FTSE 100’s winners and losers in 2022 December 19, 2022 The Christmas lull is setting in. Investors are bracing to turn off their screens and get away from the daily City grind. Trading volumes on the FTSE 100 are thinning. It’s also that time of year when financial journalists pick through the UK’s worst (and best) performing stocks over the past 12 months. Without further [...]
Barclays to snap up Tesco’s banking arm for £600m as retailer looks to unlock value for customers and shareholders February 9, 2024 Barclays has announced that it has agreed with Tesco to acquire the supermarket's retail banking business.
Severn Trent’s turnover booms as it offers 90 per cent discounts on soaring bills November 22, 2022 Water firm Severn Trent had a spike in earnings and profits for the first half of the year, as it offers 90 per cent discounts to customers struggling with their bills. The London-listed utilities firm confirmed a 10.8 per cent increase in turnover from 2021 by up £103.6 million. The company also announced a near [...]
Pets at Home issues profit warning after retail sales fail to grow as predicted January 30, 2024 Pets at Home has warned its profits will not be as high as previously forecast after its retail sales faulted.
Boardroom Uncovered: Meet the CEO leading American Golf’s transformation who runs10k every single day May 20, 2024 City AM's exclusive interview with the marathon-running CEO who's leading the transformation of American Golf.
Bank of England finally administers bitter medicine to treat inflation August 4, 2023 The City has been ahead of the Bank of England’s thinking for some time. Economists have for months known interest rates are set to stay higher for longer. Most expect them to peak at 5.75 per cent and stay there for, probably, at least a year. Governor Andrew Bailey and co have woken up to [...]
Shell considers selling energy retail business in new strategic review January 26, 2023 Shell has not ruled out the sale of its energy business for households, after announcing a strategic review of its retail operations.
‘We have a vision’: American Golf hails improvement despite challenging year April 17, 2024 American Golf has hailed its improved financial performance despite facing "global and national factors" which negatively impacted how much customers wanted to spend and their confidence.
FTSE 100 close: London dips after disappointing US jobs data while 250 continues strong run November 3, 2023 FTSE 250, which is an index more aligned with the UK domestic market, was one cent up following the open, sitting handsomely at 17,945.48.
Barratt Developments warns a ‘deterioration’ in demand for homes due to rate pain has hit hard July 13, 2023 Barratt Developments has warned a “deterioration” in demand for homes has hit housebuilding hard, as a tumultuous mortgage market continues to pile on misery, with the group’s share price down over four per cent when markers opened this morning. The residential building company said net private reservation rate – the number of people putting their [...]