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GB News considers suing advertisers for boycott
GB News said that it was "closely" monitoring Elon Musk’s lawsuit against advertisers as a sign that it was preparing to file a lawsuit against brands who suspend advertising.
Musk has threatened legal action after revealing on Tuesday…
Boohoo sells London office worth £72m amid turnaround struggles
Boohoo, a fast fashion retailer in London's Soho, is looking to sell its London office as it tries to improve its balance sheet.
According to sources in the market, the troubled retailer is looking for offers around £60m (£60m) for its…
Royal Mint opens a factory in South Wales to recover gold from electronic waste
The Royal Mint unveiled an "innovative" factory which will recover gold from electronic scrap, allowing the manufacturer to create a sustainable source of precious metals for its luxury jewellery collection.
The factory, located in south…
Alpine floods hit Mercedes and Jaguar Production
Jaguar Land Rover is one of a number of luxury carmakers that have been severely affected by the flooding in Switzerland, which paralyzed a leading aluminium manufacturer.
After Novelis - an Indian manufacturer with a mill located in the…
Shares of Arm Holdings, a chip designer, have fallen 39% in value but revenue has risen by 39%.
Chip designer Arm Holdings on Wednesday reported a stronger-than-expected 39% surge in quarterly revenue, and forecast fiscal second-quarter sales broadly in line with Wall Street estimates, yet its shares fell about 9% in extended trading.…
Boeing names Robert ‘Kelly’ Ortberg new President and CEO
Boeing named aerospace industry veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its new President and CEO, as it fights to repair and shore up the business.
The company is facing its biggest safety crisis ever since the deadly crashes of 2018, and 2019,…
Prada’s Miu Miu sales and Japan sales are surging, defying the luxury slowdown.
Prada, the Italian luxury fashion company, defied the slowdown in the luxury sector by reporting double-digit revenue increases in the first six months of the year. This was fueled by the booming sales of its Miu Miu brand and an increase…
Italy cracks down against local Amazon unit for tax and labor practices
The Italian Financial Police seized €121mn (about $113m) from an Amazon unit in Milan after the ecommerce company was accused of tax fraud and labor malpractices within its logistics network.
In an order authorizing the seizure on…
Abu Dhabi seizes designer pushchairs popular with middle class
Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund has taken control of Bugaboo - a designer pushchair company - from its private equity owners.
Mubadala Capital - which is headed by Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour - announced on Monday that it had…
Permira wants to sell Evelyn for £1.5 billion pounds.
Evelyn Partners is one of Britain's biggest wealth management firms. The private equity company that owns it, Evelyn Partners PLC, is looking at options to reduce its £1.5 billion investment.
Permira has begun contacting advisers in…
Philip Jansen aims to take over Rentokil
Rentokil Initial, a FTSE 100 pest-control empire owned by Rentokil Initial's former boss at BT, is being targeted for a takeover bid backed by private equity.
Philip Jansen has been in discussions with private equity firms about a plan…
Grant Thornton considers a three-way merger
Grant Thornton’s US business is in talks to buy the UK and Irish affiliates of the accounting group. This would be the largest M&A transaction in the industry to date.
Grant Thornton US announced a transatlantic merger after selling…
Netflix revenue surges as popular shows draw a large new audience
Netflix's second-quarter revenue and earnings exceeded Wall Street expectations thanks to the success of shows like Bridgerton and Baby Reindeer .
The number of new subscribers was the highest in a quarter two since 2020 when Netflix…
Cosmetic surgery group Skin collapses, putting hundreds of job at risk
Skin, one the UK's biggest plastic surgery providers, with over 70 branches, collapsed. This has put hundreds of jobs in danger.
Skin's website was replaced at 5pm on the Tuesday with a message stating that "the company has undertaken an…
Elon Musk has announced that he is moving SpaceX and X to Texas.
Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that X and SpaceX would be moving their headquarters to Texas in response to a gender identity law passed by California. This is a major blow to Silicon Valley, as the billionaire has been at odds with…
Ocado to keep London listed as it improves forecast
Ocado's boss said that the company is committed to its London listing, even though it was relegated earlier this year from the FTSE 100.
Tim Steiner said that he did not plan to take the online grocery group private or move its listing…
Morgan Stanley traders drive surge in profits
Morgan Stanley's investment bankers and traders have helped to boost the company's quarterly profits, which has offset a decline in its wealth management business.
The bank's CEO, Ted Pick, said that the trading of equities, and fixed…
Oxford brewery reduces recidivism by teaching prisoners to make ale
Thomas Jefferson said that good beer "softens tempers, cheers up the spirit, and promotes health".
This could also help solve the prison crisis in Britain. Craft brewery that employs ex-convicts to train them in ale-making is proving to…