Banking Bank of England increases interest rates by 0.25 percentage point admin Aug 4, 2023 The Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, to 5.25 percent. It warned that borrowing…
Stockmarket News GAM makes a last-ditch attempt to win Liontrust’s rescue deal admin Aug 3, 2023 GAM has tried to reassure shareholders about its offer to take over UK asset manager Liontrust, which it claims is…
Financial UK tax authorities pursue Uber in widening VAT dispute admin Aug 3, 2023 Uber, a ride-hailing application, is being pursued by the UK tax authority in an ongoing dispute over VAT. The…
Health UK Government gives private companies a bigger role in Health Diagnostics admin Aug 3, 2023 The UK government is looking to engage independent providers in order to reduce the waiting list for treatment.…
Economy Washington’s outrage at the downgrade and the calm of bond investors is a… admin Aug 3, 2023 On Wednesday, the reaction to Fitch Ratings downgrading the US's pristine credit rating was split on screen: the…
Brexit Food checks at UK borders post-Brexit delayed again due to inflation fears admin Aug 3, 2023 UK ministers will announce another delay in the post-Brexit controls on animal products and plant products that…
Food industry Greggs sales are boosted by openings, but margin pressures continue admin Aug 2, 2023 Greggs said that input cost inflation has "cooled" but still continues to affect profit margins. The food-to go…
Banking Metro Bank profits from higher interest rates, cost control and profit returns admin Aug 2, 2023 Metro Bank, a high street rival bank, has announced its first half-year profits since the 2019 scandal that saw…
Energy BP raises dividend despite 70% profit drop admin Aug 2, 2023 BP increased its dividend and announced more share buybacks even as earnings slumped 70 per cent from the record…
Stockmarket News Man Group shares fall as performance fees and profit collapse admin Aug 2, 2023 The shares of the largest hedge fund manager in the world, Man Group, fell on Tuesday after performance fees and…
Banking HSBC will buy back $2bn of shares after a profit boost due to interest rates admin Aug 2, 2023 HSBC announced its second $2bn share purchase of the year, after rising interest rates led to a bumper quarterly…
Companies Uber posts first operating profit following $31.5bn in losses admin Aug 2, 2023 Uber announced its first operating loss on Tuesday, but a better cost control strategy has helped the company turn…
Companies Wizz Air’s plan to give the chief executive extra time to reach his £100mn… admin Aug 2, 2023 Wizz Air's plans to extend the time period for the chief executive to unlock the £100mn bonus by two years has…
Banking Three major UK lenders reduce mortgage rates as inflation outlook improves admin Aug 2, 2023 This week, three large UK lenders have announced that they will cut the cost of home loans as mortgage rates…
Companies Michael Klein, Cheshire Investment Group, to list $1.6 billion in New York admin Aug 2, 2023 Michael Klein, a Wall Street trader, has made public in New York an investment group from the UK that owns a…
Economy UK house prices drop the most since 2009. admin Aug 2, 2023 Nationwide data shows that UK house prices are at their lowest level in 14 years, as mortgage costs continue to…
Technology CMA launches new consultations on Microsoft Takeover Bid admin Aug 1, 2023 The Competition Watchdog launched a consultation "very rarely" on Microsoft's attempts to reverse its block on…
Artificial intelligence Pearson takes on ChatGPT in its own game admin Aug 1, 2023 Pearson, a FTSE 100 educational publishing company, has fought back against AI's potential threats by integrating…