Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses March 13, 2024 Where Sam Fowles strips the politics from policies and asks if they solve the problem they’re supposed to. Today, raising the VAT threshold.
Nord Stream launches lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London insurers over pipeline sabotage March 12, 2024 Nord Stream AG, a consortium headquartered in Switzerland, is majority owned by the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom.
Sir Nigel Wilson: Britain’s bosses must stop ‘moaning, groaning and whinging’ March 12, 2024 UK bosses need to stop “moaning and groaning and whinging” and start talking up Britain as a place to do business, the former boss of Legal & General has warned.
Energy secretary decries Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as ‘pure politics’ March 12, 2024 Speaking at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, Coutinho denied accusations from journalists and the audience that energy policy was being used as a political football and insisted the conservative road map was based on facts.
Old Mutual expects up to 45 per cent jump in profit on ‘exceptional growth’ in new business March 12, 2024 Pan-African financial services group Old Mutual has said it saw profits surge as much as 45 per cent last year due to “exceptional growth” in new business.
BAT opens £30m research centre in UK as part of drive for ‘smokeless future’ March 11, 2024 BAT has opened a £30m 'innovation centre' in the UK as it looks to ramp up development and production of its vaping and smokeless products.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea won’t end until the people of Iran are free March 11, 2024 As violence escalates, our columnist Eliot Wilson argues that Iranian involvement in conflicts in the Middle East can’t be ignored forever It was only a matter of time. Last Wednesday, three crew members were killed in a Houthi missile attack on the MV True Confidence 50 nautical miles south-west of Aden. The sailors – two [...]
Love them or hate them, Memecoins are a new paradigm March 11, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets While all eyes are on Bitcoin and the question when, not if, it will break its All-Time-High price, another group of tokens has taken the market by storm: Memecoins. [...]
Cheltenham on the hunt for 2025 Festival principal partner March 10, 2024 WE ARE now just 24 hours away from the greatest four days of jump racing anywhere in the world. Early tomorrow morning thousands of Londoners will pack themselves onto trains heading west from Paddington to enjoy the drama and delights of the Cheltenham Festival. With 28 races over the four days, the very best horses [...]
Direct Line to prioritise profits in bid to shake off Ageas interest March 10, 2024 The new boss at Direct Line is is bringing forward his plans for turning around the business in an attempt to rebuff a £3.1bn takeover bid from Belgian insurers Ageas.