Financial Planning

Labour has confirmed its £28bn green investment pledge has been scrapped in a major U-turn. The party announced today it could not commit to the previous promise to invest £28bn …

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is set to defend itself after legal action was filed in the English High Court by eco groups over it “trading in dirty metals”. Global …

Improving prospects for the UK economy could strengthen demand and risk “continued inflation momentum”, a Bank of England rate-setter cautioned today. Catherine Mann, one of two members of the Bank’s …

Bluesky, a new rival to Elon Musk’s X platform, has seen over one million new users since it opened yesterday. It takes the total tally of users for the new …

Kellogg’s has put hundreds of UK jobs at risk after revealing plans to close one of its major factories. The site in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, could cease operations by …

The founder of Ultimate Products has stepped down as chief executive after a successor was appointed. Simon Showman founded the Greater Manchester-based listed company in 1997 and has led it …

Continued weakness in retail banking caused quarterly profits to slump at Societe Generale as boss Slawomir Krupa faced more scrutiny on his plans to turn around the bank. Revenue in …

Yodel has declined to comment on reports that the delivery giant is preparing to call in administrators. Reports in The Times and The Daily Telegraph late yesterday evening revealed the …

Primark is investing £100m into stores this year, with its sites in Oxford Street and Stratford set for a revamp.  The budget retailer said 700 new jobs will be created …

You will probably be familiar with Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel The Handmaid’s Tale. If you are not, this landmark of feminist literature follows the story of Offred, a Handmaiden, a …