Morning in the City: Live updates on Ofgem price cap, AJ Bell, Young’s, Tate & Lyle and Starling chief quitting May 25, 2023 Welcome to City AM’s live blog on Thursday 25 May! Today we have results from AJ Bell, Young’s, Tate & Lyle and much more. Ofgem’s decision to lower the energy price cap is also big news this morning, with campaigners saying it will be little relief to consumers. What you need to know this morning:
Morning in the City: Live updates as inflation drops, results from Aviva and M&S May 24, 2023 Welcome to City A.M.’s live blog on Wednesday 24 May as the latest inflation figures are released, and there are results from Aviva and M&S. What you need to know this morning:
Morning in the City! Live updates on public finances, Shell AGM and John Allan May 23, 2023 Welcome to City A.M.’s live blog on Tuesday 23 May, as Shell prepares for its AGM, and the Square Mile wakes up to a shock resignation.
Morning in the City: Live news and updates as Ryanair reports record profits May 22, 2023 Welcome to the City A.M. live blog on Monday 22 May! We’ll bring you all the latest news and analysis in one place.
Tesco boss John Allan quits: Britain’s biggest supermarket concerned behaviour claims are ‘distraction’ May 19, 2023 John Allan, the chair of Tesco, will quit his role fearing accusations about his behaviour are becoming a “distraction”. The former president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which has been embroiled in serious accusations of sexual misconduct including rape, will step aside from Britain’s biggest supermarket. In a trading update late on Friday [...]
Morning in the City: Live news and updates on Nationwide, Lloyds Bank and the rich list May 19, 2023 Good morning and welcome to the City A.M. Live blog on Friday 19 May. We bring you update from Nationwide Building Society, Lloyds Bank’s new report saying Britain is powering away from a dreaded recession, and GFK consumer figures.
Asda accused of ‘fire and rehire’ in row over pay cut plans for 7,000 May 18, 2023 Asda and a union representing 7,000 workers have entered into a furious row, after the supermarket giant was accused of “inexcusable” pay cut plans. The chain rejected claims it is going to cut the pay of 7,000 low-paid retail workers, insisting it is in the middle of a consultation to remove an “anomaly” in the [...]
National Grid powers to 15 per cent increase in profits of £4.6bn – but net zero investment still needed May 18, 2023 The National Grid powered a year of profits up 15 per cent to £4.6bn, off the back of major clean energy investments of £7.7bn – but it still isn’t enough to meet net zero goals. The electricity and gas company reported its year results ending March 31, saying it had been 12 months of “significant [...]
E.On, Good Energy and Octopus cough up millions in compensation payments for bill delays May 17, 2023 Gas and electricity firms E.On Next, Good Energy and Octopus Energy have paid £8 million over compensation failures for delays in producing final bills when customers switch, regulator Ofgem has announced. The energy watchdog said more than 100,000 households were affected after the three suppliers either missed or delayed compensation payouts that were due when they did [...]
Tesco cuts price on 30 own brand products including pasta and oil as supermarket wars continue May 16, 2023 Tesco has announced another round of price cuts on its own-brand pasta and cooking oil as it sees deflation making its way through to cupboard essentials. The UK’s biggest supermarket is dropping the price of 30 products, with 15p off 500g and 1kg packs of own-brand pasta, 14p off its one litre vegetable oil and [...]
