Octopus’ deal for Bulb faces further delays as rivals push for judicial review November 29, 2022 Octopus Energy's takeover of Bulb Energy faces further delays after rival suppliers tabled demands for a judicial review.
As long as businesses want to keep their hands clean, we will need a body like the CBI April 19, 2023 As long as businesses want to outsource their dirty work to industry groups, they will need a body like the Confederation of British Industry.
In the impeachment saga, Trump Derangement Syndrome is destroying the Democrats January 20, 2020 In politics, as in life, hatred can get in the way. And the base of the Democratic party, even more than its leadership, hates Donald Trump beyond reason. Over the impeachment saga, hatred is killing them. There are, of course, myriad reasons — some of which I share — to despise the President. Trump’s ugly braggadocio, [...]
Saga warns travel business hit by coronavirus-related cancellations and fall in bookings March 5, 2020 Over 50s travel and insurance business Saga warned today that coronavirus-inspired cancellations and low demand in its travel arm could hit its full year earnings. The cruise ship-operator said it had seen a “higher level of cancellations for departures in the near-term and more generally a lower level of bookings for departures further out”. It [...]
Exclusive: Mordaunt accused of misleading parliament over committee record July 21, 2022 Defeated Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has been accused of misleading the House of Commons over her record as a trade minister, City A.M. can reveal. Mordaunt today said she had never turned down an appearance request at Westminster’s International Trade Committee in an apparent jab at trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who has turned down [...]
Short Bitcoin ETF launches after ‘enormous outflows’ led to crypto crash June 27, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows the price of Bitcoin was slowly recovering throughout last week, moving from around $20,000 to around $21,500.
Week ahead: City braces for more bumper banker bonuses February 20, 2022 Investors are preparing to comb through the details of British high lenders’ results this week for any clues that higher interest rates are goosing their bottom lines. UK banks’ earning season has been underlined by a jump in bonuses for top deal makers which are expected to continue this week. Barclays, the last remaining British [...]
Britain’s out-of-touch police need an information system that wasn’t alive in the 1970s February 22, 2023 The police are doing the best they can - but it won't be enough as long as they're obliged to operate with an information system that's completely outdated, writes Rosie Beacon
FTSE 100 brushes off Prime Minister’s no confidence vote June 7, 2022 The FTSE 100 opened flat on Tuesday as investors were largely unaffected by the Prime Minister narrowly dodging a vote of no confidence last night. The capital’s premier index was mostly unchanged at 7,610 points on opening on Tuesday. Tory MPs voted by 211 to 148 in support of the Prime Minister as part of [...]
The cost of doing business amidst the culture wars is an entirely new question of risk October 28, 2022 Mankind has long pondered the question of what it means to be good. Now corporate bodies are facing the same dilemma. Brand activism – the expectation on companies to be proactive drivers of social change – is here to stay. But getting the messaging right in the era of culture wars is difficult: it’s hard [...]