Latest Stories All Stories

Business
Sky News
Double blow for chocolate firms could hit production
Global cocoa prices have surged to a record high this week as bad weather conditions impact crops in West Africa.Cocoa prices on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in New York reached a new all-time high of $5,874 (£4,658) a ton on Thursday, closing up 7.3% at $5,805 (£4,604). The cost of the core ingredient for making …
Business
Evening Standard
Tesco ‘admits defeat’ as it sells bank arm to Barclays for £700m
Business
Sky News
Premier League faces fresh legal battle over rule changes
The Premier League is facing a fresh battle over changes to rules governing commercial deals between related parties after it was warned by a club that the proposals were unlawful.Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs, which include Arsenal, Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester United, were notified on Thursday that one of them had …
Business
Business Live
Hugh James acts on global hotel partnership deal between Hilton and Small Luxury Hotels of the World
Law firm Hugh James has acted on an exclusive partnership agreement between one of the world’s biggest hotel groups, Hilton, and Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) The deal will see Hilton position available rooms in 540-plus independent boutique hotels globally affiliated to SLH to its guests and more than 180 million members of …
Business
Sky News
British Airways to restart Israel flights from April – but will involve stop in Cyprus for crew change
British Airways (BA) has revealed plans to resume flights to and from Israel, beginning in April.The airline, which suspended services to Tel Aviv in October amid the growing hostilities between Israel and Hamas, said it was aiming to launch four return services per week from 1 April. A statement said: “We’ve taken the commercial decision …
Business
Sky News
Tesco Bank sold to Barclays in deal worth up to £1bn
Tesco has announced the sale of most of its banking arm to Barclays in a deal worth up to £1bn.The UK’s largest retailer, which had been in discussions with other major lenders including HSBC and Lloyds over a deal, said all 2,800 staff at Tesco Bank would transfer to Barclays under the agreement over time. …
Business
Sky News
Top women’s clubs approve £20m Premier League loan
The Premier League is to inject £20m into elite women’s football as part of a deal to accelerate the sport’s commercial development.Sky News has learnt that Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship clubs approved the financing at a meeting on Wednesday, following parallel talks with the Football Association about a similar debt package over recent …
Business
Euro News
German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt
Business
Euro News
Parliament backs deregulation of new GMOs amid warning from German watchdog, ongoing patents row
Business
Sky News
Santander goes to war over Nationwide attack on high street banks
Santander UK has filed a formal complaint with advertising watchdogs over a Nationwide campaign which “discredits and denigrates” Britain’s high street banking industry.Sky News has learnt that the Spanish-owned lender has told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the Nationwide television commercial – featuring the actor Dominic West as an arrogant bank boss – is …
Business
Sky News
Airline starts weighing passengers with luggage before take-off
Finland’s flagship airline has announced it is now weighing passengers – not just their luggage.Finnair said the weigh-ins are “voluntary and anonymous” and will help to ensure the airline does not exceed the set maximum weight for a safe take-off. Volunteer passengers will be weighed with their carry-on baggage, and only the customer service agent …
Business
Evening Standard
Sales of used electric cars up nearly 91% last year

BusinessAT

Bringing you the latest stories from around the world

Editorial: [email protected]

Social Media:

General

Resources