40,000 BT staff strike over pay: ‘We won’t have bosses use Swiss banks while workers use food banks’ August 30, 2022 Over 30,000 Openreach engineers and 10,000 BT call centre workers are staging a walkout today over pay, as the summer of strike action continues.
Braemar boasts of strong trading after boost in full-year profits August 30, 2022 Braemar has reported a hefty boost in profits, powered by a strong order book, as it looks to massively expand its operations.
Asda eyes up Co-op’s petrol business in £450m bid August 29, 2022 Asda is the front-runner to buy approximately 130 petrol stations and convenience stores from the Co-op Group’s petrol forecourt business in a £450m swoop.
Store closures at lowest rate in seven years as high street bounces back August 29, 2022 Store closures are at the lowest rate in seven years, despite the increasing pressure on the high street.
Europe faces winters of discontent without gas price cuts, warns Belgium August 29, 2022 The EU could suffer a decade of painful winters if nothing is done to reduce natural gas prices, warned Belgium's energy minister.
European Commission backs out of battle over Qualcomm’s £862m fine August 29, 2022 In a further setback for EU regulators, European Commission will not be appealing the decision to overturn a €997m (£862m) fine placed on US chipmaker Qualcomm.
Concrete plans: Will cement-free concrete ease emissions? August 29, 2022 City A.M. looks at whether cement-free concrete could prevent new green projects being undermined by heavy emissions.
Ofcom gives merged BBC News channel the nod but calls for quality UK content August 26, 2022 Ofcom have called on the BBC to guarantee that the newly merged BBC News Channel will continue to provide high quality UK news.
Skyrocketing energy bills ‘could be the final nail in the coffin’ for small firms, FSB warns August 26, 2022 Sky-rocketing energy bills “could be the final nail in the coffin” for many firms according to the head of Federation of Small Businesses. Smaller companies “don’t have the luxury to wait until the winter” for help with rising costs, and an “urgent intervention” is needed from the next prime minister. The comments were made by [...]
Markets flat as investors await further interest rate clues August 26, 2022 Markets flat as investors await further interest rate clues