Founder Favourites: Brains, guts and startups – what nutrition brands aren’t telling you October 4, 2024 What do brains, guts and startups even have in common? Well, most entrepreneurs tell you to follow your gut instinct – but these founders told Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu to only follow your guts if your brain is healthy. According to their studies, there is a significant connection between both organs. Dan Murray-Serter and [...]
Pound sterling set for worst week all year as markets reassess path for interest rates October 4, 2024 The decrease has knocked sterling from its remarkably strong start to the year, which has seen it outperform all other major currencies.
Transport secretary turns off London Euston’s giant ad board October 4, 2024 The government and Network Rail have launched a major review of London’s Euston station, as its giant ad board is turned off with immediate effect. It acknowledged that longer-term change is needed but put forward a five-point plan in the interim. In a statement today, the government and Network Rail said Euston is an “outdated [...]
Tupperware of Ashes at the Dorfman: Bleak but vital play on how we treat our elderly October 4, 2024 A Tupperware of Ashes isn’t just an excellent work of fiction, but a bleak, vital conversation about how we treat our elderly.
US economy remains in rude health as jobs growth surpasses expectations October 4, 2024 The US economy shrugged off any suggestion that it was on the cusp of a major downturn with a jobs report that blew past all estimates. New figures showed that the US economy added 254,000 jobs in September, well ahead of the 150,000 expected by economists and a big acceleration on last month’s figure of [...]
Barratt Redrow merger given greenlight by competition watchdog October 4, 2024 The competition watchdog has given its final clearance for the merger of housebuilders Barratt and Redrow. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into the proposed £2.5bn deal in June after it was first announced in February. The deal was completed in August without regulatory approval after the CMA suggested there were reasonable grounds to believe [...]
Construction sector surges thanks to interest rate cuts and planning reform October 4, 2024 "UK construction companies indicated a decisive improvement in output growth momentum during September," Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence said.
Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO October 4, 2024 Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering (IPO), three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, pushing ahead with preparations as it awaits UK regulatory approval. The China-founded online retailer plans to hold informal roadshows mainly across Europe, one of the sources [...]
Rightmove warns almost £25bn needed to insulate 2.9m UK homes by 2030 October 4, 2024 There are 2.9 million houses that will require £23.4bn in improvements to meet the government’s energy performance certificate (EPC) standards by 2030, according to Rightmove. New analysis from the property portal found that an average of £8,074 will have to be spent on rental homes to upgrade them to a C rating by EPC standards. [...]
Bank of England’s Huw Pill: ‘Ample reason for caution’ on interest rates October 4, 2024 Huw Pill, chief economist at the Bank of England, called for a “gradual” approach to cutting interest rates, citing continued concerns about the potential upside risks to the inflationary outlook. In a speech this morning Pill said there was “ample reason for caution” when assessing the dissipation of inflationary persistence. “While further cuts in Bank [...]
