Don’t expect energy bills to return to normal this decade, warns Cornwall Insight August 23, 2023 Energy bills are unlikely to revert to normal levels by the end of the decade, Cornwall Insight has warned ahead of the latest price cap reveal.
Calls to cut taxes show ‘questionable judgement’, economists warn August 23, 2023 Economists have warned that calls from Conservative MPs for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut taxes after improved borrowing data emerged show “questionable judgement”. Three backbench Conservatives piled the pressure on, according to the Financial Times, with calls for “personal tax reductions” to “stimulate the economy”. The pleas came after figures from the Office for National [...]
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Who is the Putin-critic Wagner boss reportedly killed in a Russian plane crash? August 23, 2023 Prigozhin, the boss of Russian mercenary group Wagner who recently led a mini-mutiny against Vladimir Putin, has died in a plane crash
UK offers Ukraine nuclear fuel boost through £192m deal with Urenco August 23, 2023 The government will provide a £192m loan guarantee through the UK's export credit agency to help power Ukraine's nuclear fleet.
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in Russia plane crash: reports August 23, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russian mercenary group Wagner, has been killed in a plane crash in Russia according to widespread reports.
Tax-saving venture capital trusts buck start-up investment slump August 23, 2023 Venture Capital Trusts which allow savers to make tax-savvy early-stage investments have bucked a funding slowdown this year and boosted the amount of cash they are pushing into start-ups.
Odey Investments to shutter Brook Global Emerging Markets Fund August 23, 2023 Odey Investments PLC has decided to close the Brook Global Emerging Markets Fund, according to a Tuesday letter to investors seen by Reuters.
Ofgem’s Morgan Stanley Whatsapp fine – a one-off or a sign of things to come? August 23, 2023 Troubled energy firms have been in the crosshairs of Ofgem this year, but now the regulator is targeting banks using Whats App - here's why.
‘Don’t be a TWaT’: Goldman orders staff to ‘work in the office five days a week’ August 23, 2023 Goldman Sachs has reminded its employees to come into the office five days a week as banks continue the fight to get staff back into the office. The Wall Street giant led the way in demanding that employees come back into work after the pandemic. Boss David Solomon has previously described homeworking as an aberration. [...]
London’s West End ‘picking up’ after £102m worth of deals bolsters high street August 23, 2023 The West End showed signs of “picking up” in July as demand from businesses to secure a spot in London’s premier shopping district led to a cluster of five deals totalling £102.2m taking place. So far this year some 58 property transactions have taken place and turnover year to date has reached £1.92bn. This is [...]
