Bussiness
Domino’s among four bidders circling chicken chain Wingstop’s UK franchise
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Domino’s Pizza is one of four bid
Starmer pushes for Gulf trade deal to revive UK’s pro-business…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has travelled to Saudi Arabia amid hopes of securing a long-awaited free trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC
Ashtead equipment firm to move stock listing to US in…
Ashtead said part of the reason it wants to move is to attract US investors.Although the US construction industry has been affected by higher interest rates mak
FTSE group Ashtead to shift primary listing to New York…
Ashtead Group, the £27bn construction rental company, plans to shift its primary listing to New York in the latest blow to the London stock market.The company,
Cost of average UK Christmas dinner rises by 6.5%, says…
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureCanary Wharf Group borrows £610m from ApolloCanary Wharf Group, which owns most of t
Thames Water: Boss defends bonuses as sewage spills soar
The ailing business is saddled with debts which stood at just under £16bn at the end of September.The firm has said customer bills need to rise or else it will
‘UK budget caused business confidence to fall in NI’
Sebastian Burnside, chief economist at Ulster Bank's owner NatWest, said: "Last month we said that the November data would give us the first insight into the i
Premium food, clothing and tech ‘will push UK Christmas spending…
Premium food, clothing and technology purchases are expected to drive a 5% jump in festive spending to £22.7bn this year, according to figures that suggest UK
Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from…
Tesla lobbied the UK government to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries, according to documents that also show the electric carmaker conti
Kamlesh Pattni: UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illicit gold trade
The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on a British-Kenyan businessman over his alleged involvement in the illicit gold trade. Kamlesh Pattni, and fou
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet…
Auditor Stanley Root says water companies are under great pressure to pay substantial dividends and the Trimpley scheme helps Severn Trent Water deliver."It mak
Business confidence tumbles to two-year low following Reeves’s raid on…
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