Promotional product manufacturer 4imprint has reported a 32 per cent jump in profit for 2023 as the firm looks to continue expanding its market share. In its annual results, the …
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Strong outlook for construction gives Balfour Beatty room to return cash to investors
Balfour Beatty’s profit fell in 2023 as the infrastructure giant flagged a “challenging” macroeconomic backdrop. Underlying pre-tax profit dipped year-on-year from £291m to £261m, while operating profit also came in …
Victoria chair puts ‘a lot of noise’ behind him but no ‘immediate’ turnaround
The exec chairman of carpet giant Victoria acknowledged a “lot of noise” around his company in a trading update this morning, as it attempted to put a fraud warning and …
UK economy takes first steps out of recession as growth returns in January
The UK took its first steps out of recession after the economy returned to growth in January, raising hopes that last year’s contraction is already over. The UK economy grew …
Tories should get back to the real world – just not the one Lee Anderson lives in
Far from reflecting ‘the real world’, the Anderson extended universe is as full of artifice as anything else in politics, says Alys Denby Lee Anderson’s show on GB News is …
The Notebook: No crystal ball? How insurers are predicting risk in an increasingly unpredictable world
Where the City’s thinkers get a few things off their chest. Today, Mike Steel, general manager at Moody’s RMS, takes the Notebook pen. Past performance is no guarantee of future …
Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses
It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question: will they actually work? In this column Sam …
Six Nations: England U20 crop must be given chance to shine
While England’s senior men’s team scuppered Ireland’s chance of securing back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams at the weekend, the Under 20 side have achieved a bigger feat in recent weeks. …
Post Office: Wronged victims to be exonerated under fresh law
Wrongfully convicted sub-postmasters are set to be exonerated via a fresh law aimed at clearing the names of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims, ministers announced. Fresh legislation to …
‘Texas Hold ‘Em’: Badenoch to ink trade cooperation with 9th largest economy in the world
Kemi Badenoch is set to sign a trade cooperation pact with Texas as the UK continues to go after state-level deals in the absence of a wider national deal with …