BT on alert for German takeover
Broadband provider preparing defence in face of possible bid by Deutsche Telekom
BT is on high alert…
Yearly Archives
2023
Welcome to London, where streets are lined with US technology
Some days you can't get anywhere in Covent Garden or Fitzrovia because of American tourists, but the US accents in…
BHP and Vale, two mining giants, square off in court
Next week, two of the biggest mining companies in the world will face the High Court as part of a class action…
If we don’t lower prices, electric car sales could stagnate
Could I get you interested in saving our planet? You may want to use less water, consume less plastic and fly less.…
Iceland is on the path to profit surge
Iceland, a frozen food chain, has predicted that it will make the highest profit in a decade in this year. This…
Strikers on the frontline of Amazon’s walkout are aiming at their robot…
Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers across the country have been preparing for Amazon Prime Day this…
Jacobs nuclear spin-off causes alarm in Whitehall
Whitehall officials are concerned about the spinoff of an important business worth £3 billion that provides…
Will Toyota’s solid state battery win bring the magic back?
According to Refinitiv, 17 analyst "buy" ratings blew the Toyota shares in this week's rally.
It's hard to…
FIS sells majority share in Worldpay to a buyout group for $18.5bn
Fidelity, the US-based financial technology company, has agreed to sell its majority stake in Worldpay (its…
The UK interest rate is expected to reach 6.5% in March next year.
Investors predict that UK interest rates will rise to 6.5 percent by March of next year, the highest since 1998.…
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages lose legal challenge against the UK…
The UK government lost its legal challenge to the Covid-19 inquiry's request that Boris Johnson's WhatsApp message…
FCA urges UK banks improve rates faster
As lenders come under fire for profiteering, the UK's financial regulator has told Britain's biggest banks that it…
Currys cancels dividends after £450m Loss
Currys' boss has said that the company does not plan to give up its struggling Nordics division, even though the…
Jet2 chief Philip Meeson steps down after package holiday returns net £371m
Philip Meeson is retiring. The 75-year old aviation entrepreneur, who transformed Jet2 into Britain's leading…
Fear of rising rates has caused stock markets to fall.
The FTSE 100 fell to its lowest level in eight months and Gilt yields reached a record high of 15 years as…
Dyson wins important battle in Brussels over vacuum rules
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), has told Sir James Dyson that he should bring a £150m damages claim against…
Gatwick will operate 100,000 additional flights as part of a £2.1bn expansion…
Gatwick Airport wants to add almost 300 flights per day as part of a PS2.1bn plan to expand. It is aiming to…
Fears of wealth creators fleeing the country are sparked by the record tax…
HMRC has launched a record-breaking raid on ultra-wealthy non-doms amid fears that rising costs could drive…