Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that Europe’s chemicals industry “faces extinction” and called on European Union leaders to ditch their carbon tax and increase tariffs to preserve it. In an …
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A sandwich revolution and the City of London
The humble sandwich is having a revolution in London, but Carys Sharkey takes a tour of the City to see if bigger is always better In the City, queues spill …
The power of compounding when it comes to reaching your financial goals
interactive investor is the UK’s second largest platform for private investors I’ve been re-reading the brilliant best-selling book Atomic Habits by James Clear – which, if you’re unfamiliar with it, …
BP ramps up fossil fuel spending and rows back on green targets
BP will dial up its spending on oil and gas by $10bn (£7.9bn), slash its investment into renewable energy and offload $20bn of underperforming assets as part of a major …
Flight to quality continues as firms rush to newly-green Spitalfields office
Four firms will relocate to a newly-sustainable office block in Spitalfields in the latest wave of businesses to move from West London to the City of London. Railpen, International Copyright …
According to a recent report, inefficiencies in manual tech processes are adding an extra 30.6m hours of work every week across the UK’s public sector. New research from Appian found …
Skipton Building Society’s annual results boosted by first-time buyers
Skipton Group, which includes the UK’s largest estate agency, Connells and Skipton Building Society, has announced a record return of value to its members after a bumper year at the …
Is the UK economy on the mend following Budget fallout?
It is fair to say that the government’s growth agenda has not got off to a good start. The economy is only slightly larger than it was at the time …
Pets at Home shares surge as watchdog set to go easy on vets
Pets at Home shares surged more than 14 per cent this morning as evidence grows that the UK’s competition watchdog is moving toward a positive conclusion for the industry. The …
Keir Starmer’s defence pledge will prompt ‘tough choices’ on tax
Keir Starmer’s commitment to increase the defence budget to three per cent of GDP in the next parliament will require difficult choices on tax and spending, analysts have warned. The …