Why London’s TfL fare freeze may not be good for passengers March 5, 2024 National rail fares have been hiked yet again. In London, Khan has pledged to freeze TfL fares until 2025, but will passengers actually be paying less?
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt to spend £5bn freezing fuel duty in tax break for motorists March 5, 2024 Jeremy Hunt is poised to spend £5bn on freezing fuel duty as part of Wednesday's Spring Budget, providing a major tax break for UK motorists.
Want the West End to survive? This is what retail needs from the Budget March 5, 2024 The Chancellor must not miss the opportunity presented by the Budget to help London's beleaguered retail sector, writes Ros Morgan.
New car market has strongest February in 20 years as firms invest in fresh wheels March 5, 2024 The UK's new car market has recorded its best February in two decades, according to the latest date from the SMMT.
Mergers and acquisitions: UK deals dry to pandemic low amid ‘constrained’ conditions March 5, 2024 The number of UK mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals continued to fall in the final three months of 2023, with December seeing the lowest number since the coronavirus pandemic began. There were a total of 367 combined domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the fourth quarter of the year, down from 400 in the [...]
Marks boss: Running a business under this government is like ‘going up a down escalator with a rucksack on your back’ March 5, 2024 Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin has said operating a business under the current government is like “running up a downwards escalator with a rucksack on your back”.
UK economy ‘turned a corner’ despite slight weakening in services sector March 5, 2024 New business orders drove the increase, with the survey showing the sharpest rate of new business growth since May 2023.
Hiscox benefits from marketing blitz as insurer posts record profits and launches £118m buyback March 5, 2024 Hiscox benefits from marketing blitz as insurer posts record profits and launches buyback
Travis Perkins: Profits slashed by £175m as housing downturn cuts revenue March 5, 2024 A downturn in the house building market let to profits at Travis Perkins being slashed by £175m during its latest financial year.
Hollywood writers’ strike and higher financing costs hit Ashtead’s profits March 5, 2024 The firm said growth in North America was affected by the lower level of emergency response activity related to natural disasters