It will be headline-grabbing, but will it make a difference? March 6, 2024 Cost, cost, cost: that will be the word of the day today. A tax cut will “cost” £5bn; a freeze will “cost” another £15bn. “Can Jeremy Hunt make the sums add up?” commentators will squeal. All of it is absurd, and not just because a tax cut doesn’t “cost” a thing: it simply means less [...]
Women now have the means to invest, so why aren’t they? March 6, 2024 Susannah Streeter takes the Notebook pen ahead of this year's International Women's Day to talk about the gender investment gap.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 6, 2024 Asian markets falter with China stocks leading the decline, while bitcoin retreats from record highs. Apple's iPhone sales in China drop sharply. Attention shifts to the UK's Spring budget and Fed Chair Powell's testimony.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt to say ‘lower tax means higher growth’ as he slashes NI March 5, 2024 Jeremy Hunt will today unveil a spring budget designed to reverse his party’s lagging polling numbers, headlined by a 2p cut to National Insurance.
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters to offload £1.9bn LSEG stake March 5, 2024 A group of LSEG investors including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters are offloading a four per cent stake in the firm worth £1.9bn, the London Stock Exchange owner has said today
Lex Greensill sues government over alleged ‘misuse of private information’ March 5, 2024 The founder of Greensill Capital, Lex Greensill, has filed a lawsuit against the Department for Business and Trade over the alleged "misuse of private information".
GXO poised for Wincanton takeover after CMA CGM dips out of bidding war March 5, 2024 CMA CGM has abandoned its pursuit of one of Britain's largest logistics companies, paving the way for a takeover bid from GXO.
Spring Budget 2024: Will Jeremy Hunt focus more on the economy or the election? March 5, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being forced to fight political and economic battles in this Spring Budget, which isn't an easy task.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt to extend Covid recovery loans by two years March 5, 2024 The government will reportedly extend a Covid recovery loan programme by two years in a boon to Britain’s small businesses.
Gold and Bitcoin hit record highs as the US and UK prepare fiscal statements March 5, 2024 Gold has enjoyed a run as a safe haven asset while bitcoin production cuts are expected next month