Banco Sabadell, the Spanish owner of British high street bank TSB, has rejected a €12bn (£10.3bn) all-share merger proposal from its bigger domestic rival Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). Sabadell, …
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BP reports profit drop as lower oil prices hit earnings
BP has reported a drop in profit for the first quarter of the year and higher net debt amid lower oil prices. The UK oil major reported underlying replacement cost …
IWG maintains full-year guidance amid US listing talk
Hybrid work specialist IWG has said it is on track to meet full-year profit and debt reduction forecasts, after it cautioned over rising costs in March. The Wework rival posted …
Halifax: House prices stagnate in April as affordability issues push buyers towards flats
According to new data from Halifax, house prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in both London and the UK in April. The average house price is now £539,336 in …
UBS sails past earnings estimates as it aims to draw a line under Credit Suisse deal
Swiss banking giant UBS has surged past analysts’ estimates and returned to profit after two straight quarterly losses. The growth was driven by wealth management and investment banking as it …
City professionals, our schools need you!
Young people no longer want to become teachers and older career-switchers are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap. So why is the government cutting funding for a programme that’s …
Crypto’s Social Finance platform FriendTech experiences volatile token launch
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The beauty …
Londoners are working 197 days a year just to pay the rent
It will take the average Londoner until 16th June to earn enough before tax to cover their annual rent bill. The only way to bring prices down is to build …
FTSE 100 today: London markets to scale to new highs on growing rate cut bets, riding global rally wave
Moving markets today: Asian markets rally with Wall Street, oil rises on Gaza strike, gold gains ground; Focus shifts to BOE policy decision and UK GDP In the financial world, …
How these two entrepreneurs are making you question your mouth cleaning routine
Jennifer Sieg meets with the co-founders of sustainable electric toothbrush company SURI to see how they’ve created a rapid-growing start-up out of some castor oil and corn starch. I’ve never …