Falmouth Stakes betting tips: Amazing Maria at great price if back to her very best July 9, 2015 A field of nine fillies tackle Newmarket's 'Bunbury Mile' for this afternoon’s Falmouth Stakes (3.15pm), and it's recent Royal Ascot winner Amazing Maria that jumps out as the value bet. Read more: Astaire may be able to blitz July Cup rivals The grey daughter of Mastercraftsman was a pretty smart two-year-old when handled by [...]
July Budget 2015: From the pensions expert to the PwC economist, reactions to the chancellor’s statement July 9, 2015 THE BUSINESS GROUP Confederation of British Industry director general John Cridland Firms will welcome measures to boost investment but will be worried about paying living wage. “This is a double edged Budget for business. Firms will welcome measures to balance the books and boost investment, but they will be concerned by legislating for wage increases [...]
July Budget 2015: George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders July 8, 2015 Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new corporation tax surcharge for the entire lending industry. In a summer Budget that the [...]
Londoners endure Tube strike misery July 8, 2015 COMMUTERS battled to get home last night amid scenes of overcrowding at Tube stations and gridlock on the roads as around 20,000 London Underground workers went on strike. The pain is set to continue today, with the Tube only reopening at 9.30pm. Londoners tweeted pictures of growing crowds, such as this crush at Oxford Circus, [...]
July Budget 2015 at a glance: From a new tax-free dividend allowance to the raid on buy-to-let landlords and new inheritance tax rules July 8, 2015 The chancellor outlined £12bn of welfare cuts, introduced new inheritance tax rules & vowed to crack down on tax avoidance. UK ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ● The UK is expected to be the fastest-growing advanced economy again this year. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects the economy to grow by 2.4 per cent in [...]
Pawnbroker sees glittering year ahead July 8, 2015 PAWNBROKER H&T Group said yesterday it expects full-year profit to be in line with forecasts, despite the low global gold price and a challenging market.
Greece told to table proposals or risk euro exit July 8, 2015 THE GREEK government must submit new proposals to its international lenders today or risk crashing out of the Eurozone. Athens tabled a request for a new three-year loan yesterday, after euro area leaders warned that a deal needs to be struck by the end of this week – or not at all. A summit of [...]
Micro Focus gets revenue boost from takeover July 8, 2015 UK IT maintenance giant Micro Focus International has seen a big jump in revenue after its acquisition of Attachmate. The companies total revenue jumped to $834.5m (£555.7) in the year ending 30 April. It marks a 99.6 per cent in the year ending compared with the year before. The figures include income generated by Attachmate, [...]
Economists vote to wait on rate hike July 8, 2015 City A.M.’s panel of economists voted eight to one in favour of holding interest rates at their record low of 0.5 per cent this month. Strong wage growth was viewed as a sign that inflation was likely to creep back up towards its two per cent target was likely later this year. Inflation rose to [...]
Spanish bank Sabadell to apply squeeze out on TSB’s investors July 8, 2015 SABADELL yesterday put out a compulsory purchase order for the remaining shares in TSB, after the vast majority of stakeholders accepted the Spanish bank’s offer. Under takeover rules, the rest of the shareholders in the challenger bank will be forced to sell their stake because acceptances topped the 90 per cent threshold. Sabadell – Spain’s fifth-biggest [...]
