The Capitalist: Tory lemonade, Mrs T the opera and Netflix’s creativity crisis February 6, 2025 Tory lemonade, a Margaret Thatcher opera and Netflix comes out fighting: catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
Rocket Padel banks on ‘tenfold’ growth ahead of London expansion February 5, 2025 Britain’s booming number of padel players can grow tenfold because the country has the “perfect ingredients”, says the founder of Rocket Padel as the operator prepares to open a new club in Beckton, east London. The new site, due to open in April, will be the Scandinavian brand’s seventh club worldwide and its fourth in [...]
Something Tells me to back Navajo at Newbury February 4, 2025 ANTE-POST betting is all about finding value with a horse that will go off a much shorter price come race day, but this weekend looks tough with plenty of small fields and short-priced favourites. The presence of current Arkle favourite Sir Gino adds some real pizzazz to William Hill Super Saturday at Newbury but he [...]
Ace has Golden chance to make the Champion Hurdle frame February 4, 2025 THIS season’s Champion Hurdle market is much more complicated than it looks on paper. Constitution Hill might be a long odds-on shot, but his campaign has been a rollercoaster of uncertainty, with the Henderson superstar having to return from injury, colic and a perceived sub-par gallop at Newbury in November. But come back he has, [...]
Aldi to create 1,600 new jobs and expand as supermarket rivals cut February 4, 2025 Discount grocer Aldi is set to create 1,600 new roles this year as it expands its store presence in the UK, while its rivals slash jobs. The announcement stands in marked contrast to news of 3,000 jobs cuts at Sainsbury’s, and small reductions in staff numbers at Tesco’s and Morrisons. All three supermarkets have attributed [...]
Diageo: Guinness maker warns tariffs could offset recovery February 4, 2025 Drinks giant Diageo has cautioned on the effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs on its business, which outperformed analysts’ expectations this year after a significant contraction last year. US tariffs, “whilst anticipated”, could “impact [our] building momentum,” the Guinness-maker’s chief executive Debra Crew said, adding that the levies clouded the company’s ability to predict what would [...]
FCA has the same ‘red flags’ as the Post Office, MPs say in fresh attack February 3, 2025 A parliamentary group on fairer finance has reignited its row with the Financial conduct Authority (FCA) today, comparing the watchdog to the Post Office and accusing bosses of engaging with criticism in a “disappointing, defensive and dismissive” way. In a new report, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Service, which counts [...]
Guinness in focus as Diageo reveals latest trading February 2, 2025 Diageo is set to reveal how Guinness and its major spirit brands performed over the key Christmas period, after ruling out speculation it could sell the Irish stout brand. The London-based, drinks giant is expected to reveal another bumper performance by Guinness, which has been a key strong performer in recent years, becoming the UK’s [...]
Five policies the Chancellor hopes will fire up the economy January 31, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves committed to going "further and faster" on kickstarting economic growth.
John Lewis misses festive sales target as turnaround falters January 31, 2025 Sales at John Lewis are reported to have fallen short over the key Christmas trading period as middle-class Brits increasingly switch to shops like Marks and Spencer. According to reports from the Daily Telegraph, sales at Waitrose similarly missed targets. The employee-owned John Lewis Partnership (JLP) blamed “lower consumer confidence and weaker than expected market confidence” for [...]