Pensions, motorists and workers: The tax targets Rachel Reeves is eyeing up November 7, 2025 If there is one thing that is clear three weeks out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which scores the economic impacts of the government’s policies and publishes forecasts on public finances, has been questioned for being over optimistic on measures such [...]
UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January November 7, 2025 UK house prices edged higher in October, rising at the fastest pace since January as buyer demand remained high despite market uncertainty. Prices increased by 0.6 per cent last month, marking the fourth time in five months the average price has increased, following a sharp 0.3 per cent drop in September, according to the latest [...]
Rightmove shares in £1bn crash as AI plans spook investors November 7, 2025 Shares in Rightmove nosedived on Friday morning after the property titan revealed a major-shakeup centred on upping AI spending. The group said it would invest £60m over the next three years, with a focus on leaning into new tech. The FTSE 100 firm slashed its short-term profitability targets amid the new plans. Company boss Johan [...]
Adair Turner: Crypto? It’s like buying tulips in 1635 November 7, 2025 As chair of the FSA at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Adair Turner knows all about the anatomy of a global crash. Over 15 years on, exuberance in AI and opaque private credit markets have set warning systems flashing. Ali Lyon, spoke to the arch-technocrat to see whether the fears are justified, and [...]
Reeves has learned nothing from her last Budget November 7, 2025 Amidst market uncertainty caused by her delayed and vague budget “context” speech, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now expected to introduce a raft of significant tax increases on income, property, and businesses to address a national debt she helped exacerbate, says Jamila Robertson This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a speech to set the context for [...]
Prothena Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Highlights November 6, 2025 Net cash used in operating and investing activities was $40.6 million and $140.4 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, respectively; quarter-end cash and restricted cash position was $331.7 million Roche to initiate the Phase 3 PARAISO clinical trial evaluating prasinezumab, a potential first-in-class anti-alpha-synuclein antibody, for early-stage Parkinson's disease by end of 2025 Novo Nordisk initiated the Phase 3 CLEOPATTRA clinical trial evaluating coramitug, a potential first-in-class amyloid depleter, for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy Novo Nordisk to present Phase 2 results for coramitug during a late-breaking session at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on November 10, 2025 Bristol Myers Squibb obtained Fast Track designation from the U.S. FDA for BMS-986446 (PRX005), an anti-MTBR-tau-targeting antibody, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Prothena will convene an Extraordinary General Meeting on November 19, 2025 to obtain shareholder approval on a proposal reducing share capital to create distributable reserves to support a share redemption program to be conducted in 2026 if deemed appropriate Potential to earn up to $105 million in aggregate clinical milestone payments by end of 2026 related to the advancement of coramitug for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy by Novo Nordisk and PRX019 for neurodegenerative diseases by Bristol Myers Squibb
What does the Bank’s rate decision mean for your finances? November 6, 2025 UK households who were hoping for a rate cut today may be disappointed after the Bank of England held interest rates at four per cent. The decision came amid concerns surrounding high inflation ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ crunch Budget later this month. Governor Andrew Bailey, who had the deciding vote, said he would “prefer [...]
TITAN Group: Nine-Month 2025 Results November 6, 2025 Regulatory News: Titan SA (Euronext Brussels, ATHEX and Euronext Paris, TITC) announces the nine-month 2025 financial results. Record nine-month EBITDA profitability and a positive outlook Group Sales YTD increased by 1.4%, at €2,013m, thanks to the strong performance in Greece, in the US & in Egypt, driven by increased volumes and overall firm pricing levels. [...]
OBR should focus more on policy growth ‘upsides’ – says Tony Blair think tank November 6, 2025 The Government must force the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to take more account of policy “upsides” when assessing an impact on growth, Tony Blair’s think tank has said. The Treasury watchdog should be required to be bolder in predicting growth to reward more ambitious economic policies, a report by the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) [...]
London office starts lowest in 15 years November 6, 2025 New starts on London office developments have fallen to their lowest level since 2010, City AM can reveal, as stubbornly high interest rates and thorny planning laws continue to blight construction in the capital. In the 12 months to October, construction got under way on just 2.5m square feet (sq/ft) of London office space, less [...]