May 2024

Short-term mortgages are great for some, but their prevalence is exacerbating challenges for first-time buyers, writes Elliot Reader, senior vice president at Houlihan Lokey In the UK’s mortgage market, short-term …

Philosopher Hilary Lawson on why you should spend your May bank holiday at How the Light Gets In, Britain’s first festival of ‘ideas’ British music festivals are typified by hedonism, …

Labour’s shadow minister for science, research and innovation has told the UK technology sector she is “absolutely committed” to engaging with them Chi Onwurah, who has served as an MP …

Major winner Danielle Kang is hoping a break from “suffocating” life on the LPGA Tour to play this week’s Aramco Team Series event in South Korea can breathe new life …

This was a dovish move from the Bank of England, make no mistake about it. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to leave interest rates at 5.25 per cent, but …

Luxury department store Selfridges is to make around 70 redundancies at its London head office. The company, which has UK stores in the capital as well as Manchester and Birmingham, …

Barclays shareholders have waved through a proposal paving the way for it to award bigger bonuses to its top UK bankers as the lender reiterated confidence in its dealmaking arm. …

British chip designer Arm has taken a beating, with shares sagging nearly nine per cent in pre-market trading on Thursday after its full year forecast disappointed investors. The New York …

The North American Income trust has ditched Abrdn as its portfolio manager, instead appointing Janus Henderson to manage it. The trust’s portfolio manager since 2012, Fran Radano, will move from …

The fading impact of interest rates and a larger population will provide a tailwind to the UK economy in the coming years, the Bank of England said today.  The Bank’s …