WH Smith’s ‘transformation’ to a ‘one-stop-shop for travel essentials’ reaps rewards June 5, 2024 WH Smith has increasingly sought to rely on its travel arm as demand booms following years of Covid-era lockdowns.
Paragon Banking: Buy-to-let specialist posts surge in profit and raises buyback June 5, 2024 Paragon Banking Group, one of Britain's leading buy-to-let mortgage lenders, has reported a surge in profit and boosted its share buyback programme, despite a drop in home loan volumes as higher interest rates put off borrowers.
Discount retailer B&M beats ‘lockdown peak’ but shares slip as analysts left with ‘more questions than answers’ June 5, 2024 Bargain retailer B&M has exceeded its “lockdown peak” as the firm reveals it is trading at the higher end of its guidance thanks to Brits sniffing out a bargain
Don’t panic, don’t panic: Coming out of the mental health closet June 5, 2024 Andy Blackmore, Picture Editor at City A.M., candidly shares his experience with panic attacks, highlighting that you're not alone in your struggles.
Bosses at Home REIT charity tenant paid their own firms £1.2m prior to collapse June 5, 2024 Two bosses from one of Home REIT’s biggest charity tenants made “unauthorised” payments of nearly £1.2m to their own companies before it collapsed into administration, City A.M. can reveal.
Social media giants in the spotlight as parties throw money at online ads June 5, 2024 Social media companies’ political advertising policies are likely to come under increasing scrutiny as UK political parties throw more money at online ads in the run up to the election, Jess Jones writes
How poor regulation is holding back the UK economy June 5, 2024 Regulation is a pressing concern, both for businesses and consumers. Getting it right could help unleash growth and deliver better outcomes for consumers.
FTSE 100 today: London markets primed to open higher as rate cut odds strengthen June 5, 2024 Asian markets surged on rate cut expectations, while Australia's Q1 growth slowed. Eyes on global services PMI releases and Computacenter.
China’s Caixin PMI shows most rapid services sector growth in 10 months June 5, 2024 China's services sector experienced a notable surge in May, marking its most rapid growth in 10 months.
Pump.Fun’s surge drives 450,000 Solana token launches in May June 5, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. In crypto, you can blink and a new narrative has come and gone. This cycle is no different. The time between liquidity cycling through different tokens also [...]
