Retail Hammerson sells Bicester Village as part of a £1.5bn deal Simon Rowe Jul 23, 2024 LVMH, the luxury goods conglomerate, and its billionaire founder bought a stake of Bicester Village as well as…
Economy Britain is losing out because of the tourist tax Simon Rowe Jul 23, 2024 The boss of Longchamp, who called for the reinstatement of tax-free shopping in Britain, warned that Britain was…
NHS UK doctors and travel companies warn of a backlog following global IT outage Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 As the effects of Friday’s global IT outage persist, NHS patients are being warned that GP services “cannot be…
British army Britain’s largest retirement provider increases investment in UK defense Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 The UK's largest long-term pension and savings provider has increased its investment in UK defense as the global…
Mortgage The buy-to-let market has shrunk for the first time since almost 30 years Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Buy-to-let mortgage values have shrunk, for the first three decades. This is due to the high borrowing costs and…
Media TalkTalk secures £200m from founder Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 TalkTalk has been scrambling in order to secure a £200m loan from Sir Charles Dunstone, as it tries to avoid…
Airport Parking charges are increasing and airports earn £2m per day. Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 As they prepare to fly off this summer, thousands of holidaymakers are going to be horrified by the cost of airport…
Retail Burberry prepares for a new start: less edgy and lower prices Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Burberry's newly appointed chief executive, Joshua Schulman, fought through jet lag to reach the headquarters of…
Aircraft Green flying will lead to higher prices. Can it takeoff? Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Anthony Nolan, pointing to the royal warrant emblazoned on one of the 23 green-and white trucks at Olleco’s depot…
Business Permira wants to sell Evelyn for £1.5 billion pounds. Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Evelyn Partners is one of Britain's biggest wealth management firms. The private equity company that owns it,…
Business Philip Jansen aims to take over Rentokil Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Rentokil Initial, a FTSE 100 pest-control empire owned by Rentokil Initial's former boss at BT, is being targeted…
Oil and Gas SLB and Halliburton See Strong International Demand Amid Earnings Reports Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 SLB and Halliburton, two of the world’s leading oilfield service providers, reported strong international demand…
Energy Urgent Action Needed to Prevent “Disorderly Transition” as Scotland’s Only Oil… Simon Rowe Jul 22, 2024 Accelerated action and intensive work are required to avoid a “disorderly and unjust transition” when Scotland’s…
Economy The UK job market is cooling again as wages growth slows Simon Rowe Jul 19, 2024 The UK wage growth in May slowed to its lowest level in the past two years, amid a cooling job market. This…
Business Grant Thornton considers a three-way merger Simon Rowe Jul 19, 2024 Grant Thornton’s US business is in talks to buy the UK and Irish affiliates of the accounting group. This would be…
Companies Meta examines stake in EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses Simon Rowe Jul 19, 2024 Facebook's Meta explored the possibility of investing multi-billions in EssilorLuxottica as it intensifies its…
Rail industry Within months, Labour will begin rail nationalisations Simon Rowe Jul 19, 2024 The Labour government will launch legislation as soon as possible to nationalise railways. Takeovers of UK's…
AI Netflix revenue surges as popular shows draw a large new audience Simon Rowe Jul 19, 2024 Netflix's second-quarter revenue and earnings exceeded Wall Street expectations thanks to the success of shows like…