Barnes & Noble shares surge 14% as activist investor urges the bookstore chain to sell itself

An activist investor has acquired a stake in Barnes & Noble and is calling on the retailer to consider selling itself in order to unlock more value in the brick-and-mortar book business. “Physical books, and physical bookstores, are not going away anytime...

Virgin Money optimistic for digital bank development after strong first-half performance

Virgin Money’s CEO has said the challenger bank is optimistic for the future of its digital banking platform, and that a balance with physical branches and face to face customer interaction remained paramount to its model. The bank reported strong profits and a...