Cost of living crisis: Grocery inflation up two per cent in just one month with shoppers forking out £800 more a year January 31, 2023 Grocery price inflation has hit a record 16.7 per cent to add a potential £788 to annual shopping bills, figures have shown. The “staggering” 2.3 percentage point jump in the four weeks to January 22 has exceeded the previous high recorded by analysts Kantar in October and is the highest figure since their records began [...]
Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse, review: Nostalgic musical still feels relevant August 24, 2023 Brian Yorkey’s Pulitzerwinning Next to Normal (it sits alongside Hamilton and A Strange Loop as the only musicals to be awarded the accolade in the 21st century) returns to the stage 14 years after its Broadway debut – but its message about the weight of coping with mental illness has barely aged a day. It [...]
Zara sales continue to expand as consumers keep buying December 13, 2023 Inditex, the Spanish fashion brand that owns Zara, today reported robust sales growth as consumers continued to splash out.
Eon warns energy crisis not over yet as it ramps up renewable spending August 9, 2023 There is still a risk that gas prices could rise this winter despite the recent calming across energy markets, Eon warned today.
Explainer: How Russia is dodging oil sanctions and what the West is doing about it January 13, 2024 G7 sanctions are slowing Russia's oil industry but the sanctions are not having the desired effect
FTSE 100 close: London ticks up on economic data, banking stocks pare losses October 24, 2023 London’s FTSE indices closed higher on Tuesday, paring losses from this morning as investors mulled key economic data and the state of the UK’s banking sector. The blue-chip FTSE 100 traded 0.2 per cent higher at 7,389.70, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 dropped 0.38 per cent to 16,994.10. Investors weighed S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, [...]
Taking the Mickey: Disney to slash 7,000 jobs in bid to save £4.5bn as part of ‘significant transformation’ February 9, 2023 The Walt Disney Co has said it will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of a “significant transformation” announced by CEO Bob Iger. The job cuts amount to about three per cent of the entertainment giant’s global workforce and were announced after Disney reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street’s forecasts. Mr Iger returned as [...]
Treasury fails to deny capital gains tax hike as Reeves readies ‘broken’ finances warning July 28, 2024 Rachel Reeves is set to warn of the "broken" state of the UK's public finances in a speech on Monday, as rumours of a hike in capital gains tax continue to swirl.
Ocado to unveil improved sales after eventful year February 24, 2024 After a colourful year online supermarket and automation business Ocado will later this week unveil its earnings for 2023.
Topps Tiles’ sales continue to fall as homeowners steer clear of ‘big ticket’ DIY July 3, 2024 The London-listed Topps Tiles Group has seen sales drop year-on-year as it says demand for big-ticket home projects remains low amid a "challenging" macroenvironment.