Punk IPA will be sold in ‘every corner of China’ following BrewDog Budweiser partnership February 20, 2023 The joint venture will see the Scottish craft beer company sell its most popular brands such as Punk IPA and Elvis Juice across the country from March 2023.
OPEC+ decisions not politicised, Saudi energy minister insists February 20, 2023 Decisions by OPEC+ are not politicised, argued Saudi Arabian energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
KPMG’s Carillion settlement generates £7m profit for Aussie litigation funder February 20, 2023 An Australian litigation funder has more than doubled its money after giving Carillion’s liquidator millions to fight a £1.3bn lawsuit against KPMG. Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has generated more than £7m in profits after funding the claim brought by Carillion’s liquidator against the Big Four firm, the Aussie firm said today. LCM’s announcement comes [...]
Tesco raises store workers pay by 7 per cent February 20, 2023 Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, will raise hourly pay for about 220,000 store workers by 7 per cent from April – another increase that will likely catch the attention of the Bank of England, which is worried about inflationary pressure in the economy. The supermarket group, one of the country’s largest private sector employers, said a [...]
Explainer: A highway to subscriber-only social media February 20, 2023 If it’s good enough for Musk, it’s good enough for Mark Zuckerberg apparently.
Prepayment customers twice as likely to go into debt, new data reveals February 20, 2023 People with prepayment meters in their homes have been nearly twice as likely to dip into debt due to the cost of living crisis than others.
Pressure mounts on Sunak over planned six per cent rise in corporation tax February 20, 2023 Prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing down the prospect of a rebellion over next month’s budget as renewed pressure mounts over a planned increase in corporation tax increase. Seven top Tory backbenchers and business owners including Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin have urged Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt to scrap the planned six per cent rise. [...]
Virgin Media O2 mulls £100m takeover bid for alternative network provider Trooli February 20, 2023 Virgin Media O2 is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Trooli, a Kent-based alternative broadband network provider. Virgin Media O2 is among a “substantial number” of parties exploring offers for Trooli as part of a formal bidding process, Sky News reported. Telecom industry sources told Sky News that the offer was likely to be worth over [...]
Energy providers demand government incentives to stop UK providers losing out on green projects February 20, 2023 The energy sector is ramping up pressure on the government to bolster the investment climate for green projects.
SEC targets Binance USD and sues Terraform Labs as Bitcoin NFTs soar February 20, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin surged from around $21,500 at the beginning of the week to test the $25,000 mark a number of times.
