Glencore’s marketing business FY earnings to surpass $3.2bn, says mining giant boss October 29, 2021 Glencore’s marketing business has lifted its full year adjusted earnings forecast to exceed $3.2bn, the mining giant’s CEO Gary Nagle said in the firm’s third quarter production update. Shares dipped 0.8 per cent to 356.4p per share during early trading. It follows Glencore’s recovery from reduced production as global energy markets have begun to rebalance [...]
Let there be light: Where to buy neon art for your home October 29, 2021 Ever fancied turning a spare room into a screening room for cosy nights in? Last year I gutted my spare room and my shower room in an ill-conceived bid for some lockdown home improvements (sounds familiar?), then, having turned my home upside down, I found myself time-poor and have been living with the mess ever [...]
Millions face swelling mortgage bill as lenders brace for rate hike October 29, 2021 Households across the UK face swelling mortgage costs on top of higher tax bills and an increasing cost of living. Several of Britain’s big players in the mortgage market lifted interest rates on their products immediately after the budget this week in anticipation of a looming rate hike from the Bank of England. HSBC, Barclays [...]
Hilton Food Group buys meat supplier for £28.8m in bid for UK growth October 29, 2021 Hilton Food Group, which supplies Tesco with fresh food, has bought UK meat supplier Fairfax Meadows for some £28.8m. “This transaction is all about growth,” CEO Philip Heffer explained. “Fairfax Meadow represents a great opportunity for Hilton to expand into an adjacent and growing foodservice sector in the UK.” “We look forward to leveraging Hilton’s [...]
Spencer film review: Kristen Stewart shines in tough Diana biopic October 29, 2021 Princess Diana hasn’t always been the easiest subject to cover. Prior to the disastrous 2013 drama Diana, the 1997 accident that took her life was seen as too fresh in the public’s memory to make a biopic viable. Now, nearly 25 years on, enough time has passed for screenwriters to delve into her fascinating story. [...]
Marshmallow: The unicorn that’s anything but fluff October 29, 2021 IT’S NICE to have everybody together again, at least some of the time,” says Oliver Kent-Braham, one of the understated pair at the top of one of Britain’s newest unicorns, as he guides me through their clean, airy and now once-again buzzing Old Street office. Like most companies, the pandemic forced Oliver and his brother [...]
NatWest books £300m in legal fees to deal with money laundering fallout October 29, 2021 NatWest has set aside nearly £300m in legal fees to deal with the fallout of admitting it allowed money laundering to take place in the bank. The bank announced in its third quarter results that it booked a £294m litigation and conduct charge during the period. NatWest recently became the first British bank to admit [...]
Tesla’s profits on Bitcoin are on track to fully fund their research costs October 29, 2021 Earlier this week Tesla submitted their quarter three 2021 financial statements to the SEC. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and sceptics alike held their breath once again following Tesla’s previous purchase of 43,200 Bitcoins, or 0.3% of available supply, earlier this year. An investment at the time of some $1.5 billion. Since this initial bullish step Elon Musk [...]
Hilton Food Group buys meat supplier for £28.8m in bid for UK growth – CityAM : CityAM October 29, 2021 Hilton Food Group, which supplies Tesco with fresh food, has bought UK meat supplier Fairfax Meadows for some £28.8m. “This transaction is all about growth,” CEO Philip Heffer explained. “Fairfax Meadow represents a great opportunity for Hilton to expand into an adjacent and growing foodservice sector in the UK.” “We look forward to leveraging Hilton’s [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile today? October 29, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. GCA Altium Global investment bank GCA Altium has bolstered its London team with the appointment of a consumer mergers and acquisitions (M&A) expert as its new director. Joining the helm, Tom Barnard is set to work directly with managing director and [...]
