Green Flag hits record profit after price hikes for breakdown customers June 21, 2024 Breakdown recovery firm Green Flag saw its revenue leap last year as additional fees for customers helped to boost its bottom line, according to newly-published results.
Currys and AO World to shed light on consumer demand for home upgrades June 21, 2024 Investors will get a glimpse into whether consumers are loosening their budgets and upgrading their homes when AO World and Currys report on their yearly profits.
SEC chief tells UK to set a firm deadline for T+1 trading settlement transition June 21, 2024 The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told the UK to set a firm deadline on when it will transition to a new share-trading settlement regime.
UK economy has slowest private sector growth since November as manufacturing at 26-month high June 21, 2024 The Flash UK Manufacturing Output Index was at 54.2 in June, compared to May: 53.4 in May, which was a. 26-month high.
Top pension funds: FCA listing overhaul will make life harder for UK firms June 21, 2024 A group of the UK’s top pension funds have sounded the alarm on planned changes to the UK’s listing rules today in a bid to derail efforts to strip back regulation from the City.
Octopus to repay £3bn of Bulb nationalisation costs after supplier’s collapse June 21, 2024 Octopus Energy will pay the UK government an early £3bn windfall after the company promised to reimburse all the public funds it received to take over the collapsed energy supplier Bulb.
Lord Alan Sugar invests in The Apprentice star’s business June 21, 2024 Lord Alan Sugar has formally invested in the company run by a star of the latest series of The Apprentice.
M&C Saatchi drafts in former Reach and McColl’s veteran as new finance chief June 21, 2024 Advertising giant M&C Saatchi has hired Simon Fuller as its new chief financial officer, the firm announced today.
Shares in Robinsons squash maker jump as Britvic rejects £3bn takeover bid from Carlsberg June 21, 2024 Britvic, the company behind brands such as Robinsons squash, has rejected a second takeover offer from Carlsberg worth around £3bn.
Election 2024: Firms have ‘nothing to worry about’ on workers’ rights, Reeves says June 21, 2024 Rachel Reeves has told businesses they have “nothing to worry about” from Labour’s workers' rights reforms at The Times CEO Summit.