London takes business crown as confidence hits highest since early 2022 November 30, 2023 New data from the Lloyds Business Barometer showed that business confidence in London rose nine points to 56 per cent in November.
UK faces ‘critical bottleneck’ on skilled jobs ahead of green transition November 28, 2023 The UK faces a “critical bottleneck” on skilled infrastructure jobs ahead of the green transition, an energy firm has warned.
Boost for Britain as businesses commit to invest £30bn in UK November 27, 2023 Some of the world’s biggest businesses have committed to invest a total of nearly £30bn in Britain, the government has announced ahead of a major investment summit taking place today.
Abu Dhabi-backed offers to pay off Barclay family debt in bid for Telegraph November 20, 2023 Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund Redbird IMI has offered to provide "a package of loans" to the Barclay family to help them repay the debts they owe to Lloyds Banking Group in a bid to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator publications.
CBI’s annual conference had a distinct lack of CEOs – can it win them back? November 20, 2023 The CBI's annual conference had a notable lack of CEOs speaking. Can they be won back?
HSBC, Santander and Blackrock among firms advising Labour on private investment November 20, 2023 City firms HSBC, Santander and Blackrock are among those advising the Labour Party on private sector investment following the launch of a new infrastructure council.
Ministers urged to deploy national security laws over Barclay Telegraph bid November 19, 2023 Ministers have been urged to deploy the UK’s national security laws over the Barclay family’s UAE-backed bid to buy back the Telegraph newspaper.
Former CNN boss gets behind Barclay coup for Telegraph titles November 17, 2023 Media investment fund Redbird IMI is reportedly backing the Barclay family's £1.1bn attempt to reclaim control over The Telegraph.
Bank of England says lenders to be put through mini budget-style shock tests November 10, 2023 It is intended to replicate some of the chaos and more which was unleashed on markets last autumn after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng revealed their budget and other moments of turmoil.
Lloyds tells Big Tech to do more to tackle surge in crypto scams November 10, 2023 Lloyds Bank has issued an "urgent warning" over a surge in cryptocurrency scams and called on Big Tech companies like Meta to do more to tackle the issue.