Spring Budget 2024: Just four per cent of London homes exempt from ‘hefty’ stamp duty fees as pressure mounts on Hunt February 28, 2024 Only four per cent of homes on sale in London are exempt from “hefty” stamp duty charges, as fresh pressure is piled on the UK Chancellor to reform the levy ahead of the Spring Budget next week.
As The New York Times and OpenAI go to war, smaller publishers are being left behind February 28, 2024 As the landmark legal battle between The New York Times and OpenAI continues, the fate of smaller publishers is being ignored.
Tax cuts don’t ‘cost’ a thing – it’s not the Treasury’s money to begin with February 28, 2024 Tax cuts leave more money with the people that earned it and the Treasury has no God-given right to keep it
The Debate: Are flat workplace structures a good idea? February 28, 2024 Are flat workplaces a good idea? Jonathan Boakes says they remove red tape and inspire creativity, while Lucy Kenningham argues that hierarchies will always rule.
Lindsay Hoyle has a long history of caving to the powerful – now he must face the music February 28, 2024 Lindsay Hoyle's intervention in the Gaza ceasefire debate last week has caused chaos, but the Speaker has a habit of bending to power, writes Sam Fowles
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today February 28, 2024 Asian markets stalled as investors awaited U.S. inflation data, while the New Zealand central bank maintained interest rates. Bitcoin surged to $57,622, but oil prices fell. Attention now turns to U.S. GDP figures and Federal Reserve speeches.
eBay surges nearly four per cent as earnings beat estimates February 28, 2024 The shares of e-commerce giant eBay surged nearly 4% in extended trading sessions after it exceeded market expectations for both quarterly revenue and profit, largely driven by strong consumer spending during the holiday period.
More than 140,000 small business accounts were ‘debanked’ last year February 27, 2024 Big banks closed just under 142,000 small business accounts last year, according to the Treasury watchdog, as MPs scrutinise lenders' approaches to "debanking".
Nine arrests made after XR activists occupy four City insurance HQs including the Walkie Talkie February 27, 2024 The climate group says they 'occupied' lobbies of the various offices and buildings in protest of their profits from drilling for new oil and gas licences.
Post Office: Former chairman claims CEO was ‘set to resign over pay’ February 27, 2024 The chief executive of the Post Office is under investigation amounting to an “80-page” dossier and was close to quitting as he was “unhappy with the salary”, the former chairman Henry Staunton has claimed in a bombshell evidence session.
