Britons dump working from home as soaring energy bills chase workers back into the office October 24, 2023 Recent research reveals that the cost of living crisis and soaring energy bills are pushing workers back to the office.
Spotify swings to profit as user growth beats expectations October 24, 2023 Spotify on Tuesday swung to a quarterly profit aided by price hikes in its streaming services and growth in subscribers in all regions, and forecast that its number of monthly listeners would reach 601 million in this quarter.
Is the FCA right about Binance? October 24, 2023 Temple Melville weighs up the contrasting regulatory fortunes of Binance and Coinbase under the FCA's watchful eye.
Israel-Hamas war: UK aid to Palestinians ‘protected from misappropriation’, Cleverly says October 24, 2023 The foreign secretary today confirmed no UK aid money goes to the Palestinian Authority, which controls parts of the West Bank territory.
Anthropic founder calls for a ‘race to the top’ in AI safety October 24, 2023 Jared Kaplen, co-founder and chief science officer of Anthropic, warned that as AI systems grow increasingly potent and capable of acting autonomously, they could be misused by companies, governments and individuals.
WPP fires employee detained on bribery charges in China October 24, 2023 British advertising giant WPP has fired staff member at GroupM in China after authorities detained them on suspicion of bribery last week.
FTSE 100 close: London ticks up on economic data, banking stocks pare losses October 24, 2023 London’s FTSE indices closed higher on Tuesday, paring losses from this morning as investors mulled key economic data and the state of the UK’s banking sector. The blue-chip FTSE 100 traded 0.2 per cent higher at 7,389.70, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 dropped 0.38 per cent to 16,994.10. Investors weighed S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, [...]
Bunzl snaps up two more firms as dealmaking spree continues October 24, 2023 Outsourcing giant Bunzl has announced two more acquisitions, bringing its tally for the year to 14 and at a total spend of more than £425m.
Unemployment lower than expected in new ‘experimental’ figures – but experts raise concern over data quality October 24, 2023 Figures out last week showed that average wage growth had slowed slightly, with total annual wage growth falling to 8.1 per cent compared to 8.5 per cent in the previous reading.
On the Beach calls for CMA to stop low cost carriers’ ‘aggressive tactics’ as long-running feud heats up October 24, 2023 A long-running feud between online travel groups and low-cost carriers is heating up, after On the Beach called on the CMA to step in.