Wage growth cools slightly giving Bank of England space to hold interest rate December 12, 2023 Annual wages grew 7.3 per cent in the three months to the end of October, a slight fall on the month before and a figure which will give the Bank of England more freedom to hold interest rates later this week. The readout is slightly lower than consensus of 7.4 per cent and some way [...]
Private equity investors believe funds are overly hopeful with return expectations December 11, 2023 Private credit is an increasingly attractive area for institutional investors,
Half of Heathrow Express services cancelled as rail chaos also hits Elizabeth Line (again) December 11, 2023 Train passengers on major routes through are being hit by fresh disruption, with Heathrow and the Elizabeth Line impacted. Heathrow Express, which serves the UK’s busiest airport, Heathrow, cancelled half its services on Monday. The operator said this was because of “more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time”. Heathrow Express, Great Western [...]
Rookie spinner named in England Test squad six months after county cricket debut December 11, 2023 England travel to India for a five-match Test series next month.
WH Smith boss’s pay jumps 78 per cent to £2.9m as after travel charges resurgence December 11, 2023 Around four-fifths of the larger pay deal was linked to performance-based bonuses after the company saw sales and profits jump.
Handre Pollard downs compatriots as Leicester fight back to beat Stormers December 10, 2023 Leicester continued a good weekend for English sides in the Investec Champions Cup.
City Moves: Who’s moving where in the Square Mile and beyond December 8, 2023 The job market never closes - even in December. Our weekly round-up of who's moving where keeps you up to date with the latest in the British business transfer window - which never closes.
Impact A.M. Awards: Meet the shortlist ahead of Tuesday’s gala evening December 8, 2023 The inaugural Impact AM ESG Awards, a celebration of the remarkable strides in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape, are coming next week on Tuesday 12 December.
Exclusive: COP28 business chief: Era of ‘activist good, business bad’ is over December 8, 2023 COP28 is the first summit to have a formal business special representative - and we sit down with Badr Jafar to discuss where the private sector sits in the climate challenge
Russians ‘calling on Putin to stand’ in March election (says the Kremlin) December 8, 2023 Vladimir Putin is widely expected to stand for another six-year tilt but is yet to confirm he will do so
