London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday morning after fresh inflation data came in unexpectedly steady, offering a glimmer of hope on near-term interest rate cuts after labour market figures spooked…
Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has hired a new chief financial officer from professionals service firm Accenture. Daniel Burton is set to join the law firm mid-June, and will…
UK energy supermajor Shell has projected that liquefied natural gas (LNG) will replace coal as a leading driver of Chinese and other Asian economies. According to the firm’s LNG Outlook…
Airbnb is looking at expanding beyond its core services and revealed a $6bn share buyback scheme, as it reported a mixed bag of fourth quarter results. The home rental platform…
Standard Chartered is reportedly weighing a restructuring of its investment banking arm in a bid to cut costs and boost returns. The emerging markets-focused lender is considering is a break-up…
Inflation remained stuck at four per cent in January, according to new figures released on Wednesday morning, but this actually obscures the fact that price pressures are abating. Economists had…
The first monthly fall in food prices in over two years helped inflation undershoot economists’ expectations in January despite higher energy costs, new statistics show. According to figures from the…
Coca-Cola HBC, the European bottling partner of Coca-Cola, saw its organic volume growth exceed expectations, increasing 1.7 per cent throughout the twelve months ended 31 December 2023. In its results…
Two of the UK’s largest water utility companies are expecting to see strong performances in a 2023 that was marred by sewage dumping and inflation-busting price hikes across the industry.…
Artificial intelligence platform Cordel Group has commenced its contract with Network Rail to provide cutting-edge data capture services on High Speed One. The AIM-listed company said its equipment, which delivers…