BP promises bumper share buyback as new boss hails profit beat February 6, 2024 BP has increased its buyback programme to $3.5bn for the start of 2024
UBS reinstates dividend and plans share buyback despite second consecutive quarterly loss February 6, 2024 UBS has announced that it will resume share buybacks in the second half of this year and plans to award shareholders up to $1bn (£797m) as it integrates fallen rival Credit Suisse.
Talent crisis: Insurers are struggling to attract new staff. Could painting and TikToks be the answer? February 6, 2024 Insurance firms are in need of new blood. But the industry - innovative and exciting once you're in it - is struggling to cut through to the next generation.
High-flying lawyers and comms whizzkids: Meet the City types running for Parliament February 6, 2024 Meet the City workers packing it in for a run at election in this year's general election - and they're not all Tories
Brits stayed at home to watch The Traitors during Dry January in blow for pubs February 6, 2024 Restaurants were hit harder with spending declining 11.6 per cent widening from 8.8 per cent on a month on month basis.
Closing time: UK brewers calling last orders with the North and Wales hit hardest February 6, 2024 The number of brewery closures during 2023 continued to fall - with the North and Wales hit the hardest, according to new figures.
UK government to prepare regulators for AI as it eyes ‘agile’ approach February 6, 2024 The British government will spend more than £100m building artificial intelligence (AI) research hubs and preparing regulators.
Cazoo founder and state-backed investor drive £76m injection into AI fund February 6, 2024 The state-backed investor British Patient Capital and founder of troubled car firm Cazoo have backed a £76m injection into an London-based venture capital firm as it gears up for a spate of AI investment in the coming months.
In Good Company CEO: What I learnt leaving the corporate climb behind February 6, 2024 A good corporate job wasn't enough for Alex Birtles, so she packed it in to do her own thing. She tells Jennifer Sieg why.
An election this year may not free up much private investment February 6, 2024 Debates around the election and the future direction of the UK’s economic policy have been framed by two parallel narratives.