Barclays, Shell and BP feel the heat as activist investors launch record green campaigns July 4, 2023 Shell, BP and Barclays have felt the wrath of activist investors this year as corporate pressure campaigns are launched in record numbers across Europe, new research shows. The number of activist campaigns in Europe has climbed each month this year to a total of 25 campaigns by May, fuelled by a spike in environmental campaigns [...]
Menzies chief: Airlines could ditch Heathrow if third runway isn’t approved June 11, 2024 Menzies Aviation chief Philipp Joeinig said airlines would begin to "look for alternatives" if they see Heathrow can't cope with a ramp up in capacity.
UK funds receive record inflows in first six months of 2024 July 4, 2024 The first six months of the year saw UK investors bet big on markets and make record deposits into equity funds, with £1.7bn added in June.
Soaring cost of living leaves service sector at its weakest in two years, but recession fears fail to blight UK business optimism February 3, 2023 The UK’s service sector saw business activity at the start of 2023 decline for the fourth consecutive month, with the weakest performance for two years. The S&P Global/CIPS UK services PMI survey showed a reading of 48.7 in January, down from 49.9 in December; any reading below 50 is considered a decline. Although only marginal, [...]
Microsoft breached EU rules with ‘possibly abusive’ move bundling Teams with Office suite June 25, 2024 Microsoft violated European Union competition rules with “possibly abusive” practices by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software, the bloc has said. The European Commission said on Monday that it has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that the US tech giant has been “restricting competition” by bundling Teams [...]
UK economy has slowest private sector growth since November as manufacturing at 26-month high June 21, 2024 The Flash UK Manufacturing Output Index was at 54.2 in June, compared to May: 53.4 in May, which was a. 26-month high.
LIV Golf Andalucia: Home comforts put Sergio Garcia in spotlight at Valderrama June 29, 2023 All eyes are on Sergio Garcia as the LIV Golf League makes its Spanish debut at the former Masters winner’s favourite course, Valderrama, from Friday. The LIV Golf League returns to Europe this week for the first time since it announced its arrival at Centurion Club just outside London little over a year ago. A [...]
Oil prices slide as holiday season ends and China’s economy weighs down prices September 7, 2023 Oil prices have dipped this morning with autumn approaching and expectations of easing jet fuel demand.
Energy bills could drop under £2,000 per year as Cornwall Insight slashes price cap prediction again January 19, 2023 Energy bills could fall even further than expected next winter - with the price cap dropping below £2,000 per year.
Applied Graphene stock sliced in half as it warns investors it may run out of cash November 8, 2022 Materials firm Applied Graphene has halved in stock value after warning investors that it could run out of cash in the new year after a failed equity raise. Investors were less than impressed as bosses failed to rally investors for a previously announced equity raise of up to $10m (£8.7m), citing “unfavourable conditions in small-cap [...]