Kistos set to buy EDF’s UK gas storage arm for £25m February 20, 2024 The company was set up to acquire and manage companies in the energy sector engaging in the energy transition trend.
IHG: Holiday Inn owner unveils another buyback as revenue and profit jumps February 20, 2024 Total revenue at the British chain, which owns a number of affordable and high end hotel, also leaped £3.6bn.
Farringdon’s iconic Piano Works snapped up by listed bar giant February 20, 2024 Alan Lorrimer, founder of The Piano Works, said: "We now have the potential to expand The Piano Works and prove that customers across the country will love our immersive audience requested live music experience."
Plus500 plotting deals spree as it readies £138m payout to shareholders February 20, 2024 Retail trading platform Plus500 topped market expectations and announced plans to put $175m back in shareholders pockets today despite a squeeze on revenues and profits over the past year.
Barclays plans to return £10bn to shareholders and cut £2bn in costs by 2026 February 20, 2024 Barclays has unveiled a drop in annual profits as the bank undergoes a sweeping restructuring designed to save £2bn in costs and return £10bn to shareholders by 2026.
Regulator launches investigation into baby formula market February 20, 2024 The CMA investigation, which was launched today, came off the back of a November study which found manufacturers raised prices by 25 per cent over two years, increasing profit margins during the cost-of-living crisis.
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy is just getting started February 20, 2024 Sam Bankman-Fried. Changpeng Zhao. Do Kwon. Michael Saylor. Previously, these names, and their success and failure drove crypto markets. Today, only one is still standing: Michael Saylor and his beloved company MicroStrategy (MSTR).
Explainer-in-brief: England’s rebellious ramblers get set to descend on Dartmoor February 20, 2024 Rebellious ramblers carrying a model boat are taking to the paths of Devon to cheerfully commit a crime: trespassing on private land. Why?
Gen-Z needs more digital skills says tech secretary February 20, 2024 Digital skills are crucial for the UK's workforce and the duty to educate lies partly with big tech companies, Michelle Donelan has said.
Transitory? UK inflation can’t be explained away by Bank of England’s easy answers February 20, 2024 Last week new figures on the UK economy suggested that something unusual is happening - inflation and unemployment are falling at the same time.
