Recruiter PageGroup has continued to axe jobs after a difficult first half of the year. Around 250 jobs have been cut since January, leaving total headcount at 5,598 – down …
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BP hit by tighter refining margins despite uptick in oil price
BP has maintained much of its guidance for its full-year results despite operating under “significantly” lower refining margins, thanks to better-than-expected oil and upstream production and higher oil prices in …
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F sees Eddie Murphy return to his roots
The last twenty years have not been kind to Eddie Murphy. Aside from the Shrek franchise, much of his output in the 21st Century has been immediately forgettable family fodder. …
Fintech Argentex sees ‘encouraging’ trading environment as strategy shift continues
Fintech Argentex saw signs of an improving trading environment as it confirmed that Guy Rudolph would be finance chief on a permanent basis. In a trading update covering the first …
Thames Water books £200m dividend bill as cash reserves dwindle
Thames Water is continuing to fight for survival as it searches for investment to help pay down its mountain of debt. In its annual results for the year to 31 …
Explainer: What just happened in the French elections?
Macron’s call for certainty has resulted in a confusing and concerning hung parliament in France, writes Lucy Kenningham Britain’s election result wasn’t hard to understand. France’s is the opposite – …
Markets continue to slide despite Bitcoin ETF inflows
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The story …
Who is Luis de la Fuente, the Spain coach behind Euro 2024’s most exciting team?
Euro 2024 has not, if we’re being brutally honest, been a vintage tournament full of champagne football but the glaring exception has been a vibrant Spain side coached by the …
New government must feel the need for speed
Labour have stormed out of the gates with new policy announcements, but in their first 100 days, they must deliver quickly too, says Joe Hill The investor Paul Graham wrote …
Sir Nicholas Lyons to host secret pension summit in push to unlock £75bn investment
Some of Britain’s biggest pension firms, including Legal & General and Phoenix Group, will meet for a secret summit in the Square Mile this week to discuss how to pump …