its chief executive was quitting.
The firm provides portable hotels at venues such as grand prix racing track Silverstone and said Lorcán Ó Murchú had resigned.
This year's rich list mirrored global economic patterns, according to reports, with those in commodites dropping, while property owners did well.
The man behind Europe's largest steelmaker - Lakshmi Mittal and his family, who own ArcelorMittal - fell out of the top 10 to number 11, Sky News noted.
And finally one for the dads, and a story sure to trigger much argument, according to new research, working fathers are taking home a 21% increase on their salary compared to those who have no kids.
And more kids, more cash, the research from TUC union and the Institute for Public Policy Research showed. It was a different story for women, however, as those with children were taking home 11% less than those without children.