New calculator shows how much you could have earned from crypto if you’d held on to it August 9, 2022 A new calculator has been launched showing how much you could have earned from cryptocurrency if you'd held onto it from 2020.
Where next for the Rolls-Royce share price? August 9, 2022 Rolls-Royce shares (LON: RR) sunk by 10% to 83p on Friday after half-year results spooked investors over long-running problems with supply chain issues and inflation. The FTSE 100 engineer has struggled to gain traction after the pandemic crash in 2020 saw its shares collapse from 236p in February 2020 to just 39p by October 2020. And after recovering to 147p [...]
John Lewis chair says lockdown retirees should return to work to tackle economic turmoil August 9, 2022 John Lewis head Dame Sharon White has urged the government to encourage lockdown retirees back into work to avoid stagflation. The retail chief warned that ministers should address labour shortages in order to prevent the economic situation from worsening, in an interview with BBC on Tuesday morning. “There’s not a business in the UK that’s [...]
Proposed bus cuts will lead to personal security concerns for women, minorities and disabled Londoners August 9, 2022 The bus cuts proposed by Transport for London (TfL) will lead to personal security concerns for Londoners – especially for women, people of colour and disabled people. According to watchdog London TravelWatch, the planned cuts will force one in five Londoners to change buses in the middle of the night, moving to an altogether different [...]
UK audit body opens consultation on plans to update public sector accounting guidance August 9, 2022 The UK’s Public Audit Forum (PAF) has opened a consultation on revising the guidance on auditing public sector entities. The PAF, a consortium of the UK’s four national audit agencies, are calling on auditors and other stakeholders to offer their views on plans to amend Practice Note 10, which provides guidance on auditing public [...]
Inflation continues to cast a shadow over crypto markets August 9, 2022 The price of Bitcoin continues to hover at around $24k, dropping just 1.38 per cent over the past 24 hours to $23,810 this morning.
Porsche Cayman GT4 RS review: street fighter August 9, 2022 Tim Pitt drives the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS – a factory hot rod with the 500hp flat-six from the 911 GT3. It could be the last of a dying breed.
Inmarsat and Viasat £5.4bn merger paused until CMA wraps up probe August 9, 2022 The £5.4bn takeover of British satellite giant Inmarsat by US rival Viasat has been put on hold until the UK’s competition watchdog completes a probe into the merger. The Competition and Markets Authority today officially launched an inquiry into the merger, having invited onlookers for comment in late July. The regulator will have until 5 [...]
Brits to face record £4,400 energy bills as gas prices refuse to come down August 9, 2022 Cornwall Insight has hiked its price cap forecasts to over £4,000 next year, attributing the rise to Ofgem's decision to shift to a quarterly model.
Felixstowe strike set to go ahead as no deal reached yesterday August 9, 2022 The strike at the port of Felixstowe is set to go ahead after no deal was reached yesterday between dock workers and port authorities. The union announced that around 1,900 staff members will walk out for eight days, from 21 to 29 August, over salaries. Felixstowe said it was disappointed by the union’s decision to [...]
