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05.04.2024 - 11:55
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Sky News
Thames Water crisis deepens as holding company defaults on debt
The crisis enveloping Thames Water has deepened after its holding company announced it had been unable to meet a debt repayment. Kemble Water said it missed an interest payment that was due on Tuesday. The firm said it had asked its lenders to take no immediate action so as to “provide a stable platform while …
05.04.2024 - 10:04
Business
Evening Standard
UK construction sector emerges from six-month slump and returns to growth
05.04.2024 - 09:39
Business
Euro News
Samsung forecasts 10-fold surge in profits as chip downturn eases
05.04.2024 - 09:39
Business
Business Live
The financial crisis facing Welsh universities
What is the future of universities? That is the question many have been asking as a financial crisis engulfs the sector across the UK. With home student fees frozen since 2017, universities have focused on attracting more overseas students who can be charged as much as four times more to study than UK students. While …
05.04.2024 - 09:11
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Sky News
Construction industry returns to growth after months of decline
The UK’s construction industry has returned to growth after six consecutive months of decline, according to a closely watched survey.A boost in civil engineering and a stabilisation in housebuilding helped drive the recovery, S&P Global found. The firm’s purchasing managers index (PMI) score, calculated using the survey results, rose to 50.2 in March.The figure is …
05.04.2024 - 07:24
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Sky News
Body Shop administrators plot CVA as route to rescue deal
Administrators to The Body Shop are drawing up plans to launch a further restructuring process in a bid to salvage a future for one of Britain’s best-known high street brands.Sky News has learnt that insolvency practitioners at FRP Advisory have outlined proposals to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) that would see The Body Shop …
05.04.2024 - 05:57
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Sky News
House prices fall for first time in six months
House prices slipped by 1% in March following five consecutive months of growth, according to new figures from Halifax.The lender said affordability remained a challenge for potential buyers as recent declines in mortgage rates have stalled. It comes as financial markets become less optimistic about the timing and extent of interest rate cuts by the …
05.04.2024 - 05:14
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Sky News
McDonald’s HQ to take control of Israeli branches after boycotts hit sales
McDonald’s headquarters is to take over ownership of its branches in Israel after global sales were hit by customer boycotts over the war in Gaza.The US-based fast food giant said it would buy its 30-year-old Israel franchise from Alonyal Ltd, which has 225 outlets in the country.It comes following outrage last year when McDonald’s Israel …
04.04.2024 - 15:33
Business
Euro News
Volvo sees record sales in March boosted by electric SUV sales
04.04.2024 - 11:50
Business
Euro News
Hundreds of jobs axed by Amazon in cloud computing division
04.04.2024 - 10:00
Business
Evening Standard
Kiss sell music catalogue and face paint designs to Sweden’s Pophouse for £237m
04.04.2024 - 09:55
Business
Business Live
Plans approved for Bradford hydrogen plant to decarbonise vehicles and industry
Proposals for a major hydrogen production facility in Bradford have taken a step forward with approval by the city’s council. Hygen and N-Gen will turn the former Birkshall gas storage site into a plant that will produce low carbon hydrogen aimed at decarbonising vehicles and industry. Once operational the Bowling Back Lane facility will be …
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