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Monday newspaper round-up: JCB, Eurostar, used cars, Devolver Digital

(Sharecast News) - The construction equipment maker JCB has signed a multibillion-pound deal to import and supply hydrogen produced using renewable energy. As the Cop26 climate conference got under way in Glasgow, the company announced a deal with Australia's Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) that will allow it to start selling "green" gas through a specialist division, Ryze Hydrogen, from early next year. - Guardian Almost a quarter of workers are actively planning to change employers in the next few months, a report has claimed, as part of a "great resignation" prompted by a high number of vacancies and burnout caused by the pandemic. A survey of 6,000 workers by the recruitment firm Randstad UK found that 69% of them were feeling confident about moving to a new role in the next few months, with 24% planning a change within three to six months. - Guardian

Eurostar's boss has dismissed the threat of Spain running services through the Channel Tunnel, claiming red tape means it will take years for a rival rail operator to get up and running. However, HS1, which owns the tracks that Eurostar uses, is holding talks with a clutch of foreign train operators to convince them to launch rival international train services to the UK. - Telegraph

The Dacia Sandero has been Britain's cheapest new car for almost a decade, but the chip crisis means buyers can now resell their vehicles for a huge premium just months after driving off the forecourt. Used Sanderos with 10,000 miles on the clock are now selling for almost £11,700 on average, or about £1,900 more than a new model. - Telegraph

The banking industry's new small business compensation scheme has been described as an embarrassment after it concluded only eight cases and just one company received a payout. A parliamentary group that helped to establish the Business Banking Resolution Service, set up to compensate victims of banking scandals, urged Rishi Sunak to change its rules. - Telegraph

The American games publisher behind the lockdown hit Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is to float on the London stock market this week with a valuation of about £700 million. Devolver Digital is aiming to sell £200 million of shares to new investors, with existing backers, including its management team, offloading more than £150 million of stock. - The Times

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