PRESS DIGEST-British Business - February 23
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- Evolution Investment Fund has acquired a leasehold interest in both London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square and a development site with full consent near New Bond Street, making a total capital commitment of about 1.1 billion pounds ($1.49 billion).
The Guardian
- The U.S. will not back out of tariff deals it has already sealed with countries around the world, including the UK, the EU, Japan, Switzerland and others, Donald Trump's trade representative Jamieson Greer said after the supreme court ruled that many of the tariffs imposed by the U.S. president were illegal.
The Telegraph
- U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded that Netflix NFLX.O sack board member Susan Rice or "pay the consequences" after she warned Democrats would punish companies that "take a knee" to the president.
Sky News
- Rolls-Royce Holdings RR.L is expected to announce alongside its annual results this week that it will launch a fresh share buyback worth as much as 1.5 billion pounds.
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