UK housing market shows signs of stability with Brits’ reluctant to spend April 21, 2022 The UK’s housing market could be returning to stability, say analysts, before deals pick up as warmer weather blankets the country. Residential transactions for March have plunged more than a third in comparison with the same month last year, according to the government’s latest figures, after a continued, pandemic-era, buying frenzy. Although deals have climbed [...]
Bloomsbury continues to cash in on reading boom January 26, 2022 Bloomsbury Publishing expects its annual profit and revenue to top market expectations, underpinned by strong sales at its consumer division that sells adult and children's titles, the publisher of Harry Potter books said this morning.
China banks cut key interest rate in bid to revive stalling economy August 22, 2022 China’s banks have slashed a key interest rate in a token gesture to revive the world’s second-largest economy. The country’s central bank said yesterday the one-year loan prime rate offered by banks was cut to 3.65 per cent from 3.7 per cent, while the five-year rate dropped to 4.3 per cent from 4.45 per cent. [...]
The City’s salad cult: What’s up with Farmer J? September 12, 2024 People in the City are addicted to Farmer J's large, expensive salad bowls. Why so?
Fashion retailers Boohoo and ASOS suspend sales to Russia in solidarity with Ukraine as M&S suspends shipments March 3, 2022 Fast fashion retailer Boohoo has become the latest firm to announce it has suspended sales of clothes to Russia. The Manchester-based e-commerce business joins brands such as Asos and Next, as well as designer names such as Burberry, in making a stand. In a update published on the London Stock Exchange, Boohoo said it was [...]
Taxes and shares: Making sure crypto founders do not flounder December 31, 2022 Jaspal Pachu and Cathy Wears of CMS Law navigate the territory of crypto investment rounds and potential exits.
Property of the Week: An ultra-modern property in Brixton Hill October 22, 2021 The most sought-after design feature you can add to the back of your house is an entire wall of foor-to-ceiling glazed doors that open onto your garden. Not only do you get natural light flooding in throughout the year but your courtyard melds into your living space in summer. When the property was completely refurbished, [...]
Elon Musk to advertisers that have left X: ‘go f*** yourself’ November 30, 2023 Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “Go fuck yourself” in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview. Musk said repeatedly he was sorry for publishing a tweet on November 15 that agreed with an anti-Jewish post. [...]
Poke House looks for stock market boost as it eyes London listing January 31, 2022 Holly Williams, PA Restaurant chain Poke House has revealed plans for a stock market flotation in London and New York after sealing the latest deal to expand its global footprint. The Californian-inspired poke bowl chain, which last year bought Ahi Poke in London to launch its assault on the UK market, is eyeing an initial [...]
The Booker Prize is elitist and irrelevant, and so what? November 27, 2023 Snobby and out of touch, the Booker Prize gets told it is descending further into irrelevancy every year. But who cares, asks Anna Moloney.