1. Royal Mail faces backlash over stamp price increase
First-class stamps will go up by 10p to 95p, while second class stamps will increase by 2p to 68p.
2. U-turn from analysts over ITV
According to the investment bank, the maker of Vera and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway should have put the £205mln investment into ITVX in one go rather than in three separate tranches.
3. Greatland Gold set ambitious target price by broker
Repeating a ‘speculative buy’ recommendation and a 25p price target (current price 14p), in a note, Canaccord set the scene for further gold upgrades in the future.
4. Footsie posts Friday fall
The FTSE 100 index closed 251.71 points, or 3.48% lower at 6,987.14 as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensified.
5. Rising food prices and colder houses for Europe
Wheat prices hit a 14-year high as fears of a supply crunch increased.
Europeans should turn their thermostats down by a degree to drop their dependence on Russian energy imports, the world’s largest energy advisor has said.
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