Anglo American’s revenue has taken a hit as tariff turmoil dented trading levels for the mining company. The FTSE 100 giant is taking a greater focus on copper but it …
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Robert Walters plunges into loss amid challenging hiring market
Recruiter Robert Walters generated nearly £8m in operating losses over the first half of 2025 as the firm grapples with a ‘challenging’ hiring market, which resulted in rounds of redundancies. …
Unilever: Ice cream success boosts sales but profit drops
Unilever has announced a drop in profit amid expensive disposals and unfavourable currency moves. Turnover at the FTSE100 firm, which owns brands like Dove, Colman’s and Persil, was €30.1bn, down …
Shell: FTSE 100 giant takes profit beat amid weak oil prices
FTSE 100 juggernaut Shell posted a dramatic hit to earnings in the second quarter amid a volatile period for oil and gas prices. The London-listed oil major recorded $4.26bn (£3.21bn) …
How are the super-rich handling 2025’s wild market ride?
Markets have had a wild ride in 2025. From whipsawing tech stocks to near-daily US tariff rule changes, the turmoil across a host of asset classes has proved tricky to …
Is director training the answer to football’s governance woes?
A new study suggests reforming football governance by testing and training directors. But is the regulator capable, asks Ed Warner? Countless millions follow professional football in England, claiming allegiance to …
Bleak ‘hospitality zones’ will make London nightlife even worse
Proposed ‘hospitality zones’ for alfresco dining are little more than top-down attempts at vibrancy which will move nightlife away from where it’s already thriving into sterile Boxpark clones, says Tom …
London could have new bridges for free – but we’re funding Nimbys and woke charities instead
The City Bridge Foundation is an ancient fund with deep pockets whose specific purpose is to build and maintain London’s bridges – so why is it paying for woke charities …
Banks back in crosshairs as Labour eyes tax hikes
George Osborne’s likely payday from the sale of Robey Warshaw to US giant Evercore won’t be the first time he’s extracted money from the banking sector. In his inaugural 2010 …
On this day: the Royal Navy drinks its last daily rum ration
On this day in 1970, sailors’ daily rum ration – a tradition dating back to the glory days of the Royal Navy – was abolished, an occasion now known as …