Easyjet is “in the firing line” for demotion from the FTSE 100 as investors fear the budget airline carrier could be squeezed by Budget tax hikes and weak consumer confidence. …
Financial Planning
Traders brace for punishing Budget on pound
Traders are making pre-emptive moves on the indication Rachel Reeves’ forthcoming Autumn Budget will send the pound tumbling. Investors have taken an overwhelmingly bearish view on the pound, with new …
Would the new Cyber Bill have prevented 2025’s retail chaos?
The 2025 UK cyber bloodbath, which saw JLR down for five weeks, M&S nursing a £300m hole, Co-op, Harrods, and more, all happened after the government had already spent four …
Asda billionaire quits role at Vinted rival
Billionaire Mohsin Issa, who co-owns supermarket giant Asda, has stepped down as a director of a second-hand fashion startup he backed. The businessman is a major investor in online platform …
Confidence in commercial real estate hit by Building Safety Act delays
Regulatory delays under the Building Safety Act have negatively impacted the vast majority of institutional real estate investors, according to new data. Originally implemented to tackle safety concerns in light …
Price caps for pop concerts: is there any market Labour won’t restrict?
Labour’s plan for a ban on secondary ticket sales is an open door for fraudsters. Yet more proof that only the Conservatives believe in free markets, says Andrew Griffith Anyone …
Budget: Odds to be slashed if betting industry taxed higher, Reeves warned
Tax rises for the betting sector in tomorrow’s Budget could leave punters with worse odds across all sports, say industry spokespeople. Chancellor Rachel Reeves may target so-called “sin taxes” on …
51toCarbonZero Integrates Green Element Consulting, Strengthening Its Leadership in Climate Technology and Advisory
51toCarbonZero (51-0), the leading global climate technology and advisory platform, has announced the integration of sustainability consultancy Green Element into its business. This move reinforces 51-0’s ambition to accelerate credible …
Why businesses can’t be bothered to engage ahead of the Budget
After years of policy churn, rising costs and new rules arriving faster than anyone can absorb them, many firms have run out of energy to engage, says Georgiana Bristol There …
First residents to move into Bermondsey’s revitalised biscuit factory site
Pearl Yards, a redevelopment of Bermondsey’s iconic biscuit factory, has delivered its first homes since Greystar acquired it in 2022. Named after “The Pearl”, the first biscuit baked on the …