Mark Kleinman: A Poundland probe should not be discounted October 29, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column. A Poundland probe should not be discounted Two for less than two quid. It sounds like the kind of offer shoppers expect to find on the shelves of a discount retailer, not a summary of its recent [...]
A breathing space Budget? This is asphyxiation October 29, 2026 If there were treats in John Healey’s pre-Halloween Budget they were hidden in a gloopy soup of tricks. Forget the talk about a low-key, ‘do no harm’ fiscal event; the Chancellor has delivered a mess of new interventions, subsidies, tax rises, quangos and complications against a backdrop of truly terrifying economic forecasts. Let’s start with [...]
Luxfer Reports Third Quarter Results October 28, 2026 Third Quarter 2026 Highlights*GAAP Net Sales of $91.7 million, compared to $95.6 million in the prior-year period; Adjusted Net Sales¹ declined 3.9% to $89.3 million.GAAP Net income of $0.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $12.2 million, declined 10.3% compared to $13.6 million in the prior-year period.Adjusted Diluted EPS¹ of $0.25, declined 16.7% compared to $0.30.Free Cash Flow of $12.4 million during the quarter, with net debt declining to $37.8 million.GAAP Measures now include the Superform business, previously reported as a discontinued operation.* Comparative information is relative to prior-year third quarter.1 Note: Adjusted results exclude Superform and Graphic Arts businesses.
Everest Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 28, 2026 Annualized Total Shareholder Return of 14.2% Strengthened Casualty Reinsurance Reserves Repurchased $474 million of Common Shares During the Quarter
Autumn Budget 2026: Wary Healey presents a Ming Vase Budget October 28, 2026 Healey has tried to avoid breaking anything – including Labour’s poll lead – in his Ming Vase Budget, writes Julian Jessop.
Budget 2026: Tax raid on landlords ‘final nail in the coffin’ for rental sector October 28, 2026 John Healey’s decision to hike tax on rental income is set to push up rents and deter new landlords from entering the sector, Britain’s fiscal watchdog has said. In his maiden Budget today, the Chancellor said that tax on property income will rise by a further two per cent, following the two per cent hike [...]
Budget 2026: Households earning over £110,000 locked out of revived Help to Buy scheme October 28, 2026 Households earning more than a combined £110,000 are set to be excluded from the revived Help to Buy scheme, the Autumn Budget confirmed. First-time buyers earning over a combined £110,000 outside London will be locked out of benefiting from the £4.7bn government-backed funding providing equity loans in the Your First Home Scheme, and £140,000 inside [...]
Media Release: Further Up – Allianz Reaches Highest-Ever Brand Value of $30.7 Billion October 28, 2026 Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2026 ranking: For the eighth consecutive year, Allianz is the world’s most valuable insurance brand and now ranks No. 26 among all brands. Financial performance and continuous brand management underpin brand strength, reflected in a record first-half 2026 operating profit. In 2026 Allianz helped deliver safe Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina, established a partnership with tennis player Jannik Sinner and founded the Allianz School for Life to foster financial literacy.
Smurfit Westrock Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 28, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,161 million Net Income of $219 million, with a Net Income Margin of 2.7% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,205 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.8% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Iceland boss: Budget must show Labour is listening to business, not just managing decline October 28, 2026 The upcoming Budget must reject managed decline and instead foster a productivity revolution through investment incentives, skills support, and lower employment costs to help British business drive economic growth, says Lord Richard Walker I thought that working across the property, retail and leisure sectors had given me a wide perspective on business and the environment [...]