London’s FTSE 100 posted strong gains on Tuesday morning as a bumper buyback announcement from BP sent the capital’s premier index higher. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.71 per cent …
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Fintech investment in crisis but London remains ‘European capital’
UK fintech investment dropped by $12.3bn (£9.8bn) last year, falling 34 per cent, but the country remained the lead investor in Europe. Fintech investing across the Europe, Middle East and …
Augmentum leads fresh £4m investment round in London insurtech Artificial Labs
London insurtech Artificial Labs has received a £4m shot in the arm from Europe’s leading publicly listed fintech fund Augmentum. The fresh round of funding will help Artificial to build on …
BP promises bumper share buyback as new boss hails profit beat
UK oil giant BP has emerged from the last few months of instability with a set of results beating analyst forecasts, despite a halve in profits from the year prior. …
Bank of England: Rate cuts when not if but Brits must wait for their ‘reward’
The Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill has said interest rate cuts are a matter of “when” rather than “if” policymakers “reward the economy” for progress on inflation. Policymakers …
GSK announces breakthrough with blood cancer treatment drug Blenrep
Biotech giant GSK has announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, with its Blenrep drug. In an interim study, a …
K-Pop event firm’s shares remain suspended as losses continue to spiral
Live Company, the firm behind children’s live entertainment group Bricklive and K-Pop Lux has published its 2022 financial accounts after a six month delay which resulted in it being suspended …
Sober shaming: One in five pressured to drink by friends
Dry January is over, but ‘sober shaming’ is a year-round issue. Addiction rehab expert at Rehabs UK Hannah Levi answers searchers’ most pressing questions. Alcohol Change UK, found that 1 in 5 …
Palantir: US tech firm with lucrative NHS contract sees AI sales soar
Shares in US tech firm Palantir, which recently won a multi-million-pound contract with the NHS, jumped nearly 20 per cent in after-hours trading yesterday after it said demand for artificial …
Renishaw: UK precision technology manufacturer struggles continue as profit plunges
British machine and semiconductor manufacturing giant Renishaw continued to struggle in the second half of last year, following a profit warning in the first half. The FTSE 250 listed company …