UK business confidence jumps to highest level since Brexit referendum May 31, 2024 Hann-Ju Ho, senior economist at Lloyds, said the results "highlight a notable improvement in business confidence."
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher as yields retreat May 31, 2024 Asian stocks rise despite Wall Street slowdown, Nasdaq's biggest drop in a month. All eyes are on US PCE and Eurozone CPI data.
Uncool Britannia: What is going wrong at Dr Martens, Burberry and Mulberry? May 30, 2024 Thursday proved to be another challenging day for British heritage brands, with Dr Martens revealing a plummet in annual profits largely due to dwindling demand from US shoppers.
General Election 2024: Hunt accuses Starmer of ‘flip-flopping’ on VAT hike May 30, 2024 The Tories and Labour are embroiled in a row over VAT after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt accused Keir Starmer’s party of “flip-flopping” over tax policy.
Yakult: ‘Hostile geopolitical picture’ hurts healthy drink maker May 30, 2024 The UK arm of healthy drink maker Yakult said a "weakening economy influenced by inflation and the general hostile geopolitical picture" impacted its finances during 2023.
Dr Martens: Profit dives as boot maker continues to feel the pain from lagging US market May 30, 2024 Iconic British boot maker has reported another set of poor results.
Mark Kleinman: Labour and Tories yet to win business over May 30, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column
Supply of houses reaches highest level in eight years as sellers remain confident ahead of general election May 30, 2024 The amount of homes for sale is at its highest in eight years, according to a new report, but this could lead to house prices remaining flat for the remainder of 2024.
National service will damage the economy May 30, 2024 Forcing every 18-year-old into unpaid national service will harm our already decimated hospitality, retail and leisure sectors
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open lower as rate cut anxiety weigh May 30, 2024 Rate cut anxiety triggers Asian stock slump, mirroring Wall Street. Salesforce drops 15%. Focus shifts to US Q1 GDP and Auto Trader.