BAE Systems: Weapons giant eyes £24.6bn revenue on ‘elevated threat’ environment February 18, 2024 Investors are looking ahead to BAE Systems results next week, with the weapons giant set to cash in on a boom in global defence spending.
Starmer paid more than £99,000 in tax, latest return shows February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year, according to a summary released by Labour, after making £275,000 in capital gains.
Starmer set to attend major Munich security conference February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be at a major security conference in Germany on Saturday for talks and meetings with world leaders.
‘Come together’ Sunak tells Conservatives after by-election blows February 17, 2024 Rishi Sunak has called on British conservatives to “come together” after a bruising set of by-election defeats in Wellingborough and Kingswood.
Lockdown backers to blame for UK recession, suggests minister February 17, 2024 The government’s “minister for common sense” appeared to blame “everybody who voted for lockdown” for the UK economy’s dip into recession.
Lloyds set for uptick in annual profits as investors look for clues on motor finance probe February 17, 2024 Lloyds Banking Group is set to report an uptick in annual profits next week on the back of higher interest rates, with its cost control, impairments and exposure to an FCA motor finance probe in focus.
Meet the Tough Mudder founder growing a Netflix-backed immersive gaming revolution February 17, 2024 Immersive Gamebox is plotting an ambitious expansion, aiming to reach 100m players across 1,000 sites by 2028.
‘Swiftonomics’: How Taylor Swift’s UK Eras tour could boost the UK economy February 17, 2024 "There is already strong anecdotal evidence suggesting there will be a strong increase in hotel and restaurant inflation while Taylor Swift is performing".
Has the ‘squeezed middle’ come true for UK asset managers? February 17, 2024 As data for the end of the year has trickled out over the last month, it has become clear that 2023 was a poor year for mid-sized asset managers, after they suffered an already bruising 2022. The idea of the ‘squeezed middle’ has been a pervasive business cliche for some time, but it seems to [...]
Prime London house prices back at 2014 levels as buyers shun South Kensington and Chelsea February 17, 2024 House prices in prime London were 2.5 per cent below their pre-pandemic level and down by 7.1 per cent annually.
