Chancellor: India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ could revitalise London’s capital markets September 11, 2023 Indian firms are set to explore listing internationally on the UK’s London Stock Exchange, amid trade talks between the two nations.
Primark results: ABF investors to see if digital push paid off September 11, 2023 Primark owner ABF is set to publish its full year update tomorrow, with investors keen to see if the budget favourite will continue to impress.
Hipgnosis may swerve buyout avoiding recent fate of LA-based rival RHM September 11, 2023 Shares in Hipgnosis Songs Fund rose as much as 16.5 per cent on Friday after it emerged rival music royalty firm Round Hill Music (RHM) had received a cash offer for a multimillion dollar buyout. But analysts say this does not necessarily mean the same fate awaits Hipgnosis. After US company RHM failed to reverse [...]
Rishi Sunak now as unpopular as Boris Johnson, poll finds September 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak is now as unpopular as Boris Johnson when he left office, polling of the public has revealed. The Prime Minister has scored his lowest ever favourability rating with almost 70 per cent of Brits revealing that they don’t rate him – making his popularity levels as poor as those of his former boss [...]
Bank of England’s Mann signals support for interest rate hike after warning on ‘inflation persistence’ September 11, 2023 Speaking at the Canadian Association for Business Economics, Mann said "the risk of tightening too little is more salient" than tightening too much.
DX delivery group gets £293m bid from US private equity firm HIG September 11, 2023 Delivery company DX Group said on Monday that it has been courted with an approximately £293m offer from a US private equity giant.
Pension bosses under fire for ‘overconfident’ account of Truss-triggered LDI crisis September 11, 2023 Pension bosses have come under fire from experts today after giving an “overconfident” assessment of their role in tackling the crisis that engulfed the sector in the wake of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget last year.
Adobe: AI expected to drive growth as Figma deal remains foggy September 11, 2023 Adobe is gearing up to post third quarter results on Thursday as the company pins its hopes on generative AI.
RIP Wilko: How another high street chain went to the wall September 11, 2023 After more than 90 years on the high street, Wilko and all its 400 stores will vanish by early October. Its 12,500 staff were hoping that HMV owner Doug Putman would be able to close a rescue deal that would see several hundred stores saved. But the Canadian entrepreneur abandoned talks with the high street [...]
Germany: EU’s largest economy faces ‘big deterioration’ – and risks slipping back into recession September 11, 2023 It was not long ago that Germany was driving growth in the bloc. Now it is being labelled the 'sick man of Europe'. Where did it all go wrong?