Businesses urge Starmer and Reeves to put NHS and absenteeism top of ‘policy wishlist’ August 7, 2024 Business leaders have stressed their top priority for the Labour government is to focus on strengthening the NHS, a survey of bosses has found.
Will the Rolls-Royce share price continue to defy gravity? August 5, 2024 Rolls-Royce has been the talk of the FTSE 100 over the last year. Will the share price rally ever end? (Yes, but not yet).
Former JD.com boss found to be still leading e-commerce giant from London August 4, 2024 The founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, Richard Liu, has been silently leading the company from London despite stepping down in 2022.
Evri to create 9,000 jobs in hiring spree following Apollo takeover July 29, 2024 The UK's largest parcel delivery company unveiled the plans just a week after it was taken over by Apollo Global Management in a £2.7bn deal.
C-suite executives list tax certainty as a priority from Reeves, survey finds July 29, 2024 Clarity on tax is the number most important thing bosses want from the new government, a survey of C suite execs has found.
CAB Payments attempts to move on from challenging year despite lack of ‘tailwinds’ from Nigerian Naira July 25, 2024 CAB Payments reported a “resilient” performance in the first half of the financial year as it attempts to move on from a difficult year. In a trading update covering the six months to June, the payments firm reported that gross income was down 22 per cent on last year, falling to £56m from £72m previously. [...]
Mitie Group: Acquisition spree helps company to bumper growth July 23, 2024 The revenue haul, which totalled £1.16bn, represented a 10.5 per cent year-on-year increase and came alongside a number of major contract wins.
Mitie: Shard-based outsourcing giant swoops for electrical engineering firm ESM Power July 17, 2024 Outsourcing giant Mitie has landed a high-voltage deal as it acquired leading electrical engineering firm ESM Power.
Reckitt Benckiser: ‘Significant damage’ from tornado will hit baby formula sales July 17, 2024 Baby formula sales at Reckitt Benckiser are set to be hit by “significant damage” to a warehouse which was struck by a tornado, the consumer hygiene company has said.
Recruiter Norman Broadbent on the lookout for acquisitions despite ‘extremely challenging’ conditions July 11, 2024 Net fee income in the first half is expected to be £4.5m, down 14 per cent on last year but up 36 per cent on the year before.