Bitcoin holds at $21k after shaky start to the week July 27, 2022 Bitcoin holds at $21k after shaky start to the week
Big Tech feels a big drop as Google and Microsoft struggle to maintain growth July 27, 2022 Both Google parent firm Alphabet and Microsoft posted weaker-than-expected earnings last night, as they grapple with the testing macroeconomic backdrop.
Britain comes to a standstill: Scenes from strikes across the country July 27, 2022 Most Britons are forced to work from home today while the latest national rail strike threatens to bring the country to a standstill. More than 40,000 members of the union RMT working for Network Rail and 14 other operators walked out today in a dispute over job cuts and salaries. People took it to Twitter [...]
Parsley Box Group expects loss as it invests in new products to help with cost of living crisis July 27, 2022 Meal delivery service Parsley Box Group had a dip in revenue and order numbers, as it invested in new products to attract customers amid the cost of living crisis. The company had a drop in income from the previous year, down to £9.6m from 14m, while its new customer revenue was under £1m, from £3m [...]
Marston’s: No ‘discernible change’ to pub chain sales amid cost of living crunch yet July 27, 2022 Marston’s has said there has been no dramatic change in punter sales at the pub chain since the cost of living crisis. In a trading update for the 42 weeks to 23 July 2022, the pub chain acknowledged sales were two per cent below 2019 levels. However, the pub chain put this down to the [...]
Provident Financial’s growth-as-expected prompts City firm to issue interim dividend July 27, 2022 Provident Financial announced solid growth in line with market expectations for the first half of the year and is set to recommend an interim dividend of 5p per share. The specialist banking group’s continuing profit before tax was at £54.3m compared to £63.5m in the first half of 2021 which the company said showed growth [...]
London markets jump ahead of expected big US Federal Reserve rate rise July 27, 2022 London markets shrugged off bets on the US Federal Reserve hiking rate steeply later today to jump during opening exchanges. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index added 0.43 per cent to reach 7,337.93 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, increased 0.07 per [...]
As we look back on pandemic mistakes, we need to count livelihoods in our losses July 27, 2022 MINISTERS don’t need to face the inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic until next spring, the chair of the probe, Heather Hallet, announced this week. As part of its mandate, the inquiry will “listen to and consider carefully” the experiences of those who lost family members or “have suffered hardship or loss” as a result of [...]
Revenue dips for musicMagpie as pandemic boom fades and belts tightened July 27, 2022 Shares dropped nine per cent in early morning trading for musicMagpie after the circular economy firm reported how squeezed wallets were cutting into profits and margins.
40,000 union rail workers walk out as travel chaos continues for Brits July 27, 2022 40,000 rail workers are striking today, as RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 other train companies walk out over pay and job terms.