Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke INTERVIEW: ‘I’m incapable of creating anything without a narrative’ December 12, 2023 Christopher Jackson speaks to Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and the artist behind the band's iconic album covers Stanley Donwood as they launch their new collaborative art exhibition
Are dividends under threat at Vodafone, BT and peers? December 12, 2023 Why are dividends looking unsustainable for big telecom companies at a time when connectivity is so important?
UK tech giant first company to receive funds under CHIPS act to bolster US microchip manufacturing December 12, 2023 UK tech giant BAE Systems has secured a landmark grant under the US CHIPS and Science Act - the first company ever to receive the funding.
UK jobs figures bolster case for interest rate hold but ‘experimental’ unemployment data ‘difficult to trust’, analysts say December 12, 2023 The latest UK jobs data has bolstered the case for the Bank of England to hold interest rates on Thursday, according to analysts, as the labour market shows signs of cooling but inflationary pressures still remain.
Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell shares slump as regulator fires interest rate warning shot December 12, 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell have slumped in value this morning after the Financial Conduct Authority fired a warning shot at retail investment firms over the interest income they are making on customers’ cash.
Supermarket sales slide before Christmas as Brits buy food and put off big ticket items December 12, 2023 Sales of general merchandise fell by seven per cent year-on-year in the four weeks to 2 December, as Brits put off spending before cashing in on sales promotions in the run up to Christmas. Total till sales growth at UK supermarkets slowed to six per cent in the last four weeks, according to the latest [...]
The stock market may be back in vogue for Britain’s DIY investors December 12, 2023 Brits’ appetite for the stock market has come roaring back in the past month as retail investors pour cash into global equity funds, new data has revealed.
FCA raises concerns over how firms deal with customers’ cash balances amid ‘double dipping’ practices December 12, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised concerns over how firms deal with interest earned on customers' cash balances.
Ofcom wants mobile and broadband firms to set out price rises clearly in ‘pounds and pence’ December 12, 2023 Mobile and broadband providers may have to state pound and pence rises in customers contracts under a new legislation proposed by Ofcom to ban inflation linked price rises. The media watchdog said it was concerned that customers’ contracts do not provide “sufficient certainty” about the prices they will pay. The regulator said it would stop [...]
How Sculpture Source is carving a niche for the world of 3D artwork December 12, 2023 How do you sell a 3D artwork online? Polly Bielecka of Sculpture Source tells Jennifer Sieg that even the world of sculpture can have a digital side
