Smith & Nephew slashes guidance as China slowdown continues October 31, 2024 Hip and knee implant maker Smith & Nephew has cut its full-year guidance as it continues to grapple with a slowdown in China. It booked third quarter revenue of $1.4bn (£1.08bn), up four per cent year on year, but Chinese sales dragged as the region experienced “worse than expected headwinds” across the surgical businesses. The [...]
Coca-Cola HBC enjoys double-digit growth October 31, 2024 A bottling giant behind Coca Cola and other major soft drinks has upgraded its guidance due to double-digit growth driven by continued demand in emerging markets. Coca-Cola HBC said that organic revenue grew by 13.9 per cent during the third quarter, with year-to-date revenue growth of 13.7 per cent. It upgraded its guidance for revenue [...]
Sensodyne and ‘power brands’ help Haleon grow revenue and profit October 31, 2024 Consumer healthcare company Haleon has reported growth across all its categories and regions in its third quarter amid healthy toothpaste and mouthwash sales. In the three months ended 30 September, 2024, it achieved organic revenue and organic profit growth of 6.1 per cent and 7.4 per cent, respectively, off the back of strong sales of its [...]
What will the Budget mean for the UK economy? October 31, 2024 “This budget delivers one of the largest increases in spending, tax and borrowing of any fiscal event in history,” Richard Hughes, chair of the OBR said.
Shell’s profit drops on weaker refining margins October 31, 2024 Shell’s earnings fell slightly last quarter after profit margins declined at its refining business amid weaker global demand for oil. The oil and gas giant said adjusted earnings were $6.03bn (£4.65bn), down from $6.2bn during the same period last year. However, the figure comfortably beat a company-provided analyst consensus of $5.4bn (£4.1bn) and Shell confirmed [...]
Mark Kleinman: The world’s local bank just got more complex October 31, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles HSBC’s shake-up, CBI losing its voice and recruiting a watchdog referee The world’s local bank just got more complex If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Investors in HSBC Holdings would [...]
Labour’s tax raid is an act of spectacular dishonesty October 31, 2024 Warming up for the Budget in the Commons yesterday, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer engaged in a civilised, warm exchange in honour of the former’s final outing as Leader of the Opposition. They joked about cricket, Yorkshire and life as a constituency MP. Within a couple of hours, Sunak was back on his feet delivering [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: City of London avoids ‘fright night’ tax raid from Rachel Reeves October 30, 2024 While Rachel Reeves’s maiden Budget will hike taxes by £40bn, the City of London has been spared a worst case scenario, writes Elliot Gulliver-Needham. The City has issued a cautious sigh of relief after the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget failed to follow through on some of the more radical rumours floated over the past [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Leading tech founders slam tax increases October 30, 2024 British tech founders have slammed rises in capital gains tax (CGT) and national insurance contributions (NICs) confirmed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Wednesday’s Budget. The government has increased the lower rate of CGT from 10 to 18 per cent, and the higher rate from 20 to 24 per cent. It also hiked employers’ NICs by [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Landlords and renters hit by tax rise October 30, 2024 Labour’s Autumn Budget has introduced major tax changes which will impact landlords and renters across the UK. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, as expected, announced an increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on higher-rate tax payers from 20 to 24 per cent, and basic-rate tax payers from 10 to 18 per cent. Yet, the nil rate band [...]