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Shares in Germany’s Thyssenkrupp slide as it forecasts heavy losses

Thyssenkrupp is entangled in a restructuring process as it seeks to shore up its finances, hit by high energy costs and cheap competition.

Euronews

Paris on alert as China’s JD.com targets French retailer Fnac Darty

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s decision to take a stake in retailer Fnac Darty has revived French government concerns about China’s growing influence in Europe.

Euronews

TotalEnergies buys €5.1bn stake in Czech tycoon’s power plants business

Daniel Křetínský to become a major shareholder in French oil firm as part of deal creating 50/50 joint venture

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Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out

Firm returns to profit a year after parent IDS agreed to acquisition by Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail still missing delivery targets after sale to Czech tycoon Křetínský

Both first and second class mail lag behind Ofcom’s target in quarterly update after EP Group’s takeover

The Guardian - UK

Emma Gilthorpe resigns as Royal Mail chief executive after just a year

Move comes weeks after delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský

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Could the resurgence of Germany’s steel industry help to revive its economy?

US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports come into effect today. But could Germany's defence industry be paving the way for a steel boom?

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Ex-minister Greg Hands to advise Royal Mail buyer Daniel Křetínský

Former Tory MP will work with Czech billionaire’s EP Group in the UK and Germany

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail takeover deal by Czech billionaire to be finalised this month

Daniel Křetínský clears final regulatory hurdles for £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom delivers relief for Royal Mail at snail’s pace – too late to stop Czech takeover

Regulator finally cuts Royal Mail some slack on its service obligations. But what if it had done so sooner?

The Guardian - UK

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times

The Guardian - UK

Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?

Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites

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Labour’s gamble with Royal Mail may go horribly wrong

Past talk of renationalisation gives way to approval of takeover in which price of first-class stamp could be set from Prague

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Who is Daniel Křetínský, the new boss of Royal Mail?

The lowdown on the Czech billionaire and how the takeover will affect the British postal service

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský approved

UK government to retain ‘golden share’ in parent company International Distribution Services

The Guardian - UK

UK firms slash jobs after budget, but US economy booms; Royal Mail takeover gets government clearance – business live

UK staffing levels fall and government clears EP Group’s takeover of Royal Mail

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the business dealings of Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský

With the Czech billionaire on the verge of a £3.6bn takeover, the Guardian looks at his dealings in Russia and elsewhere

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Royal Mail fails to deliver about a quarter of first-class post on time

Deterioration in delivery times adds further pressure on bosses just as takeover deal nears completion

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail’s owner considering job cuts and price rises for stamps and parcels

International Distribution Services blames budget for adding £120m to annual costs through NICs increase

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail is close to getting the reform it craved. Shareholders should now oppose the Czech takeover bid

Selling a key economic component at a so-so price always felt bizarre, but with transformative cost savings on the horizon it would be pathetic

The Guardian - UK

UK calls in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail bid for national security review

Daniel Křetínský’s potential Russia links to be examined in scrutiny of bid’s effect on UK economic infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Business secretary confident of ‘market-led solution’ for Harland & Wolff

Jonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yard

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail revenues boosted by election and rise in stamp prices

Parent firm’s CEO defends postal service after reported delays to ballot papers, saying: ‘What we got, we delivered’

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Royal Mail to stop using its own freight trains after almost 200 years

Company to decommission its remaining trains, with plans to increase amount of post it moves by road

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