Category: News Wire

Ladbrokes share price jumps as it beats expectations – but new gambling and point-of-consumption taxes take their toll

Ford is embarking on an investment splurge with the aim of launching a vehicle that will take over from the driver in traffic jams in what could be a big step towards a future of driverless cars.

This year nearly half of all UK oilfields could operate at a loss, sparking fears for the future as investment dries up

Official monitor installed in the bank had refused to sign off on HSBC’s efforts to improve compliance after the money laundering scandal

Jeremy Darroch, the chief executive of Sky, has warned that Britain risks falling further behind other countries on broadband speeds if Ofcom does not break up BT and foster an era of fibre investment.

Buy to let investors are swarming the property market ahead of April’s surcharge, but supply is actually rising

The Mayor of London’s decision to back the ‘leave’ campaign sent sterling tumbling

M&S are in breach of their own code of Ethics with their systematic exploitation of low paid and vulnerable workers says GMB

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has agreed to meet MPs for the first time, in an attempt to head off ongoing criticism of his company’s working practices.

The prospects of a rise in interest rates from the Bank of England has receded after the latest official figures showed only weak upward pressure on the cost of living.

The online alternative finance market almost doubled in 2015 to £3.2bn according to a report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and innovation foundation Nesta.

The owner of BHS has secured a loan from an American restructuring company best known for trying, and failing, to rescue Blockbuster. 

Living standards in the UK have finally made up the ground lost as a result of the financial crash following the boost to incomes provided by rising employment and falling inflation, according to the Resolution Foundation.

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister has agreed to freeze oil production at January levels, indicating that the country may be willing to reassess its ‘lower for longer’ policy that has dragged down prices for more than 18 months.

HSBC may replace its top two bosses within a year after ending speculation over the location of its headquarters by deciding to stay in Britain.