Oil and Gas Top commodities traders dismiss IPO route after bumper profits admin Apr 11, 2024 Three of the largest commodity traders in the world said that their combined profit of $23bn last year shows they…
Business Stonegate owner of Slug & Lettuce scrambles in a panic to plug a £2bn hole admin Apr 10, 2024 Slug & Lettuce's owner has expressed concerns about the future of his company as he races to refinance over…
Economy First time in decades, the biggest oil discovery to come out of the North Sea will… admin Apr 10, 2024 A UK energy firm is about to begin drilling in the largest oil field found in the North Sea for at least 20 Years…
oil producer Former chief executive says Shell is’massively underestimated’ in… admin Apr 10, 2024 Former Shell head says oil giant is "massively underestimated" in London, and could benefit from moving its listing…
Artificial intelligence OpenAI and Meta are ready to launch new AI models that can’reason’ admin Apr 10, 2024 OpenAI and Meta have announced that they are about to release new artificial intelligence models. These models…
Business BP is on track to a strong first quarter admin Apr 10, 2024 BP is expecting a "strong performance" from its trading division, which buys and sold oil. It also expects an…
Energy Vitol reports another strong year with profits of $13bn admin Apr 10, 2024 Energy prices dropped from their record highs, resulting in a $2 billion drop in profits for Vitol. According to…
Economy Rain is bad news for Dune retailers, but consumers flock to the cinema instead admin Apr 10, 2024 The wet weather dampened the enthusiasm of shoppers, and the increase in non-essential spending such as clothing…
Business Macquarie is among the lenders of Thames Water’s parent company admin Apr 10, 2024 Macquarie, a financial group based in Australia, is a member of the consortium that lends to Thames Water parent…
Fashion Next, Frasers Group is looking at the stricken Ted Baker admin Apr 10, 2024 Two of the biggest retail groups in Europe have expressed interest in buying Ted Baker's European retail business.…
Food and drink industry Craft beer in the UK is on the verge of collapse, according to its scene. admin Apr 9, 2024 Neither Rishi Sunak nor Gordon Brown is a beer aficionado. The former is teetotal and his predecessor all but gave…
Economy JP Morgan CEO: Global economic risks could be greater than anything since the… admin Apr 9, 2024 JP Morgan , the boss of a US bank, has warned the world that it could be in the midst of the most dangerous time…
AI Microsoft will build an AI hub as part of its £2.5bn UK expansion, despite… admin Apr 9, 2024 The London office of a tech giant has set up a division for artificial intelligence Microsoft will open a new…
Mortgage IMF warns that shadow bank lending could trigger a new financial crisis admin Apr 9, 2024 The International Monetary Fund has warned that risky lending by shadow banks could trigger a new crisis. The…
Business TSMC’s $11.6bn US production agreement boosts Joe Biden AI chip ambitions admin Apr 9, 2024 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest chipmaker, has agreed that its most advanced products…
Oil and Gas Citadel: Global oil market to be “extremely tight” admin Apr 9, 2024 Citadel, a hedge fund giant, says that oil markets will become "extremely tight", in the second half this year.…
Brexit Labour denies plans for UK to join EU Customs Union admin Apr 9, 2024 Labour's policy towards the EU has been a source of tensions. On Monday, the party had to deny that it would…
Artificial intelligence Elon Musk says AI will surpass human intelligence in the next few years admin Apr 9, 2024 Elon Musk claims that the new artificial intelligence models' capabilities will surpass the human intelligence by…