This Week: PMIs, Morrisons, Next, US unemployment, Fed, M&S January 4, 2021 City A.M. looks at the first business week of 2021 with Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. Monday: UK PMIs for December Flash numbers in the middle of December were surprisingly encouraging, with manufacturing rising to 57.3. “No doubt due to some pre-Brexit stockpiling. services also managed to rebound a touch, coming [...]
Boeing shareholders approve chief’s $33m compensation as company faces investigations May 18, 2024 Boeing shareholders approved chief executive officer David Calhoun’s $32.8m (£25.8m) compensation on Friday and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes.
Lloyd’s insurance vehicle Inigo surpasses £885m in gross written premium April 24, 2024 The specialist insurer Inigo has surpassed $1bn in gross written premium as well as reporting skyrocketing results for its profit before tax
Lloyd’s pledges £52m to projects to address slave trade role November 8, 2023 Lloyd’s of London has pledged to invest over £50m in a host of global development projects as the insurance marketplace looks to address its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance still owes Greensill Capital nearly £500m April 17, 2024 The administrators for Greensill Capital are still owed around $587.2m (£472m) from Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, it has been revealed.
M&S sales fall over Christmas quarter as lockdown hammers clothing division January 8, 2021 Marks and Spencer (M&S) saw their sales slip over the quarter leading up to Christmas as new lockdown restrictions cast a shadow over the normally lucrative season. The high street stalwart said that total sales fell 8.2 per cent to £2.5bn in the three months to 26 December. Shares in the retailer fell 1.9 per [...]
Labour candidate’s collapsed FX firm set to leave customers £13m out of pocket July 3, 2024 Customers of the collapsed payments firm owned by Labour candidate Rajesh Agrawal are set to recover as little as ten per cent of the £15m they lost when it folded into administration last year, administrators have revealed.
The four “M”s: why the 21st century belongs to Asia November 18, 2020 For a look into the future of the global economy, and where the power is shifting, consider technology developments in both China and India., In a mere decade, China’s e-commerce market has grown from less than 1% of global sales, into the world’s largest market in 2016, representing more than 40% of transactions by value. [...]
Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury’s face allegations of worker exploitation in India November 17, 2020 UK retailers including Marks & Spencer (M&S), Tesco and Sainsbury’s are facing calls to apologise following allegations of worker exploitation in their supply chains. Supermarket supplier workers in India reportedly said they do not get toilet breaks or sufficient breaks to drink water or eat lunch. One member of staff told the BBC they were [...]
British Airways ends in-flight food partnership with M&S October 26, 2020 British Airways today confirmed that it is set to end its three-year partnership with M&S to provide food on short-haul trips for economy-class passengers. A spokesperson for the airline confirmed the move: “We proudly launched our buy-on-board catering in 2017 with high street favourite, M&S. “After a successful journey, we are headed off on a [...]