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30.08.2023 - 08:40
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Sky News
Mortgage approvals drop in further sign of housing market slowdown
Mortgage approvals dropped almost 10% last month, new Bank of England figures show.The net decrease – from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July – is a five-month low and worse than expected. A poll of economists predicted the figure would be around 51,000. It comes following a string of figures from lenders and property …
30.08.2023 - 05:12
Business
Sky News
Property sales ‘fall to lowest level in a decade’
The number of house and flat sales in the UK this year is set to be the lowest in a decade, according to new figures from a leading property website.Zoopla’s monthly house price index, which tracks the number of homes sold subject to contract, found levels were down a fifth so far compared to 2022. …
29.08.2023 - 11:21
Business
Sky News
‘No job losses at Wilko’ while bids considered for collapsed retailer
Redundancies among Wilko’s 12,500-strong workforce have been suspended while further bids for the collapsed retailer are considered, a union has said.The GMB said it had been assured by administrators PwC about the move during a meeting on Tuesday morning. The discount homeware goods company collapsed earlier this month after struggling from inflationary pressures, competition from …
29.08.2023 - 10:15
Business
Business Live
Salcombe Brewery celebrates double win at 2023 World Beer Awards
Devon’s award-winning Salcombe Brewery Co is celebrating a double win for its Island Street Porter. The company won gold in the porter category at the 2023 World Beer Awards and was named overall ‘Country Winner’. Jordan Mace, Salcombe Brewery’s managing director, said: “We are thrilled with these new accolades for Island Street Porter, which has …
29.08.2023 - 10:15
Business
Evening Standard
Reports of Stock Market’s death are exaggerated
The London Stock Exchange has been at the heart of the City since 1801. Pessimists have been predicting its demise since roughly then.As a location, it has an awful lot going for it that isn’t easy for supposed rivals to replicate. And as our table here today shows, the competition is going to come from …
29.08.2023 - 09:34
Business
Euro News
How the BRICS expansion could shake up the world economy
29.08.2023 - 09:00
Business
Sky News
Government relaxes rules on waterway pollution in bid to boost home building
The housing secretary Michael Gove is planning a major change to rules on waterway pollution in a bid to build thousands more homes in England.The so-called “nutrient neutrality” rules have been criticised by developers and some Tory MPs for blocking much-needed housebuilding. The government hopes the move, which is coming in an amendment to the …
29.08.2023 - 07:01
Business
Sky News
Ryanair boss criticises air traffic control fault as hundreds more flights cancelled
Hundreds of flights around the UK have been cancelled after yesterday’s air traffic control disruption, with the chief executive of Ryanair calling the failure “not acceptable”.The incident on Bank Holiday Monday meant flight plans had to be uploaded to systems manually, slowing or cancelling air traffic across the country. Thousands of passengers were affected by …
29.08.2023 - 03:12
Business
Sky News
Food prices still rising faster than wages although overall rate of retail inflation falls
Food prices are still rising faster than wages, new data has shown.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported overall food inflation rose 11.5% in August, down from 13.4% in July. But annual growth in average total pay only grew by 8.2% from April to June, according to the latest data available from the Office for National …
28.08.2023 - 15:29
Business
Sky News
Queue for website as ULEZ row rolls on and expansion comes into force across London
The expansion of the controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has come into force in London’s outer boroughs today – despite a political row rolling on between the city’s mayor and the government. The zone – which charges motorists £12.50 a day if their car does not comply with emissions standards – now covers the …
28.08.2023 - 14:16
Business
Sky News
M&C Saatchi founders place £1m bet on ad agency fortunes
Three members of the quintet that founded M&C Saatchi nearly 30 years ago have placed a £1m bet on the revival of the advertising agency’s fortunes.Sky News has learnt that David Kershaw, Bill Muirhead and Jeremy Sinclair, have collectively invested the sum in M&C’s London-listed stock. It takes their combined stake to about 6% of …
28.08.2023 - 08:00
Business
Evening Standard
Marks & Spencer set for return to London’s FTSE 100
High street giant Marks & Spencer is set to return to London’s blue chip share index on Wednesday after a four-year hiatus following a jump in shares on the back of resurgent sales.The retail chain is expected to be promoted back up to the top tier in the latest quarterly indices reshuffle, according to data …
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