Frasers’ buying spree continues as it snaps up online bike store Wiggle March 3, 2024 Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has bought online bike store Wiggle out of administration, betting that demand for bikes will eventually recover.
Post Office: MPs seek report on chief’s alleged £1m pay demands March 3, 2024 MPs have urgently asked to see a Post Office whistleblower report after claims emerged that chief executive Nick Read demanded a £1m pay package.
‘Outrageous’ rail fare hike slammed amid soaring cancellations and strikes March 3, 2024 An inflation busting 5 per cent hike in rail fares has been dubbed "outrageous" amid soaring cancellations and ongoing industrial action.
MPs urge government to reveal bailout plan for struggling Thames Water March 3, 2024 A group of MPs has urged the government to publish its contingency plans for bailing out Thames Water amid fears that taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of pounds.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt considering plans for private firms to trade shares on exchanges March 3, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering launching a system for UK private firms to have their shares traded on exchanges before the end of this year as the Treasury looks to strengthen the country's capital markets.
Santander faces potential shareholder revolt over chair’s pay March 3, 2024 A key proxy adviser has urged Santander shareholders to vote against changes to executive chair Ana Botín’s pay package at the bank’s annual general meeting this month.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in ‘prudent’ package March 3, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has insisted he won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in what he said would be a “prudent and responsible” Spring Budget this week.
The Power of Capitalism: The German experiment shows the limits of the state March 3, 2024 Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is The Power of Capitalism. In our exclusive series, Zitelmann reveals a compelling body of evidence that capitalism and market economies have lifted billions out of poverty. Today he writes on Germany. Germany unwittingly became the site of a large-scale experiment designed [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Chancellor to reverse changes to angel investment rules in boost for UK entrepreneurs March 2, 2024 The Chancellor will use the upcoming Spring Budget to reverse changes to angel investment rules, providing a boost to UK entrepreneurs, The Telegraph has reported.
Three killed in Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city March 2, 2024 Three people have died after a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, officials said.