Companies Tennet seeks bankers to help with potential €20 billion German power grid IPO admin Oct 8, 2024 Tennet, the Dutch state-owned electric utility company, has hired investment bankers to investigate an initial…
Sports Man City wins partial victory in sponsorship dispute admin Oct 8, 2024 A tribunal has ruled that the Premier League's commercial agreements rules between football club owners, and their…
Fraud Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and ENRC have a single day to settle their legal… admin Oct 8, 2024 The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation are giving themselves 24 hours to…
Government Rachel Reeves spares PE bosses the top UK tax rate as part of a compromise over… admin Oct 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves is unlikely to hit the private equity industry with the 45p top tax rate this month, because she's…
Business Ocado, AA and growing protest against London congestion charges for electric vans admin Oct 7, 2024 Over 40 companies, including Ocado and the AA, have called for the Mayor of London not to expand the congestion…
Food and Drink Industry Wine sellers protest against alcohol duty plan admin Oct 7, 2024 Retailers are usually quick to announce price reductions and quiet about price increases, but some wine retailers…
Fast Food TGI Fridays could save up to 2,000 UK jobs admin Oct 7, 2024 Administrators have reportedly reached a deal to save over 2,000 jobs at the UK branch of the TGI restaurant chain.…
Economy Eric Schmidt, former Google boss, to attend UK International Investment Summit admin Oct 7, 2024 Former Google boss Eric Schmidt is one of many high-profile executives who will be attending the first…
Business SMRs get a boost from Czechs taking a stake in Rolls-Royce vehicles admin Oct 7, 2024 The Czech government has taken a small stake in the Rolls Royce SMR consortium. This consortium hopes to build and…
Fashion The Mulberry crisis and the tycoons’ battle over its future admin Oct 7, 2024 Mike Ashley's retirement from the board at his retail empire Frasers Group was never expected. After all, the man…
Banking Bank of England Chief Economist warns against cutting interest rates too much admin Oct 7, 2024 The Bank of England chief economist stated that interest rates should fall slowly and remain higher in the long…
AI Meta introduces a new AI model which can create video with sound admin Oct 7, 2024 Meta (the owner of Facebook and Instagram) announced on Friday that it had developed a new artificial-intelligence…
Construction Industry The UK regulator has approved Barratt’s £2.5bn acquisition of Redrow admin Oct 7, 2024 The UK's Competition Watchdog has given its approval to the £2.5bn purchase of Redrow by UK's largest housebuilder…
Banking Bank of England Governor warns of Middle East Oil Shock Risk admin Oct 7, 2024 Bank of England monitors the Middle East Crisis amid fears that a worsening warbetween Iran & Israel will make…
Business Entrepreneurs warn that capital gains tax will increase and cause a mass exodus admin Oct 7, 2024 Stefano Vaccino gave a blunt appraisal of the risks involved in starting a new business. "As founders we left our…
Financial Tate & Lyle ditches shareholder vote for planned £1.4bn takeover admin Oct 4, 2024 Tate & Lyle is the latest company that has taken advantage of recent reforms to listing rules. It announced it…
Global Politics US dockworkers suspend their strike to allow for discussions admin Oct 4, 2024 Dockworkers in ports along the east and Gulf Coasts of America have agreed to resume cargo movement while they…
Banking SSE delays Dogger Bank Wind Farm admin Oct 4, 2024 The first phase of an ambitious project to build the largest wind farm in the world on British waters was pushed to…