May 2024

James Watt may not be a very nice man and his beer isn’t that great either, but at least Brewdog proved that pubs didn’t have to die, writes Benedict Spence …

Uber shares toppled nearly nine per cent in pre-market trading today after it pulled a U-turn and booked a net loss of $654m (£524m) for its first quarter. It is …

According to a report from the industry body, the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), private equity and venture capital investment into UK businesses fell by over 30 …

The FTSE 100 looks like it has finally turned the corner on a difficult 2023 as it continues to notch an impressive run which has seen the blue-chip index reach …

The Bank of England desperately wants to cut rates. Inflation has fallen and mediocre GDP numbers mean the UK needs to do something. There’s just one problem: The Federal Reserve. …

It has been announced that the UK competition regulator will investigate logistics firm GXO’s £764m acquisition of Wincanton. The CMA issued an initial order to both companies on Wednesday afternoon …

Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to join the Labour Party, with an attack on the “broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government”. Elphicke and Labour confirmed the …

Monzo has raised $190m (£150m) in new funding, taking its total for the year to $610m (£488m) and raising its valuation to $5.2bn (£4.1bn), as the digital bank eyes up …

April was a record ISA season, with inflows to equity funds coming in five times larger than 2023, but represented another poor month for UK-focused funds, according to data from …

Currency traders have been building up short positions on the pound as they bet the Bank of England will cut the base rate before the US’s Federal Reserve (Fed). The …