Murdoch’s REA raises Rightmove bid to £6.2bn; China stocks head for best week since 2008 – business live
Australia’s REA makes fourth proposal to buy British property portal and urges Rightmove board to ‘engage now’
In Germany, unemployment rose more than expected this month.
The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed people increased by 17,000 to 2.82 million, while economists had expected the figure to rise by 12,000.
Looking ahead, the gradual weakening of the labour market looks set to continue. Recruitment plans in both industry and services have already fallen to the lowest level in a year. Also, the number of vacancies is gradually coming down…
Let’s not forget that the labour market is always a lagging and not a leading indicator. For the European Central Bank, today’s German labour market data ends a week which has brought a rate cut at the October meeting back on the table.
While the Rightmove board has refused to meet with us, we have enjoyed the opportunity to connect with Rightmove shareholders and to share our vision for the combination of the no. 1 digital property businesses in the UK and Australia.
We continue to see the potential for us to strengthen Rightmove and accelerate its growth. This is a compelling opportunity to create a true global technology leader on the London market via a secondary listing, operating in two of the most attractive markets in the world.
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