Election 2024: Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘most pro-growth Treasury in history’ May 27, 2024 Rachel Reeves will pledge to “lead the most pro-growth Treasury in our country’s history”, if elected as Chancellor on July 4.
Election 2024: Starmer and Reeves to lean on private sector to fund infrastructure plan May 27, 2024 Labour will reportedly utilise private finance to fund key national infrastructure schemes, if the party is elected into government.
Election 2024: Campaign staff will ‘make mistakes’, Tory HQ boss admits after email slip May 27, 2024 Conservative campaign staff are “going to make mistakes”, the Tory party chairman has admitted in the wake of a leaked CCHQ email blaming MPs for the poor start to the race.
Met to deploy 80 detectives over Post Office scandal May 27, 2024 The Metropolitan Police is set to deploy 80 detectives to investigate the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, despite expectations that any criminal prosecutions on the incident could take years to come in.
ECB poised to cut interest rates in divergence from Fed and Bank of England May 27, 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) is almost certain to become the first major central bank to start cutting interest rates next week, with two key officials saying it is time to lower borrowing costs.
Softbank to invest $9bn in pivot to AI May 27, 2024 Japanese tech company Softbank is to invest almost $9bn in artificial intelligence, as it pivots away from its traditional venture capital model of investing. Softbank became known globally for its flagship Vision Fund, investing in pie in the sky companies which occasionally translated to a massive win. Most famously, the company invested a staggering total [...]
Boohoo shareholders ‘furious’ at ‘outrageous’ boss bonuses May 27, 2024 Shareholders at Boohoo Group will reportedly revolt over a decision to hand top bosses one million pound bonuses, despite the company reporting a £160m loss.
“Disgusting” revelation on sewage should see Thames Water “ripped up” May 27, 2024 Thames Water should be “ripped up” and no longer allowed to be for profit, after it emerged some 14bn litres of sewage were released in 2023, the Liberal Democrats have said.
Elon Musk: Battle over £44bn payday looking tougher for Tesla boss May 27, 2024 Tesla is facing a shareholder revolt over plans to award boss Elon Musk a record-breaking $56bn (£44bn) bonus, with the firm's second-largest investor behind Musk himself now advised to block the deal.
Could Persimmon be set for £1bn takeover of housebuilding rival Cala Group? May 27, 2024 Persimmon plots £1bn takeover of Cala Group