Home Bargains shed more than 2,000 jobs as the billionaire family behind the budget chain paid themselves £36m in dividends, it has been revealed. The Liverpool-headquartered company reduced its headcount…
HSBC has agreed to sell its Argentina business in a move that will see the bank book a $1bn (£800m) pretax loss in its first-quarter earnings. The bank announced on Tuesday…
London-listed software firm Gresham Technologies has been bought out for just under £150m by an American private equity firm. Announcing the move to markets this morning, Gresham will be purchased…
UK oil and gas supermajor BP has issued a bullish trading update that signals likely higher trading volumes and production volumes across gas and oil than the end of 2023.…
Imperial Brands has said it is “on track” to meet its profit and revenue targets this year despite growing regulatory pressure on tobacco and its next-gen vaping products. The tobacco…
Cryptocurrencies Over the weekend, one of the many crypto lawsuits reached a conclusion. This one involved Coinbase, and this time the exchange wasn’t fighting its arch nemesis, the SEC. This…
A pamphlet by former senior diplomats has triggered an identity crisis: must we cling onto tradition or embrace a new vision of Britain? Lucy Kenningham investigates Just as the era…
For those who bemoan the predictability of European football, this week’s Champions League quarter-finals should provide a counter argument. Should – because by financial metrics the four ties are the…
Fiscal rules must not outweigh our defence priorities – we are facing war and we should be spending like it, says Paul Mason Momentum is building for an increase in…
Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance at Moneybox, takes the pen A financial revolution on the…