FTSE 100: London inches towards all-time high as markets anticipate rate call July 29, 2024 FTSE 100 stocks started the week with a surge, rising one per cent in the three hours after the opening bell, as the market holds its breath on whether the Bank of England will cut interest rates later this week. After the record performance of the FTSE 100 in May, where the index hit an [...]
Frasers Group: Four charts that show how Mike Ashley’s empire took over the high street July 24, 2024 Analysts are predicting Frasers Group will only continue to grow. Here’s four charts showing how it got there.
Sir Tim Martin comes out swinging after JD Wetherspoon compared to Amazon, Sports Direct and P&O Ferries July 15, 2024 Sir Tim Martin has come out swinging after his pub giant JD Wetherspoon was branded a c**** employer along with "the likes of Amazon, Sports Direct, P&O Ferries".
Politics is a contact sport – but it should never be a violent one July 15, 2024 It's unhelpful to argue about whether Trump played a part in creating the environment that led to this weekend, though we will. Let's hope some lessons are learnt.
UK high street faces shareholder backlash over low pay July 2, 2024 UK high street shops like Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and JD Sports are facing a shareholder backlash after failing to commit to pay all their staff and third-party contractors a real living wage. Big financial names backing a campaign against low pay include LGIM, HSBC Asset Management, Aviva, and Scottish Widows. In total, the institutions [...]
Pure Gym, Gym Group, Nuffield: Who owns Britain’s biggest gym chains? June 24, 2024 Following a forced shutdown during the pandemic, Brits have been heading back to the gym in droves helping many of the countries biggest chain to achieve bumper results over the past couple of years.
Summer rugby tours: Where are the home nations going this summer June 21, 2024 This summer the home nations – England, Wales, Scotland and the island of Ireland – will tour far-flung rugby nations. Traditionally the home nations head to the southern hemisphere but this season the tours have been expanded ahead of a new men’s global competition, set to start in 2026. So who is playing who, and [...]
David Lloyd’s quest to ‘premiumise’ clubs gets members back on the treadmill June 19, 2024 Fitness chain David Lloyd Clubs has seen its members return to its gyms in droves after it decked them out with luxury spas, outdoor dining areas and "premium" co-working spaces.
On the 200th birthday of the pint and after Euro 2024, let’s pour beer duty down the sink June 17, 2024 As you’re enjoying the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany don’t forget how much the taxman is hitting each and every pint you drink. So on the 200th birthday of the pint measurement it is time the political parties help us all out, on both sides of the bar, writes Emma McClarkin OBE, British Beer and [...]
Buy in May, don’t go away? Meet the month’s favourite FTSE 100 stocks May 31, 2024 "Sell in May and go away" might be a favourite saying of the City, but stocks on the FTSE 100 have seemingly ignored it, surging ahead throughout the month.