Orient Express and Royal Scotsman owner Belmond still in the red despite sales rise August 6, 2024 The UK arm of the company that runs the Venice Simplon-Orient Express increased its sales but saw its pre-tax loss widen during 2023, it has been revealed.
De La Rue: ‘Welsh Wizard’ investor hoping to cast spell over banknote maker’s shares April 16, 2024 An investor known as the 'Welsh Wizard' in City of London circles has increased his stake in De La Rue, the company that makes UK passports and banknotes.
House building craters to weakest level in 14 years amid Bank of England interest rate rises July 6, 2023 The Bank of England’s series of aggressive interest rate hikes to pull back raging inflation is wreaking havoc on house building, dealing a blow to first time buyers hoping to get on the property ladder any time soon, a closely watched survey out today shows. According to S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement [...]
Barratt pushed ahead with £2.5bn Redrow merger despite CMA concerns August 19, 2024 Housebuilders Barratt and Redrow have decided to push ahead with their £2.5bn merger despite issues raised by the competition regulator. The merger, announced by the companies in February, has been under investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) due to concerns that it could significantly reduce competition. The two companies currently hold a large [...]
Concerns raised with EU’s new clearing regulations as it aims to lure market to bloc February 20, 2023 Experts have warned that financial institutions operating in the clearing market are likely to face increasing costs as the EU brings in new regulations to grow its domestic clearing market. Under proposals announced in December, central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) – an institution that helps manage the risks that might arise if one counterparty defaults [...]
Private equity firms line up London lawyers ahead of deals frenzy December 21, 2023 Private equity firms are predicting a busy first two months of deals next year - they're hiring lawyers and advisers now to get ahead of the game.
Inflation to fall fast in 2024 helping UK economy to ‘turn a page’, PwC predicts December 28, 2023 Barret Kupelian, chief economist at PwC said 2024 will be "the year the UK turns a page" thanks to falling inflation.
Build, Baby, Build: Four things the next government must do if it’s serious about growth June 28, 2024 Both parties say they will go for growth, but they are ducking some of the really big questions about how we get there, says James Vitali Both main parties are conscious of how precarious the UK’s public finances will be over the next Parliament. Both are hopeful that a significant uptick in the UK growth [...]
McDonald’s buys back Israeli restaurants after Gaza boycott damages sales April 5, 2024 McDonald’s will buy back all of its Israeli restaurants following a boycott of the brand after it handed thousands of free meals to soldiers in the country.
FTSE 100 live: London’s blue chip stocks end the week in the black as March bows out ‘like a lamb’ with bulls ‘licking their wounds’ March 31, 2023 London’s premier index ended the week in the black, just. The FTSE 100 was last up at 7,631.74 just 11.31 points or 0.15 per cent. The FTSE 250, which is more UK focused ended the week slightly in the black up at 18,928.30 or 20.56 points higher. Today was the final trading day in a [...]