The US giants Exxon and Chevron have reported their second-highest profits since David Cameron and Barack Obama were leading the free world. Across the pond, Shell also posted some rather …
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UK chip sector must seize investment opportunities, says tech minister
Britain’s chip industry must get proactive about seeking investment opportunities and fostering skills, according to the UK’s tech minister, who co-chaired the fourth Semiconductor Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting last week. …
Prosecutions fail to keep up with the UK’s growing ‘fraud epidemic’
The UK government has been urged to do more to crack down on fraud after new data showed the number of high-value criminal cases reaching the courts has stayed flat despite a …
Hamilton move to Ferrari would be the tonic F1 needs
When we think of the winter transfer deadline day, minds hark back to Philippe Coutinho’s £142m move to Barcelona, Enzo Fernandez’s move to Chelsea and Virgil van Dijk’s shift from …
UK companies facing second-highest level of financial ‘distress’ in Europe
UK businesses are facing the second-highest level of “deepening” financial distress in Europe due to inflation and high interest rates. The Weil European Distress Index has shown failing profitability as …
HSBC heads for blockbuster trial today over Disney film tax scheme
HSBC is set to defend itself today from a £240m legal action by more than 500 investors over a Disney film tax scheme. The investors are suing the bank for …
Fora chief: Wework trouble ‘doesn’t reflect the strength’ of London’s flexible market
The boss behind one of London’s largest flexible office landlords has defended the health of the commercial property market, amid a period of flattening confidence fuelled by the uncertain future …
Insolvencies forecast to hit 33,000 in 2024 despite improving economic outlook
Corporate insolvencies in 2024 could surpass last year’s thirty-year high, new forecasts suggest, with around 33,000 firms on the brink. According to new forecasts from the Centre for Economics and …
Starmer’s prawn cocktail offensive is just that: palatable but lacking substance
Labour’s business plan is hard to oppose, but only because it has nothing to say, writes Eliot Wilson The way we talk about Labour and business has a whiff of …
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today
Moving Markets Today: Asian Stocks Dip, Oil Prices Hold Amid Gaza Ceasefire Talks, RBA Policy Decision, China Inflation, PMIs, and Annual U.S. CPI in Spotlight Asian markets declined on Monday …