Aston Martin is in talks with bankers over how to handle its £1.1bn debt pile, its executive chairman Lawrence Stroll has said. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Stroll said: …
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Thames Water admits there will be MORE leaks this year than last
Thames Water will likely leak more water for this year than it previously told investors and the UK’s water regulator, it has been revealed. In the company’s industry-mandated service commitment …
FTSE 100 live: London markets tick down as investors digest labour market data
London’s FTSE 100 ticked down on Tuesday morning as investors digested new government data showing signs of continued tightness in the labour market. The blue-chip index fell 0.14 per cent …
Arm shares double in three days as investors cheer company’s AI-driven earnings boom
Shares in Arm soared over 40 per cent on Monday in New York as the three-day rally that has followed the company’s third-quarter earnings release continued. Last week the Cambridge-based …
Brits stop buying airfryers as sales drop at Salter owner Ultimate Products
Consumer goods group Ultimate Products has said Brits are buying fewer airfryers than before, leading revenues to drop four per cent in the second half of the year. Ultimate Products, …
Parcel deliverer Yodel saved from brink by fast growing rival Shift
Parcel delivery group Yodel has been saved from the brink of collapse by competitor Shift overnight. Sky News reported that Shift executives had formed a new company called YDLGP with …
TUI: Travel giant delivers record performance ahead of potential London market exit
Tui has reported a record fiscal first quarter ahead of a key vote on its plans to exit the London Stock Exchange in favour of Germany. The travel giant said …
Housing market reforms to come thick and fast as Rishi Sunak gears up for general election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a bevvy of new housing market reforms today as he scrambles to show he’s working to find some solutions to the UK’s …
Gresham Technologies wins ‘strategic’ data contract ahead of US expansion
Software company Gresham Technologies has secured a contract worth $1.5m (£1.2m) for its Clareti Control platform, designed to help financial institutions control their data. The deal involves an unnamed customer …
Wage pressures ease again making Bank of England interest rate cuts more likely
Wage pressures eased again at the end of last year, making it all the more certain that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates in the first half …