Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 4, 2024 Asian markets rallied as Japan's Nikkei surged, bitcoin hit a two-year peak, and oil prices rose. All eyes are on the UK Budget and the Annual Chinese Communist Party (CCP) meetings, set to influence market dynamics this week.
Admiral: ‘Mammoth’ price hikes to feed profits but dividend could be lowered March 3, 2024 Admiral is set to report its full-year results next week, with analysts expecting price hikes throughout 2023 to feed through to the profit line.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in ‘prudent’ package March 3, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has insisted he won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in what he said would be a “prudent and responsible” Spring Budget this week.
NHS delays help private healthcare provider Spire Healthcare’s profit jump by a third February 29, 2024 The FTSE 250-listed company, which operates 38 hospitals and works with over 8,000 consultants in the UK, saw its revenue increase by 13.4% to £1.4bn
City braces for day of carnage as XR and Palestine protestors descend on Square Mile – with not even a pint safe February 29, 2024 The Square Mile is set to play host to a raft of climate and pro-Palestine protests today, with one insurer's building already covered in red paint.
Mark Kleinman: This Post Office circus is obscuring the real drama February 29, 2024 The City's best connected columnist on the Post Office, confusion at the top of an insurer and why the Pru is looking at Hong Kong
Spring Budget 2024: What are business groups lobbying for? February 29, 2024 Firms up and down the UK are waiting in anticipation for Jeremy Hunt and the Treasury to reveal the contents of next week’s Spring Budget.
Business leaders are concerned about facing litigation over missed ESG targets February 29, 2024 Nearly two thirds of British business leaders are concerned that their ESG targets will put them at risk of litigation.
Five finalists revealed for Veuve Clicquot’s 52nd year of Bold awards February 29, 2024 The latest spotlight has been placed on some of the UK's most exciting and emerging female entrepreneurs as Veuve Clicquot reveals the five finalists up for this year's Bold Awards.
Spring Budget 2024: Hospitality bosses urge Government for more relief before ‘doing irreversible damage’ February 29, 2024 Ahead of the Spring Budget, bosses across the UK’s troubled hospitality sector are piling fresh pressure on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to provide greater relief before “doing irreversible damage”.