Reynolds refuses to rule out raising employer national insurance rate October 13, 2024 Jonathan Reynolds has refused to rule out raising employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions in the Budget.
DP World to attend government investment summit despite call to boycott P&O October 12, 2024 DP World will attend the government’s international investment summit on Monday despite reports that a row over calls to boycott its subsidiary P&O Ferries had put a £1bn investment at risk. Dubai-based DP World was reported to have pulled out of the summit and put plans to announce a major investment in the UK under [...]
Labour seeks to balance P&O criticism after Starmer slaps down call for boycott October 12, 2024 A Labour MP has sought to balance criticism of P&O Ferries after reports the Transport Secretary’s call for a boycott of the company could have jeopardised a £1bn investment in the UK. Keir Starmer has said Louise Haigh’s call for a boycott of the ferry firm was “not the view of the Government”. Liam Byrne [...]
Young Jamie Richards can Achieve more in Hong Kong October 11, 2024 THIS could be the day of reckoning for the much-hyped John Size-trained galloper Wunderbar who seeks to make it six wins from seven races in the Artistic Gymnastics and Triathlon Handicap (10.55am) over six furlongs. The Australian import had the distinction of twice beating present local sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising last January, before a [...]
Brewdog founder James Watt on Britain’s ‘existential’ debt crisis October 11, 2024 Founder of beer chain Brewdog has warned Britain’s political system faces an “existential crisis”, and has offered a solution to get on top of it. James Watt took to LinkedIn to vent his frustration at the levels of debt being serviced in the UK economy at the moment, which makes it “impossible for us to [...]
London-listed firms say uncertainty over AIM tax relief is hurting investor confidence October 10, 2024 Over 100 major London-listed companies, including Fevertree Drinks and YouGov, have written to the Chancellor warning that the uncertainty surrounding the future of a key tax relief tied to London’s junior stock market is battering investor confidence.
Monzo set for £4.5bn valuation in employee share sale October 10, 2024 Monzo is launching a secondary share sale that is set to value the digital challenger bank at £4.5bn, City AM has learned.
Prepare to flee London’s AIM if Reeves mounts inheritance tax raid, bank warns October 10, 2024 Companies listed on London’s junior AIM market are being told to prepare to flee the exchange or announce emergency share buybacks amid fears that a punishing inheritance tax raid could trigger a sell-off, City AM has learned. In a letter seen by City AM, one investment bank has urged all of its AIM-listed clients to [...]
Mark Kleinman: Will Reeves step back from a Hallowe’en nightmare? October 10, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City AM column.
Nuclear war is not just an 80s TV dystopia, it could happen October 10, 2024 Can we sit calmly when there are 12,000 nuclear warheads in the world? Will Cooling reflects on the continued possibility of nuclear war