Arla Foods, the dairy giant behind the likes of Lurpak and Cravendale, has warned it is looking to make cuts of up to €110m (£91.1m) in 2025 as it battles …
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Conduit Holdings shrugs off catastrophe losses
Despite rising catastrophe claims, Conduit Holdings, the Bermuda-based reinsurance business, has reported a jump in gross premiums written for the 2024 financial year. Gross premiums written reached $1.16bn (£917m), a …
HSBC: FTSE 100 giant beats profit expectations and pledges more cuts
HSBC surpassed analyst profit expectations in its annual results as its new boss reiterated its focus on slashing costs. The FTSE 100 lender published its first set of results with …
Jet2: Budget airline warns of £45m hit from tax hikes and green levies
Budget airline Jet2 has reported a boost in profit before tax but warned margins may come under pressure in the near future due to a raft of cost pressures. Jet2 …
Glencore launches $1bn buyback programme despite profit fall
Glencore has launched a $1bn (£792m) share buyback programme despite recording a 16 per cent drop in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, deprecation and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2024. The firm’s …
BAE Systems forecasts more than £30bn in sales in 2025
BAE Systems has forecast more than £30bn in sales in 2025 as governments across the globe face pressure to hike military spending. The London-listed defence giant said it expects sales …
Who watches the Watches?
As a newly minted Picture Editor and thus part of the management team of a then-popular left-wing national newspaper, I sat in on a discussion about why the poor ate …
UK government should be more like Trump, says top entrepreneur
The government’s tax squeeze on businesses, and ministers’ lack of private sector experience, shows that the “political system is broken” in the UK, a top entrepreneur has claimed. Edward Lovett, …
Why ISAs and pensions make a ‘perfect combination’
A key personal finance deadline is approaching. Savers with Individual Savings Accounts have until April 5 2025, to use their annual tax-free allowance, which shields up to £20,000 of savings …
Ahead of the Game: Tottenham in crosshairs as Ratcliffe eyes more cuts
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos are set to continue cutting their investment in sport beyond Manchester United with the company’s commercial deal with Tottenham Hotspur unlikely to be renewed. Spurs …