Banking Pockit purchases Monese in order to serve the “unbanked” admin Oct 10, 2024 Pockit, a business that provides financial services to the "unbanked", acquired Monese from HSBC, resulting in a…
Electric vehicles Rio Tinto purchases Arcadium Lithium at a cost of $6.7bn admin Oct 10, 2024 Rio Tinto struck a $6.7billion deal to acquire a lithium miner, making it the third largest producer in the world…
Companies Mondi completes €634m deal with German rival admin Oct 10, 2024 Mondi, a FTSE 100 packaging company that failed in its bid to acquire UK rival DS Smith has acquired a German…
Economy Chinese stocks have their worst day since the pandemic admin Oct 10, 2024 Chinese stocks fell the most in a single day since the pandemic, amid fears the government's measures to revive the…
Google Google criticizes ‘radical US proposal’ to split parent company admin Oct 10, 2024 The US government may ask a judge for an order to dissolve Alphabet, Google's parent company. The US Department…
Law GSK settles Zantac cancer lawsuits for $2.2bn admin Oct 10, 2024 GSK, the second largest pharmaceutical company in Britain, has agreed to pay up to $2.2billion to settle 80,000 US…
AI OpenAI uses public benefit structures to deter hostile takeovers admin Oct 10, 2024 OpenAI has adopted a corporate structure that is still largely untested to protect itself from hostile takeovers,…
EU EU countries approve €35 billion loan to Ukraine admin Oct 10, 2024 As part of a G7 initiative to fund Kyiv’s defense against Russian aggression, EU countries approved a loan to…
US Hurricane Milton hits Florida admin Oct 10, 2024 On Wednesday evening, Hurricane Milton hit Florida's heavily populated west coast. The storm brought…
government Reeves says wealthy UK citizens will not be subject to a ‘tax on exit’ admin Oct 10, 2024 Rachel Reeves ruled out an exit tax for wealthy people who leave the UK in order to avoid higher taxes, in this…
Business Imperial Brands shareholder returns reach £2.8bn as tobacco prices rise admin Oct 9, 2024 Imperial Brands will increase shareholder returns to £2.8 billion next year after continuing to generate huge…
Companies Only two companies float on the London Stock Exchange during this dry summer admin Oct 9, 2024 Only two companies listed on the London Stock Exchange in the third quarter. The total raised was £64.8m, an 82…
Companies Job losses at UK suppliers due to Boeing and Airbus problems admin Oct 9, 2024 Senior, a UK engineering company, will be forced to lay off staff due to the crisis at Boeing and the delays in…
Financial Shein doubles profit in Britain with sales of £1.55bn admin Oct 9, 2024 Shein, a Chinese-founded fast-fashion online retailer, doubled its profit in Britain, and overtook Boohoo, before a…
Energy Diversified Energy believes in US listing as a way to reignite its fire admin Oct 9, 2024 Diversified Energy, which joined London's junior oil and gas market seven years earlier, positioned itself as an…
Investment Elliott, an activist says that its long-term perspective on Anglo American… admin Oct 9, 2024 After acquiring a $1bn stake in Anglo American rival BHP, activist hedge fund Elliott described its long-term view…
Economy Pension funds demand UK fiscal rule changes to spur investment admin Oct 9, 2024 Investors who manage £1.7tn in assets have called on UK chancellor Rachel Reeves, to overhaul Britain's fiscal…
Electric vehicles Battery manufacturers aim to ease EV anxiety with 5-minute charging admin Oct 9, 2024 Asian battery manufacturers are racing to create new "superfast charging cells" for electric vehicles. These will…