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UK business optimism flatlines following general election January 13, 2020 UK business is in wait-and-see mode following the December general election as business optimism flatlines across the UK, according to a report published today. Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO said UK business is waiting to see the impact of the new government and its policies, particularly how the UK will leave the EU. Peter [...]
B&M share price tumbles on slow Christmas sales growth January 10, 2020 Discount chain B&M’s share price has fallen by more than eight per cent this morning after a trading update reported a challenging Christmas period. The company said like-for-like sales for the 12 weeks leading up to 28 December had increased by 0.3 per cent. Read more: Selfridges’ Christmas sales boosted byt vegan food and toys [...]
How exactly can Prince Harry and Meghan become financially independent? January 9, 2020 For most people the term “financially independent” means looking for a job after finishing high school or university in a bid to stop leeching off their parents. However, for 30-something-year-old Royals the reality is starkly different. Read more: Queen ‘disappointed’ with Prince Harry decision to step away from senior Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [...]
Rathbone Brothers’ inflows decline sharply despite fund growth January 9, 2020 Investment manager Rathbone Brothers has reported a sharp drop in inflows during 2019, despite strong growth in its funds under management. At the end of 2019 Rathbone had £50.4bn funds under management and administration (FUMA), 14 per cent higher than the previous year. Read more: Rathbone Brothers buy Barclays Wealth personal injury business Net inflows [...]
How dinner at the Golden Globes proved the influencer model January 9, 2020 For many of us, Ricky Gervais was the real winner at the Golden Globes. As visceral and contemptuously cutting as ever, he lost no time in bludgeoning the previous pretentiousness that has blighted Hollywood’s beauty parades. “If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech,” he [...]
City Hall needs a major shake-up if it is to deliver for London January 9, 2020 The immense challenges facing London are growing by the day, and meeting these requires not just a proactive national government but an effective administration at City Hall. The political power of the capital’s own local government is so often underestimated, but there can be no doubt that the mayor of London has the money and [...]
Downing Street signals an overhaul to Brexit talks ahead of trade phase January 8, 2020 Downing Street has signalled an overhaul to the way it will approach talks in the second phase of Brexit, the Prime Minister’s press secretary said today. In a further sign that talks under Boris Johnson’s team will be markedly different to those carried out in Theresa May’s tenure, the press secretary said Downing Street would [...]
EU chief von der Leyen: Time too short for comprehensive post-Brexit deal by 2021 January 8, 2020 The new head of the European Commission has said there will not be enough time for the UK and European Union to reach a comprehensive trade agreement by the end of 2020, saying the two sides “must prioritise”. However, in a broadly conciliatory speech at the London School of Economics this morning, she said the [...]
Sainsbury’s Christmas sales slip despite online boost January 8, 2020 Sainsbury’s suffered the biggest drop in Christmas sales of general merchandise since it bought Argos in 2016, as consumer demand for toys and games weakened. General merchandise sales, which includes Argos, dropped 3.9 per cent in the 15 weeks to 4 January, driving a 0.7 per cent decline in total retail sales excluding fuel. However, [...]
Boris Johnson accused of ‘hiding’ as Iran crisis rumbles on January 7, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of “hiding behind his defence secretary” after failing to appear in the Commons today to answer questions about the ongoing crisis in Iran. The outgoing Labour leader called on Ben Wallace to say where Prime Minister Johnson was, “and what he is doing that is so much more important [...]