American Express has launched a new offering for UK customers to pay off large credit card purchases in monthly instalments as it looks to capture further market share from the …
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‘Like Brands. Only Cheaper’: Court throws out Aldi’s appeal over gin bottle battle with Marks and Spencer
Aldi’s appeal against a decision that it had infringed on Marks and Spencer’s registered design of its light-up gin was dismissed earlier today. Marks and Spencer launched its intellectual property …
Elliott Investors: Waterstones owner makes fresh Currys bid reportedly worth £700m
Activist investment firm Elliott has made a second bid for electrical retailer Currys, according to reports made this afternoon. The owner of Waterstones has lodged an offer of between 65p …
Network Rail to provide £140m to solve Elizabeth Line chaos
Network Rail will provide £140m in funding aimed at resolving persistent disruption and delays on the London Elizabeth Line, it has been announced. It comes after a meeting with Mayor …
Mango: Fashion giant creates 150 UK jobs as sales and profit jump
The UK arm of fashion giant Mango created almost 150 jobs as its sales and profit jumped during 2023, new figures have revealed. The brand’s turnover increased from £104.3m to …
Citi’s investment banking market share drops to lowest level since 2000
Citigroup’s share in the global investment banking market fell to its lowest level on record last year, according to new data, as investors demand that the bank catch up to …
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt to cut national insurance rather than income tax as rate windfall fails to materialise
Jeremy Hunt will cut national insurance rather than income tax in next week’s Spring Budget, according to reports, but he will not have a huge amount of fiscal space to …
Just Stop Oil’s ‘imposition’ is slowing energy transition – North Sea chief
One of the heads of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry has said that forcing the net zero transition on people ultimately damages the global net zero journey. …
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt expected to announce new tax on vaping
Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a new tax on vaping products at next week’s Spring Budget. The Chancellor is considering the fresh levy, according to the Times which first …
Christian Horner could learn fate today as Red Bull F1 chiefs meet to discuss probe
Red Bull chiefs will meet today to discuss the investigation into allegations against Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner, according to reports. A decision on the future of one of …