Chemring reports record backlog ahead of annual meeting as higher defence spending benefits group February 23, 2024 The increase in numbers and positive outlook comes despite weather conditions impacting manufacturing operations in certain locations
Coca-Cola Europacific snaps up Philippines fizzy drink maker in $1.4bn deal February 23, 2024 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has acquired the equivalent of the company in the Philippines in a deal valued at $1.8bn (£1.4bn).
US lands on moon for first time in 52 years with spacecraft the size of a red phone box February 23, 2024 Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon at 23.23pm UK time on Thursday.
CAB Payments chief set to step down after float flop February 23, 2024 The boss of fintech firm CAB Payments has announced he will step down under a year after its disastrous float on the London Stock Exchange. Bhairav Trivedi, who led the Sutton-based money transfer outfit through its IPO in July last year, is set to hand over the reins to Neeraj Kapur after the publication of [...]
Taylor Swift fan? Then the V&A Museum wants to give you a job February 23, 2024 Taylor Swift superfans - aka Swifties - are being invited to apply for jobs at the V&A
Who is buying London’s mansions? 60 per cent go to wealthy buyers from four countries February 23, 2024 The super-prime market in London is booming. More mansions in the capital are being sold, for higher prices, to an increasingly international base. In 2023, sales of super-luxury new-build London apartments rose by 137 per cent to an average of £4,306 per square foot, according to Beauchamp Estates. Supply of luxury houses has also been boosted by an influx [...]
UK consumer confidence falls in February as technical recession is a bummer for Brits February 23, 2024 UK consumer confidence fell two points in February as reports of a technical recession dampened hopes.
Ethereum breaches $3,000 as ETF anticipation grows February 23, 2024 On Wednesday, Coinbase endorsed Grayscale's application to convert its ETH trust into an ETF - emphasising this stance.
‘Not for EU’ food labelling plans already affecting investment in UK manufacturing February 23, 2024 Plans to introduce ‘not for EU’ labelling on food products across the whole of the UK is already “having an impact on investment”, one expert has warned.
Moving markets: Will FTSE 100 ride the Nvidia ‘FOMO’ wave in AI trade today? February 23, 2024 Asian markets rose with Wall Street on Nvidia's AI FOMO. Oil prices fell, and China's new home prices dropped. Investors await Germany's GDP data and StanChart's earnings.
