Robert Walters insists 2024 ‘not a lost year’ despite tumbling profit August 1, 2024 Recruiter Robert Walters has insisted that 2024 is not a lost year despite posting another set of results dominated by tumbling profit and and fees.
Another one? Next hikes profit guidance again as sales soar ahead of expectations August 1, 2024 Department store Next has increased its profit guidance for the year as sales soared in its first half of its financial year.
Rolls-Royce hikes guidance and brings back dividend after profit almost doubles August 1, 2024 Rolls increased full-year guidance for underlying operating profit to between £2.1bn and £2.3bn after half-year profit nigh on doubled.
Bupa profits shoot up 45 per cent due to growth in health insurance August 1, 2024 Bupa's total underlying profit for the first six months of H1 shot up by 45 per cent which was driven by the strong increase in revenues and returns across all its market unit.
Schroders stock dips seven per cent despite profit remaining steady August 1, 2024 Schroders saw assets under management hit a new high of £773bn, as the company prepares to make a mark in the private capital space.
Ed Warner: Is the ‘Wrexham Effect’ actually hurting lower league finances? August 1, 2024 One week until the football league kicks off and Wrexham AFC will hog the League One spotlight.
Surfing the Thames: How Uber boats came to rule the river August 1, 2024 “Looking out at the river, I was struck by how empty it was,” Sean Collins tells me. This was in 1994, when he had just been made redundant from his previous role as an apprentice waterman on the Thames. All that empty water stretching through the middle of London – it was a “waste”. But [...]
Square Mile and Me: Enness CEO Islay Robinson on his career – and a flaming suit mishap August 1, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Global Mortgages, takes us through his career, from a flaming suit mishap to his love for London What was your first job? My first job was crushing boxes at a market when I was about 14. [...]
The Olympics are about building a better world, not just muscles August 1, 2024 There’s more to the Olympics than “faster higher, stronger” – they inspire generations to create a more tolerant, inclusive society, says Matt Hardy The Olympic Games are more than sport and ego; they are an appreciation of dedication, patriotism and the highs and lows of humankind. Already we have seen the sheer jubilation of Adam [...]
Fed holds interest rates for eighth straight but signals cuts are coming July 31, 2024 The Fed voted to leave interest rates on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting and did not give any clear sign that rate cuts were on the way.