Bussiness
Rise in North West business confidence – Liverpool Business News
New data from Lloyds bank shows a rise in business confidence in the North West. Tony McDonough reports Lloyds data shows a rise in North West busine
Murdochs plot £4.4bn Rightmove takeover
The company reported a 7pc rise in revenues in the first half of the year to £192m as agents and developers spent more on list
Rightmove soars on Murdoch-linked takeover interest
Shares in Rightmove, the online property portal, have risen sharply on confirmation of bid interest from an Australian rival majority-owned by Rup
Labour to ‘stifle’ economy as big businesses flee UK to…
Fines for businesses failing to protect new workers’ rights will hammer confidence and “stifle” economic growth, critics have warned.Labour’s planned ov
Labour faces business warning on workers’ rights and tax hikes
Labour is facing a drop off in confidence among business leaders amid plans for tax rises and improvements to workers' rights, according to a surv
Fears over energy tax rises as business confidence falls
Getty ImagesRaising the windfall tax on the UK's oil and gas companies will hit the government's main goal of growing the economy, the industry has said.Offshor
Labour is ‘scaring off’ big business: Bosses reveal sudden collapse…
Business confidence is collapsing under Labour, bosses warned last night.Optimism about the economy has been 'snuffed out' by fears of a tax-raising Budget next
Disaster for Labour as UK business leaders’ support for tax…
The Labour Government's Budget tax raid and plans for workers' rights have led to a collapse in business confidence.The economic confidence index from the Insti
EY’s Irish chief said to be in running to lead…
Frank O’Keeffe, the head of EY Ireland, is said to be in the running to be named the next senior partner to lead the firm’s UK business.Mr O’Keeffe is one
VAT should be cut on refurbished electricals, says Currys boss
The UK government should slash VAT on refurbished electrical products to keep gadgets out of landfill, according to the boss of Currys.“It has already been ch
The German problem? It’s an analogue country in a digital…
Sir Keir Starmer is not the first Labour leader to hanker after a closer relationship between Britain and Germany. Jim Callaghan snuggled up close to the chance
Starmer and Reeves are about to learn a hard lesson…
His remarks bring back memories of Geoffrey Howe in the early 1980s, when he similarly broke with the tradition of pre-Budget p
