A trade deal with Texas: The UK can learn from the Lone Star State March 13, 2024 There are three ways to look at the trade “co-operation” agreement which will be signed today between the UK and the great state of Texas. The first is as a largely pointless press release, a damning indictment of pre-Brexit promises of an all-singing, all-dancing trade deal with the entire United States, not just a particularly [...]
It’s now up to the City and the regulator to keep a close eye on crypto mania March 12, 2024 Much like watching somebody stand too close to the edge of a rooftop can bring on the heebie-jeebies, the City’s institutions giving a guarded welcome to more crypto-backed vehicles can also leave an observer a little nervy. It is not that long ago that we were in the ‘crypto winter,’ watching token prices crash and [...]
Informa momentum grows helped by Saudi and Gulf “growth engine” March 8, 2024 Informa revenues and adjusted operating profit both grew last year, with the FTSE 100 firm also hiking guidance
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
The Budget shows signs that the election won’t be complete procession March 7, 2024 Well, it wasn’t overly dramatic, but it wasn’t bad either. Reading between the lines in yesterday’s Budget however does give some cause for optimism that the election will not be a complete procession – and regardless whether you’re one of the three remaining people in Britain planning to vote Conservative or a dyed in the [...]
Gambling giant 888 admits defeat in war for US gamblers March 6, 2024 888 operates SI-branded gambling sites in the US but has admitted profit margins are too low across the Atlantic
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 [...]
This National Insurance cut won’t ‘cost’ the Treasury – it’s not their money March 6, 2024 Commentators say the National Insurance cut will 'cost' billions - but it's taxpayers' cash in the first place, not the Treasury's
Spring Budget 2024: Forget a National Insurance cut – a fix on fiscal drag would trap Labour March 5, 2024 Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver a national insurance cut - but fiscal drag is more of an issue
These nine London mega-projects could transform the face of the capital March 5, 2024 Nine London mega-projects have been identified in the capital's first ever 'investment prospectus' - with the potential to change the face of the capital.
