Where on earth does Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter get the idea Rishi Sunak ‘hates pensioners’? The entire Conservative agenda is built around appeasing this entitled generation and the rest of …
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‘Major milestone’: UK ratifies Indo-Pacific CPTPP post-Brexit trade deal ahead of schedule
The UK has hit a “major milestone” in its efforts to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact as it ratified the terms of agreement ahead of schedule. …
Georgia Capital begins share buyback following country’s protests
A UK-listed investment trust that owns around five per cent of Georgia’s economy has begun a share buyback programme for around 20 per cent of its capital after instability in …
Unilever kicks off £1.29bn buy-back as bosses look to boost share price
Consumer goods giant Unilever has kicked off a €1.5bn (£1.29bn) share buyback today as bosses look to boost its share price after a slide over the past year. The Dove-to-Marmite …
‘Premiership run-in is great. It is a shame about Gloucester and Newcastle’
It’s incredible – there are only 80 minutes left of the regular Premiership season and barely anything is decided. We know Northampton Saints are guaranteed a home semi-final, but they’re …
Futures exchange behemoth, CME Group, rumoured to be starting their own spot Bitcoin exchange
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. When crypto …
China’s April economic data disappoint: recovery in domestic demand hits a snag
China faced a bit of a setback on the economic front in April, disappointing market expectations. While there was some positive news in terms of industrial output, other key indicators …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set for muted opening as global stock rally cools down
Moving markets today: Asian markets dip as Wall Street rally falters; oil prices surge, Reddit shares soar, China’s April new home prices plummet; Attention turns to Land Securities earnings and …
Shadow energy secretary ‘not aware’ Russia found oil and gas in Antarctic
Ed Miliband has said he is “not aware” of the reports Russia discovered huge oil and gas reserves in the British Antarctic territories. The shadow energy secretary was asked by …
UK a ‘nation of savers’ following surge in inflation, research shows
Households responded to the largest surge in inflation in decades by ramping up their savings rather than increasing borrowing, new research from the Resolution Foundation shows. Since March 2021, prices …