Pub closures reach new high as hospitality braces for Budget November 6, 2025 Pubs and bars are closing at the fastest rate seen this century, fresh City AM analysis has found, as rising costs squeeze many in the hospitality sector to the point of collapse. The number of British pubs and bar businesses appointing liquidators or administrators surged to 449 in the first 10 months of the year, [...]
Everest Group Announces Dividend November 5, 2025 Everest Group, Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $2.00 per common share. This dividend will be payable on or before December 12, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of November 26, 2025. About Everest Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest) is a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty [...]
George Osborne: Income tax hike is ‘easier’ option for Reeves November 5, 2025 Former Chancellor George Osborne has said that hiking one of the three main taxes which Labour said they would not raise – income tax rates, VAT and national insurance – would be the “easier” option for Rachel Reeves to add significant revenue. In an appearance before the Treasury Select Committee alongside former business secretary Vince [...]
Chancellor urged to back long-term prosperity in upcoming Budget November 5, 2025 A leading UK wealth manager has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ to back wealthy individuals focused on building wealth and increasing UK investment in the November Budget. Rathbones has called on the government to offer support to wealthier Brits in this month’s Budget in order to drive long-term, sustainable investment and end the cycle of weak [...]
IGI Announces New 5 Million Common Share Repurchase Authorization November 5, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new repurchase authorization of up 5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. This new common share repurchase authorization replaces the previous 7.5 million authorization which has been exhausted. Repurchases, which are [...]
M&S reveals full cost of cyber attack November 5, 2025 The hit from Marks and Spencer’s cyber attack earlier this year is set to total £136m by 2026, the company said this morning. This is in addition to insurance income of £100m related to the attack, which hit the FTSE 100 firm in April. The fashion and food company was forced to suspend online orders [...]
Left and rightwing think tanks join to call for ‘pro-growth’ tax reform November 5, 2025 Several think tanks from across the political divide have joined forces to call for sweeping tax reforms in a report that seeks to prioritise productivity growth and fairness in the wider system. Economists and policy officials from the left-leaning IPPR, the right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies and the likes of the Adam Smith Institute and [...]
Tip off: here’s how to fix infuriating service charges in restaurants November 5, 2025 Faced with high staff costs, restaurants are finding ways around new laws to make sure waiters can keep their tips. There is a better way, says Richard Crampton Platt “Call it whatever you want, it’s still theft!” I said to my flabbergasted general manager. It was bright and early on a Monday, we were sitting [...]
Autumn Budget: Reeves must cure British ‘pessimism’ disease November 5, 2025 Ahead of the Autumn Budget, City Reporter Samuel Norman sits down with top industry names for a Budget Briefing. This week, chief executive of Peel Hunt urges Reeves to use the Budget to start the cure for British pessimism. As Rachel Reeves ruminates over which tax prescription to write to fill her fiscal black hole, [...]
IGI Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results November 4, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025. Highlights for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 include: (in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages and per share information) Quarter Ended September 30, Nine Months [...]