The UK’s smaller businesses are lagging in net zero push, says British Business Bank October 20, 2021 Smaller businesses are responsible for around half of the UK’s business-produced emissions, according to new research by the British Business Bank. Despite climate commitments like net zero pledges becoming more prevalent among businesses as the government embarks on its ‘green revolution’, only around half of smaller firms have decarbonisation or cutting their environmental impact as [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Rishi, stop dawdling on business rates October 20, 2021 Business rates raise £26bn a year but the tax is unfairly skewered against the retail sector who pay nearly one third of the tax. Only contribute one fifth to UK GDP. Retailers are paying rates bills linked to rental value 2015 – despite very different market conditions. Unaffordable business rates bills have been cited as [...]
WeWork to trade from Thursday after BowX merger October 20, 2021 Office-space provider WeWork is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange from Thursday after a $9bn merger with special-purpose acquisition company (Spac) BowX Acquisition. As reported by the Financial Times, WeWork’s $9bn market evalutation is a fraction of the initial $47bn at which was listed before tanking its initial listing in 2019. [...]
Sliding industrials lead London markets lower October 20, 2021 Sliding industrial stocks led London markets lower during the opening session today. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index edged down 0.15 per cent to 7,206.41 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 fell 0.13 per cent to 23,023.82 points. More to follow.
UK green jobs’ revolution needs to be 25 times faster to hit 2030 target says job site October 20, 2021 The UK green jobs’ revolution needs to be 25 times faster if it wants to hit the government’s 2030 target, admonished job site Indeed. In a research published today, Indeed has showed that green job vacancies are at 0.2 per cent, around 2,000 roles per million job postings, despite rising by 13 per cent between [...]
Deadline for DraftKings and Entain takeover deal extended October 20, 2021 Gambling giant DraftKings has secured another month to agree a deal with rival Entain after the pair failed to nail down a £16.4bn takeover. Ladbrokes owner Entain was given the green light from the Takeover Panel on a request to extend a deadline on agreeing a restructuring model. The deadline has been extended to November [...]
Inflation ‘pauses for breath’ in September before racing ahead soon October 20, 2021 Inflation “paused for breath” in September before it races ahead at a fiery pace in the coming months. Prices were 3.1 per cent higher than they were a year ago last month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rate of inflation edged back slightly from August’s 3.2 per cent clip and was [...]
Antofagasta in line with expectations despite pressures October 20, 2021 British multinational Antofagasta has remained in line with expectations, registering a steady production during the third quarter of 2021, with copper and gold increasing by 1.5 and 8.8 per cent compared to the previous one. Cost performance was also in line with the group’s predictions even though the company – like many others – is [...]
Facebook looking to change its name as scrutiny damages reputation October 20, 2021 Social media behemoth Facebook intends to rebrand with a new name, it has been reported. A rebrand will be announced next week, according to US tech website the Verge, which cited a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The name change will be addressed at Facebook’s annual Connect conference on October 28 by its [...]
Segro hits £26m new headline rent in post-lockdown demand for space October 20, 2021 Warehouse developer Segro has reported £26m new headline rent signed during the last quarter. The total new headline rent for the nine months to September 30 2021 hit £64m, an increase on the £50m sum from the same period last year. In a trading update for July 1 to October 19, David Sleath, chief executive, [...]
