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“within just three weeks Candy Crush had gained 4.2m users”
“in 2014, the company behind it, King, floated on the New York Stock Exchange with a valuation north of $7bn”
“in 2023, Guinness World Records recognised it as the highest grossing mobile game ever, having racked up a lifetime revenue of around $20bn”
“give away an astonishing $1m a year”
“has been running for six years”
“minimum of $15,000”
“around $200”
“between 2014 and 2016, after which it was bought by Activision Blizzard for $5.9bn”
“around two to four per cent”
“April 2025, when net in-app revenue hit £108.3m”
“$2,600”
“this year’s Candy Crush All Stars competition”
“In Spain, spending by domestic and foreign tourists has already risen by more than eight percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to data published recently by Exceltur”
“Fast access to Trump's ‘Truth Social’ posts goes on sale for $100,000 per month”
“about 100 of high frequency firms might be willing to pay for the service”
“the first life insurance deal he ever struck – to the taxi driver taking him to the office”
“It’s more expensive than ever to bring in young talent, and new Employment Rights Act changes are making managing our workforce more complicated when we need it to be simpler,” more than 80 retail bosses told the Prime Minister.”
“the platform saves customers around $300m a year while driving $1.3bn in global annual spend.”
“In 2012, she sold 50% of the business to an investment company to help fast-track international growth and the shift from print to digital.”
“In 2018, Benton sold a majority stake to a private investor group, before announcing her full exit two years later, after selling her remaining 15%.”
“In 2023, Benton returned to The ENTERTAINER as shareholder and CEO after the chair asked her to come back.”
“Within months, she had restructured the company, brought back her old team and signed 1,700 new merchants.”
“In the end, Benton said The ENTERTAINER gave away 250,000 memberships in the UAE and another 100,000 across the GCC, worth AED100m, or about £20m, in total.”
“The first 50,000 memberships went in 43 minutes.”
“Another 50,000 went in 50 minutes.”
“The ENTERTAINER, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year”
“It began as a printed voucher book in Dubai in 2001”
“At its peak, Benton said, The ENTERTRAINER was in 15 countries.”
“selling it in a nine-figure US dollar deal”
“"The cost of moving to Germany on a student visa or on the Opportunity Card is in the vicinity of €20,000," John said, adding that at least €12,000 of that goes straight to a ‘blocked account’, which is a common visa requirement.”
“"pay-to-work model", where they have to pay up to €500 upfront and surrender 25 to 50 percent of their monthly salary just to access an app that they need to do their job.”
“"People with a student visa in Germany are generally prevented from working more than an average of 20 hours per week."”
“The legal sector is a cornerstone of the UK economy, contributing over £40bn a year, yet too often it’s been held back by analogue systems simply not fit for the digital age.”
“Big Yellow, which has 54 stores...”
“The placing proceeds provide us with the financial firepower to build out our existing development pipeline over the next two to five years...”
“Travellers booked 68.3 million overnight stays through Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia in 2025, the Federal Statistical Office said on Tuesday. That's up 13 percent compared to the year before, and more than 83 percent up from the pre‑covi…”
“Frasers stepped up its takeover efforts in recent weeks with a £1.7bn bid for German fashion house Hugo Boss and a £166m play for Australian shoe firm Accent.”
“The 15-time European champions and the German sportswear behemoth have opted for an early extension to their partnership, which will now run until at least 2034.”
“Real Madrid’s previous contract with Adidas was due to run until 2028 and was reported to be worth around €120m (£104m) a year.”
“The new deal is thought to be even more lucrative, eclipsing domestic rivals Barcelona’s relationship with Nike, which is reportedly worth €127m (£110m) a year.”
“Adidas is enjoying a period of dominance over main rival Nike, fuelled in part by deals with other leading clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern Munich.”
“The Philadelphia fan fest is promising England supporters beers for $8-$9, around half the price charged at big US stadiums.”
“When we look at May, June, and July, for the UK specifically flights are up by 25 per cent year over year.”
“For France, they’re up by 47 per cent. We are hosting France.”
“For the Netherlands, they’re up by 49 per cent. We’re hosting [former Dutch colony] Curacao.”
“One of the best games we’re hosting is a Brazil match – those flights are up by 18 per cent and that’s a long flight.”
“Overall vehicle deliveries fell almost nine percent in the April-June period from a year earlier thanks to plunging demand in China, VW said.”
“Sales had fallen just four percent in the first quarter.”
“The 10-brand group, which apart from its namesake also includes marques such as Audi and Porsche, is planning to lay off at least 50,000 in Germany by 2030.”
“But recent media reports have suggested the firm is targeting cuts of up to 100,000 worldwide as well as the closure of four plants in Germany.”
“BMW said Friday its second-quarter car sales had fallen almost five percent worldwide, dragged down by a 30.2-percent plunge in China.”
“The likes of Geely, Xpeng and BYD took a nine percent share of the European market in March, according to automotive intelligence firm Dataforce, up from virtually zero three years ago.”
“Despite the hike in price and production, recycling only saw a modest rise, inching up 2.8 per cent to 1,404t. This was credited to restrained selling in key markets, as consumers opted to retain the safe haven asset amid global uncertaint…”
“Jewellery demand remained repressed last year in response to surging prices, with consumers leaning towards lower-carat products and, in some cases, opting for other metals such as platinum. A further shift towards investment products also…”
“A total of five FTSE 100 firms have agreed to takeovers including Schroders, Intertek and Beazley in 2026.”
“‘Things are going to get worse before they get even worse than that,’ he said. ‘That’s a reason to get your deal done sooner rather than later.’”
“Sky has confirmed it will take over ITV’s broadcasting arm for £1.6bn, in a move the media giant says will safeguard its role as a public service broadcaster. The US-owned broadcaster said on Monday it will pay £1.6bn in total for ITV Medi…”
“As part of the deal, Sky will become an indirect 20 per cent shareholder in ITN, the independent production company which supplies news bulletins for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.”
“South Korean automotive giant Hyundai -- which announced this month that it acquired Boston Dynamics -- has plans to build a robotics factory in the US that will eventually have the capacity to produce 30,000 units per year.”
“The company claims it will eventually produce 1 million robots annually at the factory in Fremont, California and 10 million annually in Austin, Texas.”
“Buzzy startup Figure AI already assembles robots at its plant in San Jose, California, and Agility has a factory in Salem, Oregon, where it can produce up to 10,000 robots annually.”
“Minutes from a June 26 board meeting – published July 7 on the France Cricket website before being deleted within half an hour.”
“On July 6, France Cricket published – and within two hours, removed – the minutes of a July 3 meeting.”
“It suspended rail operations near Armstrong, more than 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of Toronto, as a precaution due to the wildfires.”
“According to research from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA), the primary representative body for management consulting firms in the UK, the UK consulting sector’s predicted growth for 2026 stands at 6 per cent, below a previo…”
“However, the trade body reported that the sector’s revenue grew by almost 10 per cent in 2025, driven by advising organisations overseas as other countries seek “UK excellence” in consulting services, while domestic appetite remains seemin…”
“The MCA said, however, revenue for firms advising clients in both private and public sectors in other countries grew by 9 per cent last year, up from £5.9bn in 2024, with nearly a third of revenue from more than 60 per cent of MCA firms ge…”
“The UK’s consulting industry is already worth an estimated £21.8bn, and, in response to the MCA’s figures, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said it “is demonstrating that British services are competitive, credible and in demand across the globe.””
“in late 2007 Davis sounded out Anglo as a potential buyer for Xstrata”
“That optimism was on full display on Tuesday as SpaceX announced it would acquire Cursor owner Anysphere in a $60bn all-stock transaction.”
“The average spending is down 4%," notes Nicolas Dayot.”
“Between April 1 and 17, demand from the French for seasonal rentals in France—apartments and houses—for the coming months rose by 3.2% on the PAP platform for direct exchanges.”
“But they will optimize spending. At this stage, we see that they favor Spain (+10.6%) more than France.”
“January and February had been good for Best Western France, with a 4% increase in activity (RevPAR, the sector’s key indicator).”
“There have not been many cancellations, but bookings for the coming months fell by 5% in March.”
“We anticipate slightly lower activity (a maximum of 5%) for April, May and June.”
“For this summer, bookings for commercial accommodation (hotels, campsites, seasonal rentals, etc.) are 7% behind last year," says Didier Arino.”
“Parisian hoteliers expect a limited drop of 3% in occupancy rates for April, May and June.”
“According to Les Entreprises du Voyage, which brings together travel agencies in France, business volume fell by 19.4% in March, due to the combined effect of a decline in the number of bookings sold (-14.9%) and in the average spending (-…”
“The drop in bookings for the coming months concerns all geographic areas, but long‑haul travel is suffering the most, both in number of bookings (-29%) and in business volume (-27%).”
“I expect the French air travel market (the overall level of passenger traffic) to fall by 5% to 7% this summer," warns former head of Air Caraïbes and French Bee, Marc Rochet.”
“Gilles Roucolle, an air transport expert at consulting firm Oliver Wyman, says that worldwide, they expect a 3% reduction in passengers over the summer period.”
“That means 94 million travelers will be missing," he adds.”
“On a long‑haul economy ticket, the fuel surcharge already easily reaches 40 to 50 euros," notes Rochet.”
“We expect airlines to increase ticket prices by 10% to 12% for the summer in order to protect their margins," says Gilles Roucolle.”
“whose clientele is 70% domestic.”
“The London-listed fashion label posted a five per cent rise in overall revenue in the three months to July, driven largely by a double-digit boost in the Americas and nine per cent jump in its all-important China market.”
“Retail revenue rose from £433m to £455m, with boss Joshua Schulman pointing to the success of its fresh Portraits of an Icon campaign as having helped lure in new customers to its rainwear line.”
“But Burberry’s European and Middle East arm weighed on overall performance, with year-on-year sales having fallen by some three per cent. Top brass said the ongoing conflict in Iran has led to “lower tourist spend”.”
“Even excluding the Middle East, which had been a source of growth for the fashion house before the war, revenue declined by one per cent in the region, bosses said.”
“For the first time in three years, we saw growth across our womenswear, meanswear, accessories and childrenswear divisions, anchored by the outperformance of outerwear” said Burberry chief executive Joshua Schulman.”
“The sales boost comes amid a swingeing restructuring plan at the designer label that has targeted some £100m in cost savings over just two years. The turnaround, launched last year, will see the company slash its headcount by about a fifth…”
“The ministry estimates that around 130,000 employees are unable to work due to the fires.”
“The housebuilder will buy back £386m of shares in the year to July next year, which it said is the “most effective way to create long-term shareholder value”.”
“Barratt Redrow built 17,667 homes in the year to the end of June, reaching the upper end of its guidance, including 3,774 affordable homes.”
“The company valued its order book for future projects at £2.8bn, down four per cent from £2.9bn at the same time last year.”
“The new company will deliver £53m in cost savings as a result of its joint operations this year, it said.”
“Building cost inflation rose to three per cent following the outbreak of war in Iran, Barratt Redrow said, pushing average cost inflation across the year up to two per cent.”
“Phoenix Asset Management, one of the housebuilder’s longest-serving shareholders, published a 430-page report calling on the firm to return as much as £1bn per year to investors.”
“Bueno has signed all 13 member clubs to 10-year deals”
