Thames Water: Rishi Sunak advisor parachuted into collapse contingency talks March 22, 2024 Rishi Sunak has reportedly tasked his business adviser with overseeing talks regarding the Thames Water crisis amid risk of collapse.
Portuguese paper giant Navigator swoops in for tissue and loo roll-maker Accrol March 22, 2024 This comes after its decision to enter the tissue market in 2014, leading to a series of acquisitions and investments across Europe, turning over around £251m a year.
Competition watchdog says Vodafone’s merger with Three could leave customers worse off March 22, 2024 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it feared the deal could reduce competition in Britain's telecommunications industry and raise prices for consumers and businesses.
Bank of England: Interest rate cuts are ‘in play’ as inflation falls, Bailey says March 22, 2024 Could the Bank of England cut rates interest rates sooner than expected?
UK consumer confidence stalls in March but attitudes towards personal finance on the up March 22, 2024 UK consumer confidence stalled in March, but people's attitudes towards their own personal finances improved.
FTSE 100 today: London markets to open higher, riding the global rally wave March 22, 2024 Asian markets track Wall Street's uptrend. Apple shares fell 4.1 per cent amid legal issues, and the Chinese yuan hit a four-month low. Reddit's stock soars 48 per cent on debut. Focus shifts to key events like UK retail sales and Fed Chair Powell's speech for monetary policy clues.
Iberdrola puts UK second in its green investment plans with £12bn tranche March 21, 2024 Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is set to send more green energy investment to the UK than Spain, Germany, France and Australia combined. The group today revealed that it will be sending £12bn over the next three years to the market, the second largest allocation in a £35bn tranche that will also see the creation of [...]
Channel 4 finds ‘no evidence’ staff knew about Russell Brand allegations March 21, 2024 Broadcaster Channel 4 has concluded an investigation into allegations against former presenter Russell Brand, and found “no evidence” other staff were aware of accusations made against him The findings came after the 48-year-old actor, comedian and former presenter on the channel was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. Explosive claims were made against [...]
Apple sued by US justice department over antitrust law violation claims March 21, 2024 The US Justice Department has launched an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple over allegations of the company violating antitrust laws. The lawsuit was filed to a federal court in New Jersey, in addition with 16 State Attorney Generals, along with the District of Columbia. The Department of Justice held a press conference on Thursday [...]
Peel Hunt head: Government ‘obsession with private capital’ caused equity market disaster March 21, 2024 Speaking at the Association of Investment Companies conference today, Hall highlighted "the need to have UK investment in UK assets", describing it as "central to having a healthy economy".