Investment Legal & General buys Cala, a housebuilder for £1.16bn admin Sep 19, 2024 Legal & General's new CEO, the FTSE 100 listed financial services company, made his first major strategic move…
Companies Tupperware’s party is over, as the company files for bankruptcy admin Sep 19, 2024 Tupperware's airtight containers, which have become synonymous for food storage, appear to be on their way out. The…
Economy UK economy loses £25bn per year due to shrinking workforce admin Sep 19, 2024 According to a report on Britain's missing workers, the UK workforce is shrinking faster than it has in the past 40…
Business Chinese owners claim that British Steel Works has never turned a profit. admin Sep 19, 2024 The Chinese owners of British Steel Works at Scunthorpe revealed that they had not made any profit since they saved…
Banking UK inflation remains unchanged at 2.2% admin Sep 19, 2024 After the annual inflation rate in the UK remained at 2.2% in August, it is expected that Bank of England will keep…
Companies Tortoise Media and Guardian are in discussions to sell the Observer to Guardian admin Sep 18, 2024 Tortoise Media, a new online media company, is in negotiations with the Guardian Media Group to purchase the…
Business Parents can now see what their children are saying on Instagram admin Sep 18, 2024 As part of the sweeping changes to safety coming to the social networking app , Instagram will now allow parents to…
AI US tech giant Intel halts construction of €30bn German Microchip Factory admin Sep 18, 2024 Intel has cancelled plans to build a €30bn microchip plant in Germany, a blow for Europe's technological plans. The…
Retail Tesco may urge customers to replace unhealthy purchases admin Sep 18, 2024 Tesco's chief executive said that it could use Clubcard data in order to alert shoppers when they purchase too many…
Companies Amanda Staveley Company liquidated following dispute with shipping tycoon admin Sep 18, 2024 After a dispute over an historic loan with a Greek shipping magnate, a company owned by the former Newcastle United…
Interest rates Bets increase on Bank of England rate cut admin Sep 18, 2024 The markets are preparing for aggressive US Federal Reserve moves to reduce borrowing costs. Traders have increased…
Business Pret A Manger sales rise above £1bn admin Sep 18, 2024 Pret A Manger sold £1 billion for the first year in its history, as it expanded into international markets. Now, £1…
Business Take a chance on the augmented reality glasses but are they seeing clearly? admin Sep 18, 2024 Evan Spiegel, co-founder of Snap and its chief executive, describes building augmented reality glasses as "a…
Economy Analysts’ predictions of US consumer spending are not met admin Sep 18, 2024 US consumer spending was unexpectedly high in August despite a slowdown on the labour market.The US Department of…
Energy BlackRock and Microsoft to invest $30bn in AI infrastructure admin Sep 18, 2024 BlackRock and Microsoft are preparing to launch an artificial intelligence fund worth more than $30 billion to help…
Brexit UK’s post Brexit checks on fruits and vegetables have been delayed a third. admin Sep 17, 2024 The third delay in the planned post-Brexit check on fruits and vegetables imported into Britain from EU has been…
Energy Martin Lewis: UK’s smart-meter targets are leaving energy consumers… admin Sep 17, 2024 According to consumer advocate Martin Lewis, the government's "perverse" targets for installing electronic smart…
Economy IPPR: Tackling UK ill-health is essential to economic growth admin Sep 17, 2024 A left-of centre think-tank said that the government should invest £15bn per year in a radical reform programme…