Harbour Energy records drop in revenue and production as windfall tax weighs March 7, 2024 Harbour's chief executive said the tax all but "wiped out" the firm's profits in 2022
Pagegroup: Recruiter ‘managed headcount’ down by 1,000 as profits hit by weak jobs market March 7, 2024 Pagegroup said as a "result of this action on headcount", its gross profit or free earner, which it uses to measure productivity, was 'flat'.
House prices continue to rise despite higher rates says Halifax March 7, 2024 House prices rose by 0.4 per cent in February, marking the monthly rise in a row, a new report by Halifax has found.
ITV reports revenue drop due to ‘challenging’ advertising market March 7, 2024 The group reported 19 per cent growth in digital revenue, which offset a 15 per cent in linear advertising, a result of the "challenging advertising market."
Nationwide agrees terms for £2.9bn Virgin Money takeover to create second-largest UK mortgages and savings provider March 7, 2024 Nationwide, the UK’s largest building society, has struck a preliminary agreement to acquire Virgin Money, Britain’s sixth-biggest high street bank, valuing the latter at around £2.9bn.
Entain shares drop: Ladbrokes owner hits record online punters before ‘significant’ UK regulation changes March 7, 2024 Ladbrokes owner Entain reported an uptick in EBITDA in 2023 but expects regulatory challenges next year
UK’s gender investment gap now bigger than the entire GDP of Argentina March 7, 2024 The gap between the amount invested by men and women widened again this year to £567bn, £54bn more than last year and largely due to young men investing far more than young women. Only nine per cent of women aged 18-24 invest, compared to 22 per cent of young men, research conducted by Boring Money [...]
Bitcoin’s Brief New All-Time High Sparks Bull Market’s First Liquidation Cascade March 7, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets Tuesday evening reminded us of the savage volatility that makes crypto both feared and loved. A rejection from just above the previous $69,000 all-time high caused the market to [...]
Spring Budget 2024: UK Silicon Valley dreams far off say tech bosses March 7, 2024 Some tech bosses have been left wanting after Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 missed the mark by their standards.
FTSE 100: What’s moving markets today? March 7, 2024 Asian markets echoed Wall Street's gains, with Bitcoin topping $69,000. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's reaffirmed rate cut stance grabbed attention, while eyes now turn to the ECB's policy decisions.