Fashion How Burberry misreads the market with its £2,500 handbag admin Jan 15, 2024 Burberry's holiday advertising campaign featured images of dogs, ducks and a luxury blue leather handbag. It was…
Stockmarket News The tech float cavalry is set to boost London’s stock market admin Jan 15, 2024 At least three tech companies are looking to float on the London stock exchange. All three companies, including…
Climate The world’s renewable energy capacities grew at a record pace in 2023 admin Jan 12, 2024 According to the International Energy Agency, the growth of renewable energy capacity in 2023 was the fastest in…
Energy Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023 admin Jan 12, 2024 According to the official standards body of the industry, in 2023 heat pump installations will reach record levels,…
Economy Why Home Office’s visa plans are a ‘nail on the coffin’ to UK… admin Jan 12, 2024 What is the name of an Italian restaurant which does not serve pizza? The jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival…
Financial Fujitsu contracts worth £2 billion to be reviewed by UK government in light of… admin Jan 12, 2024 Pressure is mounting on the government to review more than £2bn in new contracts awarded to Fujitsu since a court…
Banking UK Treasury exempts banks from prefunding deposit assurance scheme admin Jan 12, 2024 After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank UK's UK branch in March, British banks were spared the cost of prefunding…
Energy Chesapeake and Southwestern will create a US gas giant with a $7.4bn transaction admin Jan 12, 2024 Chesapeake Energy agreed to purchase Southwestern Energy for $7.4bn in an all-share transaction. This will make the…
Russia -Ukraine war Moscow imports one third of the battlefield technology from Western companies admin Jan 12, 2024 Last year, Russia purchased at least one third of its critical battlefield components abroad from US-based…
Crypto currency Bitcoin volumes surge as long-awaited ETFs debut admin Jan 12, 2024 The first US exchange-traded funds that have direct exposure to Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in the world,…
UK society The UK’s life expectancy has fallen to 2010 levels admin Jan 12, 2024 After a decade-long slow improvement, the life expectancy of Britons has returned to the level it was in 2010. This…
EU Dyson loses €176mn EU damages claim admin Jan 12, 2024 Dyson lost its battle to get compensation of €176mn from Brussels for damages that it claimed were caused by energy…
Jobs and employment Amazon will lay off hundreds at Prime Video and MGM admin Jan 11, 2024 Amazon has cut hundreds of jobs from Prime Video, James Bond Studio MGM and Prime Video as it battles tough…
Jobs and employment Turnberry, Trump’s Scottish Golf Course, makes its first profit admin Jan 11, 2024 Donald Trump's Scottish Golf Course Turnberry made its first profit ever after nearly a decade under turbulent…
Oil and Gas US oil lobby launches $8-million ad campaign amid record fossil fuel production admin Jan 11, 2024 This week, the American oil lobby launched a media campaign with a budget of eight figures to promote the idea that…
Mortgage Persimmon exceeds expectations in home sales as mortgage rates fall admin Jan 11, 2024 Persimmon exceeded expectations for new home construction last year. Falling mortgage rates helped boost property…
Business The estimated cost of UK HS2 is now £67bn admin Jan 11, 2024 According to the top executive of the project, there is no guarantee that the cost will not increase further.…
Companies Sainsbury’s gains market share in festive food sales admin Jan 11, 2024 Sainsbury's may have enjoyed a roaring Christmas, but its clothing and general merchandise divisions had a…