WH Smith has delayed the publication of its results by more than a month as it wrestles to get to the bottom of accounting issues that caused profit expectations to …
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Santander UK boss: Government must overrule FCA on motor finance
Santander UK has said it will delay its third-quarter earnings report due to “uncertainty” following the financial watchdog’s motor finance redress scheme. The Spanish banking giant was due to publish …
FTSE 100 Live: GSK results, Wetherspoon update
Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. If there are fears about an AI bubble, no one’s telling the folk over on Wall Street. Yesterday both Apple and Microsoft …
Exclusive: Budweiser to challenge Heineken for Uefa Champions League deal
Uefa’s long-standing Champions League beer partners, Heineken, are facing competition from Budweiser for the contract to be the competition’s official suppliers from 2027 onwards. City AM has learned that Budweiser’s …
Why the ONS would survive my cull of X accounts
If I had to cull the number of accounts I follow on X to just ten, @ONS would make the grade. As for the other 9, I’d be reluctant to …
Firms brace for ‘difficult winter’ as tax burden weighs on activity
Companies across the private sector are braced for a “difficult” winter as activity is forecast to downturn across UK services due to mounting tax fears, fresh research has indicated. A …
Goldman Sachs’ Solomon plays down private credit fears
Top Wall Street executives have downplayed the likelihood of a private credit downturn sparking a wider economic crisis, despite a string of major lenders setting aside billions of dollars to …
Government-run survey casts doubt on Labour’s net zero push
A government-run survey has cast doubt on Labour’s push for net zero as Brits fear that it would push up living expenses in both the short and long term. The …
An overlooked sector that could drive UK growth? The beauty industry
The recent listing of the Beauty Tech Group is just one sign of the beauty industry’s growth-driving potential, writes British Beauty Council CEO Millie Kendall in today’s Notebook Beauty Tech …
The Debate: Does the Renters’ Rights Act punish landlords?
The Renters’ Rights Act has been described as the sector’s biggest shakeup in 40 years. Will it punish landlords, or just hold rogue ones to account? Read what the experts …