LendInvest Selects Pepper Advantage’s PRISM Platform for Next Growth Phase November 3, 2026 Pepper Advantage, a leading global credit intelligence and investment technology company, today announced that LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV), the UK alternative property finance platform, has selected its proprietary PRISM platform to power its credit management operations. This agreement represents a pivotal milestone since the launch of PRISM. PRISM was built as Pepper Advantage’s proprietary, AI-driven [...]
Hugo Boss outlook worsens after Mike Ashley’s Frasers takes control November 3, 2026 Hugo Boss has cut its outlook for sales and profit in the face of weakening consumer demand, just days after Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group took control of the German fashion house. The luxury retailer had been expecting its performance to take a hit from its turnaround plan but told shareholders this has been worsened by [...]
Building on Netherlands NextGen Momentum, Trilliant Showcases Why the Next Generation of AMI is Being Defined by Choice at Enlit Europe 2026 November 3, 2026 Trilliant highlights how open, interoperable technologies help utilities modernize, protect investments, and preserve long-term flexibility
Primark sales slip ahead of ABF exit in ‘challenging’ backdrop November 3, 2026 Primark has seen its sales slip as its owner, Associated British Foods, races to shape up the fast-fashion retailer ahead of its exit from the group next year. Like-for-like sales at the retailer slipped by 2.6 per cent in the year to September, dragged down by “weak” consumer confidence and less advanced turnaround efforts in [...]
Labour’s concessions won’t solve the fundamental problem for family businesses November 3, 2026 Labour’s Budget had some good measures for family businesses, but they are yet to solve the fundamental issue, writes Neil Davy How did family businesses do in the Budget? Last week’s was in many respects a constructive Budget for family businesses, which make up 93 per cent of firms in the UK, employ 15.8m people [...]
‘The government needs to take us seriously’: Pub landlords brew plans to bar MPs – again November 3, 2026 Pub landlords across the country are poised to launch a fresh ban on hundreds of MPs after a campaign to cut VAT on hospitality fell on deaf ears in the House of Commons. Andy Lennox, who led a ban on Labour MPs following the surge in business rates bills caused by last year’s Budget, told [...]
Jenrick lends support to Poundland suitors November 3, 2026 Reform UK’s economic spokesman Robert Jenrick has revealed he is supporting potential bidders for discount retailer Poundland as he criticised the group’s “greedy” owner Gordon Brothers for pushing the business towards insolvency. Over the weekend, Jenrick suggested the government should intervene in the possible insolvency of Poundland, which would put some 12,000 jobs at risk, [...]
Voters expect ‘no difference’ to UK economy after Healey’s modest Budget November 3, 2026 John Healey’s Budget will make “no difference” to the UK economy, voters have said, as concerns over stealth taxes and defence spending overshadowed a series of giveaways in the Chancellor’s maiden fiscal statement. Polling by City AM/Freshwater Strategy showed that about half of voters expected the Budget to make “no difference” to Britain’s economic fortunes. [...]
Anthropic’s growth slows ahead of IPO as AI spending bill nears $900bn November 2, 2026 Anthropic’s revenue has surged twelvefold to nearly $17bn (£13bn), but the AI giant has slipped back into the red as its computing commitments approach $900bn ahead of a potentially record-breaking stock market debut. The Claude maker revealed the figures in an updated IPO filing on Monday, offering investors a fresh look at its finances just [...]
Commonwealth Games generated £223m for Scotland November 2, 2026 The Commonwealth Games delivered more in economic activity than it cost to host as organisers proved the viability of a slimmed-down iteration of the event. The 2026 Commonwealth Games, which took place this summer in Glasgow, cost less than £160m to stage after the Scottish city stepped in for Victoria when the Australian state pulled [...]