FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for caution as traders scale back rate cut bets February 6, 2024 Asian markets mimic Wall Street's dip, oil prices hold steady. UK retail sales slow in January, RBA maintains interest rate at 4.35%; focus shifts to UK Construction PMI.
Stansted Airport chief: Expansion key for Cambridge-London tech corridor amid ‘huge demand’ October 30, 2023 London Stansted's expansion will be key for the "globally important" Cambridge-London tech corridor, its boss has said.
London Overground ties up two year extension with train operator Arriva June 27, 2023 London Overground will be operated by Arriva for another two years, as its seven-and-a-half year contract was extended this morning. The train operator has run the capital’s transport network since 2016, with it now set to continue until May 2026. It was not made clear how much the extension is worth. This comes as the UK’s [...]
London Southend Airport owner’s shares slump after demand to repay £200m loan early January 23, 2024 The owner of London Southend Airport is facing the potential of repaying a near-£200m loan early after being hit by new allegations.
London Stock Exchange chief Julia Hoggett: The City can’t just be for ‘fat cats’ November 1, 2023 Brits need to stop thinking of the City as the realm of “fat cats” and “grandees” in order to widen access to the UK’s capital markets and boost the flow of cash into the UK’s beleaguered listed companies, the London Stock Exchange boss has said.
Foreign takeovers tumble as rising rates and wild prices scupper London bargain hunt September 5, 2023 The number of foreign buyers swooping on UK firms tumbled sharply in the second quarter as a predicted deals raid sputtered out amid rising interest rates and volatile markets, official figures show.
8 Bishopsgate: Reinsurance firm buys 50,000 sq ft of new City of London tower January 14, 2024 One of the City’s newest skyscrapers, 8 Bishopsgate, is filling up with new tenants as a reinsurance firm has taken up two-and-a-half floors. SCOR will occupy 50,000 square feet of the new tower in the heart of the Square Mile, which is 51-storeys, 204-metre tall, and the 10th largest in the capital. The reinsurance provider [...]
London-listed software firm Idox has 20 per cent revenue boost on ‘healthy’ M&A pipeline May 22, 2024 Idox, which sells software property management software to the government, also more than halved its debt to £6.6m, down from £14.7m.
St Patrick’s Day events in London – where to drink and celebrate March 16, 2023 Whether covering yourself with shamrock face paint or just getting completely and utterly sloshed on Guinness, St Patrick’s Day is this Friday and that means celebrations are required. Here’s where to raise a glass this Friday. Savage Garden This Tower Bridge rooftop bar has its own list of Irish cocktails to get people in the [...]
Two thirds of home buyers in London getting help from Bank of Mum and Dad August 28, 2023 Over two-thirds (67 per cent) of all homeowners in London receive parental support to purchase their homes, a report released by Legal and General (L&G) has shown. ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received £30,200 on average to support their transaction, only beaten by those in the East of England who received an average of [...]