June 2024

Rolls-Royce has cemented its status as a darling of the London Stock Exchange after its value passed £40bn for the first time ever. The Derby-headquartered aerospace giant has seen its …

The UK government borrowed £15bn last month, almost a billion pounds more than the previous year and the highest for May since the Covid-19 pandemic. In fresh figures from the …

Rachel Reeves has told businesses that they have “nothing to worry about” when it comes to Labour’s workers’ rights reforms. Speaking at The Times CEO Summit yesterday, the shadow Chancellor …

Britvic, the company behind brands such as Robinsons squash, has rejected a second takeover offer from Carlsberg worth around £3bn. The Hemel Hempstead-headquartered company, which has an exclusive licence with …

Advertising giant M&C Saatchi has hired Simon Fuller as its new chief financial officer, the firm announced today. The company said Fuller has held the CFO position at publisher Reach …

Lord Alan Sugar has formally invested in the company run by the winner of the latest series of The Apprentice. Rachel Woolford triumphed over pie company chief Phil Turner in …

Consumer confidence picked up again in June, a new survey shows, in a sign that the improving economic outlook is slowly feeding through into household budgets. GfK’s overall consumer confidence …

Pharmaceuticals giant GSK has said it is “unequivocally” committed to its London listing in a soothing sign for the City after a flood of exits from the market this year. …

KPMG is reportedly set to slash yet more roles in the UK as the firm battles with a market slowdown. The firm is set to cut a further 200 back-office …

UK retail sales rebounded last month, according to fresh data, after a rainy April saw a slump in high street spending. Retail sales volumes rose by 2.9 per cent in …