Slug & Lettuce owner Stonegate has toasted buoyant festive sales after being boosted by Christmas and New Year drinkers.
The group, whi..
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House price growth slowed sharply in December, index finds
House price growth slowed sharply as 2018 drew to a close – recording its weakest annual growth in nearly six years, according to an in..
Hundreds of jobs to go as Monarch engineering arm collapses
The engineering arm of collapsed airline Monarch has fallen into administration, resulting in the loss of 450 jobs.
KPMG has been appoi..
Economy Energy slapped with ban over poor customer service
Economy Energy faces the possibility of having its licence revoked after it was banned by Ofgem from taking on new customers amid conce..
Apple ordered to pull iPhones from its stores in Germany
Apple has been ordered to remove some iPhone models from its stores in Germany over a patent dispute with chip giant Qualcomm.
‘Fat Cat Friday’ study highlights huge gap in pay between execs and staff
Chief executives of leading UK companies are paid 133 times more than the average worker, new research for “Fat Cat Friday” reveals.
A ..
Shop prices rose in December despite festive discounting – BRC
Shop prices rose at their highest rate since 2013 in December, despite retailers slapping deep discounts on products during the critica..
TfL has worst gender pay gap of all of City Hall’s agencies
The gender pay gap at Transport for London (TfL) grew to 21.5 per cent last year – the only City Hall body to have seen an increase in the difference between men and women’s average hourly earnings.
US stocks dive after Apple reveal iPhone sales slump in China
US stocks tumbled with technology companies suffering their worst loss in seven years after Apple reported iPhone sales in China tumbling
Next rises to top of FTSE 100 but Apple takes bite out of market
Retailers rose to the top of the FTSE 100 on Thursday following a decent showing from high street chain Next, but it wasn’t enough to l..
Wagamama outperforms rivals with double-digit sales hike
Restaurant chain Wagamama has dished up double digit hike in half-year sales and earnings less than two months after its £559m takeover
DNO warns Faroe it will not give up as takeover tussle continues
Norwegian energy firm DNO has warned takeover target Faroe Petroleum that it will not give up its pursuit of the North Sea oil producer..
Former Virgin Money boss among two women hired on Bank committee
Two of the UK’s most prominent women in banking have been appointed to the Bank of England’s financial watchdog.
Former Virgin Money bo..
Construction growth slows as Brexit delays building projects
Output in Britain’s construction sector grew at the slowest pace for three months in December as Brexit worries continue to hold the in..
Costain cheers record order book after ‘year of progress’
Infrastructure services firm Costain notched up a record order book for 2018 as it hailed “another year of progress”.
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