Deloitte fined £25m by China over audit of state-owned asset manager March 18, 2023 China has fined auditing firm Deloitte 211.9m yuan (£25.3m) for failing to perform its duty in assessing the asset quality of China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd, the finance ministry said on its website on Friday. Deloitte’s Beijing operations also will be suspended for three months, the ministry said in a statement. China Huarong and its [...]
Rolls-Royce wins funding to develop nuclear reactor for Moon exploration March 17, 2023 Rolls-Royce has received £2.9m funding from the UK Space Agency to develop a nuclear reactor for a Moon base.
EU announces plans to lead green industrial revolution March 16, 2023 The European Commission presented the centrepieces of a strategy on Thursday to ensure the EU can compete with US and China.
Bentley drivers shrug off cost of living crisis as luxury carmaker reports best ever year of sales March 16, 2023 Bentley saw its profits soar to a record £623.7m in 2022 in what has been described as a “milestone” year for the British luxury car brand. The operating profit announced on Thursday was an 82 per cent increase of £281m on its 2021 figure of £342.5m. The firm also turned over £2.98bn in 2022 – [...]
Grant Shapps backs nuclear power in net zero push March 16, 2023 Nuclear must form part of a decarbonised portfolio of energy production, argued Grant Shapps, energy and net zero secretary.
Eon plans big investment hike in grids and retail business after optimistic outlook March 15, 2023 Eon - Europe's biggest operator of energy networks - plans to boost investment in its grids and retail businesses to £29.1bn (€33bn).
Environment Agency: Water firms fined TOO MUCH for sewage leaks March 15, 2023 The Environment Agency (EA) should not be issuing penalties of £250m to water companies which dump sewage, its chairman has said.
First floating offshore wind farm approved off Welsh coast March 13, 2023 Consent for a floating offshore wind farm has been granted off the Pembrokeshire coast, the Welsh government has announced.
‘Down to the wire’: Treasury and Bank scramble for Silicon Valley Bank UK package March 12, 2023 Treasury and Bank of England officials are locked in discussions over the future of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) UK arm – with leading tech figures across London suggesting the bank’s collapse could be an extinction-level event for thousands of firms. The UK-owned subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank was placed into insolvency earlier this evening, with [...]
Saudi Aramco unveils record profits of £133.9bn after oil price surge March 12, 2023 Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reported a record annual profit of £133.7bn ($161.1bn) for 2022 - powered by higher energy prices.