Tesco: Britain’s biggest supermarket raises profit guidance as shoppers trade up over Christmas January 11, 2024 Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has upgraded its profit guidance for the year off the back of a strong Christmas performance.
Election 2024: Labour outweighing Tories on campaign donations, data finds June 23, 2024 Labour are significantly outweighing the Tories on campaign donations, data from the Electoral Commission has revealed.
Revealed: These are Britain’s most popular companies to work for September 21, 2022 New research has revealed the top companies Brits want to work for the most. The data shared with City A.M. analysed the top searches for jobs and careers on Google, to see which private sector companies Brits are keenest to work for currently. Tesco came out as the most popular company, with the multinational supermarket seeing [...]
Close Brothers profit takes a 90 per cent hit following £100m Novitas write off March 14, 2023 Close Brothers half year profit slumped as the bank set aside over £100m for bad loans relating to legal finance specialist Novitas. As a result of the provisions the London-based merchant bank’s adjusted operating profit fell 90 per cent to £12.6m during the six months ending January 2023. Close Brothers signalled to the market in [...]
No break for Brits as inflation pushes the cost of kitchen staples by 80 per cent April 18, 2023 Brits are yet to receive a break from soaring food prices as the price of cheddar cheese, sliced white bread and porridge oats are up to 80 per cent more expensive than a year ago. As inflation reached record highs due to the war in Ukraine, consumers were forced to fork out more for kitchen [...]
Boutique bank Close Brothers expands in Ireland with Bluestone Motor Finance takeover September 20, 2023 The deal, announced this morning in a regulatory announcement, is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of this year. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Shop price inflation drops as supermarkets slash costs January 30, 2024 Shop price inflation fell to its lowest level since May 2022, helped by supermarkets continually slashing their prices.
Czech Sphinx plots £800m Royal Mail investment to topple Amazon in UK parcel war July 14, 2024 Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover has ignited a national security investigation with critics wary of a historic British institution falling into foreign hands.
Village Bakery: Private equity owner sells business to French bread maker July 10, 2024 The private equity firm behind Village Bakery, which supplies the likes of Tesco, Aldi and Five Guys, has sold its controlling stake in the firm to a French giant.
FTSE 100 close: Barclays surge fails to prevent losses on London index April 27, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 slipped today, pushed lower by investors wobbling over concerns about the health of the global economy amid banking and interest rate fears. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.27 per cent to 7,831.59 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed [...]