Number of SMEs ‘going green’ has doubled – but it hasn’t been easy January 29, 2024 The number of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have “gone green” doubled last year, research shared exclusively with City A.M. has found, but it wasn’t an easy feat. Some 489,000 UK businesses have formally committed to reaching “sustainability” by the government’s net zero 2050 deadlines, up from 220,000 at the beginning of 2023, [...]
Big companies at risk as nearly a fifth of listed firms issue profit warnings in 2023 January 29, 2024 In the final quarter of last year, listed companies issued 77 profit warnings according to EY's profit warnings monitor.
Tory MPs plotting against Sunak are ‘not my friends’, Kemi Badenoch says January 28, 2024 Conservative MPs who are plotting against Rishi Sunak are “not my friends”, Kemi Badenoch has insisted.
UK ‘complacent’ on data protection, OVH Cloud chief warns January 28, 2024 The UK is too complacent in its approach to data protection, the boss of French cloud provider, OVH Cloud, has said.
Mortgage rates war: As sub-four deals appear on the market, how low will they go? January 27, 2024 Britain's mortgage price war has shown signs of slowing as macroeconomic uncertainty casts doubt on the outlook for interest rate cuts and a wider rebound.
The House of Boohoo: Impact of PrettyLittleThing and others on fast-fashion giant’s mounting losses revealed January 27, 2024 Boohoo is never far from the headlines - but the firm's endgame isn't quite as easy to find
Yeo Valley makes plans to weather UK recession after returning to profit January 26, 2024 Yoe Valley returned to the black as its turnover surged passed the £300m mark during its latest financial year, recently-flied documents have revealed.
FSB launches new ‘game changer’ platform to tackle ongoing SME funding concerns January 26, 2024 A new wave of funding concerns has hit SMEs as the number of successful credit applications in the final quarter of 2023 slumped.
Knightsbridge and Chelsea hail bumper Christmas thanks to swanky shoppers splashing cash January 26, 2024 Swanky shops and restaurants around Knightsbridge and Chelsea enjoyed a bumper Christmas, helped by affluent customers splashed the cash on London’s Kings Road.
ECB holds interest rates at 22-year high as Lagarde warns rate cut talk ‘premature’ January 25, 2024 Although markets expected rates to be left on hold, investors were looking out for any signs that interest rates will be lowered.