Bussiness
Thames Water says it has enough cash until May next…
6 hours agoBy Nick Edser, Business reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesDebt-laden Thames Water has said it has enough cash to fund its operations until the end of M
Retail sales dip in June as UK’s cooler weather and…
UK retail sales slumped last month as cold weather deterred shoppers from buying summer clothing and gardening supplies, despite pressure easing on households a
Buyout barons plot their escape from Britain amid fear of…
Jason Clatworthy, a tax partner at Alvarez & Marsal, said more private equity managers had been making enquiries about whet
Rachel Reeves speech: What the Chancellor really meant as she…
This means that critical decisions on where wind farms will be built in the UK would land in the in-tray of Ed Miliband, the En
Poor state of Thames Water a ‘critical risk’ to UK,…
The prime minister and chancellor have been briefed by Whitehall officials that the poor state of Thames Water presents a “critical risk” to the country, th
Where Rachel Reeves is about to give Nimbys the biggest…
Or in other words, “she has declared her willingness to fight battles with Nimbys where necessary,” says John Myers, founde
Chancellor unveils a new era for economic growth
The Chancellor has today (8 July) promised to take immediate action to fix the foundations of the economy, rebuild Britain and make every part of the country
Rachel Reeves’s first big speech as chancellor was long list…
The first big announcement of Gordon Brown's chancellorship was, arguably, the single biggest decision and the single biggest moment of his entire
Bank of England rate-setter casts doubt on August cut
Hopes of a summer interest rate cut have been knocked by a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee.Jonathan Haskel said he wanted t
Who is Jonathan Reynolds, the New UK Business Secretary?
Lead image author: David Woolfall (https://members.parliament.uk/member/4119/portrait) UK business has a new leader. Jonathan Reynolds has been appointed se
Labour puts UK North Sea at heart of first days…
THE future of the UK North Sea has been central to Labour’s first days in government as Sir Keir Starmer pledges to save jobs at Grangemouth.In one of his fir
Carlsberg agrees to buy Robinsons squash maker Britvic
Carlsberg has agreed a £3.3bn deal to buy Britvic, the company which makes drinks such as Robinsons squash and J20.The Danish brewer said it would create a sin
