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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Proposed pension and investment reforms drive revenue and profits at wealth manager Mattioli Woods
Mattioli Woods saw its revenue and profits increase during the first half of its financial year. The Leicester-headquartered wealth manager has reported a revenue of £59.1m for the six months …