Gold prices hover near three-week low as dollar firms and investors focus on US inflation data November 13, 2023 Gold fell 2.8 per cent last week, logging its worst week in more than a month, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish remarks pushed back any notion about interest rate cuts.
Formula 1: McLaren launch challenger for 2023 F1 season, the MCL60 February 13, 2023 McLaren have unveiled their MCL60 F1 car which will challenge in the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Smith set for England full-back shirt against Chile September 20, 2023 Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell are set to play in the same starting team as England take on Chile this weekend at the Rugby World Cup knowing a win all but secures their place in the last eight of the tournament. Squad captain Farrell returns from a ban he picked up in August for a [...]
London Heathrow workers call off 31 days of strike this summer as pay deal reached June 23, 2023 31 days of strike action at Heathrow have been averted following a last-ditch deal with Unite members, meaning Brits can once again go on their summer holidays without disruption. A new pay deal was reached between Britain’s biggest airport, and the UK’s biggest union, with 2,000 security officers at terminals 3 and 5, scheduled to [...]
HS2: Delayed AGAIN or scrapped for good? Govt refuses to say if expensive project will ever terminate at London Euston January 27, 2023 The Government has refused to confirm that HS2 will reach its central London terminus at Euston following reports that it may be delayed or scrapped. The Sun said soaring inflation means that the high speed rail project may not run to Euston until 2038 – or be scrapped completely, with trains instead stopping at a [...]
Thames Water: Fresh blow as major investor takes £600m writedown January 3, 2024 The decision was “probably difficult but necessary” according to Tim Whittaker, director at Edhecinfra, a research institute and data provider, as reported by the FT.
Dead Man’s Fingers maker cuts over 500 jobs and enters the red after cyber attack hits sales February 16, 2024 The maker of Crabbie's Ginger Beer and Dead Man's Fingers spiced rum shed more than 500 jobs and entered the red after its sales were hit by a cyber attack, it has been revealed.
Now US shareholders sue beleaguered bank Credit Suisse for downplaying impact of losses March 17, 2023 US shareholders are suing Credit Suisse for giving false and misleading public statements and downplaying the impact of its losses, in the latest knock to the beleaguered bank. The Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, filed a class action lawsuit in New Jersey against the Swiss banking giant on behalf of investors. [...]
Foxconn apologises for pay issue after iPhone factory protests November 24, 2022 Apple’s iPhone partner Foxconn has apologised for a pay-related “technical error” when hiring new staff at the Covid battered Zhengzhou plant. Protests erupted this week across the world’s biggest iPhone factory, with videos circulating on social media of workers taking action against strict lockdown measures and pay issues. Foxconn said in a statement this morning: “Our [...]
Rents rise at slowest rate in nearly three years – but average hits £1,200 August 21, 2024 A rise in properties on the market means rents for new lets have grown by their slowest rate in nearly three years this year, and are expected to fall below wage growth for this first time since 2021, an analysis has revealed. Rents for new lets grew by 5.7 per cent in the 12 months [...]