FTSE 100 close: London pares gains as BP slump offsets inflation hope October 31, 2023 London's FTSE markets climbed on Tuesday morning as investors received another boost from falling food inflation but oil giant BP slumped after a poor set of results.
Reform business rates to keep food prices low, retail sector warns October 31, 2023 The rate at which food prices are increasing sank to its lowest level since last summer this month, as sector heads make fresh calls to the government to slash business rates to ensure the deceleration continues. According to the latest reading from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) food inflation came in at 8.8 per cent [...]
London business confidence improves heading into Christmas October 31, 2023 London firms are growing increasingly confident heading into the Christmas period as inflation falls and firms have more certainty over the future of rate hikes.
‘Riddled with inconsistencies’: Government urged to reform rail fares October 31, 2023 The government is under fresh pressure to reform the UK's "bizarre" rail fare system, amid ongoing hikes and industrial action.
‘A few people tried to talk me out of it’: The Deutsche Bank analyst who opened up thriving Farmer J lunch chain October 31, 2023 Farmer J is on track to hit sales of c.£17m in 2023 and it has plans to open six more site launches next year.
We can’t just teach kids maths, they need to understand the stock market October 31, 2023 Rishi Sunak's plan to fix Britain's mathematical and numerical skills is a good one, but it needs to be complimented with plans to teach kids how to save and invest their cash, writes Daniel Harrison
Safestyle: Almost 700 jobs to go after listed window firm enters administration October 30, 2023 The Bradford-headquartered business has a manufacturing site in Wombwell, near Barnsley and 42 branches and depots across the country.
Germany one of the EU’s ‘growth laggards’ as economy shrinks slightly in third quarter October 30, 2023 Germany's economy shrank slightly in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, as Europe's largest economy continues to be weighed down by weak purchasing power and higher interest rates.
Banks slammed for ‘doing as little as they can get away with’ to help savers October 30, 2023 The UK's biggest banks are "trying to do as little as they can get away with" to help savers as interest rates look set to stay high, a top Tory MP has said.
Small business confidence grows — but it’s still stuck in negative territory October 30, 2023 Small business confidence has not been in positive territory since last year