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03.03.2023 - 21:15
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Evening Standard
Scotland should have equity stake in new ScotWind round, says Yousaf
Scotland should have an equity stake in the next ScotWind leasing round, SNP leadership contender Humza Yousaf has said.The Scottish Government leased portions of the seabed to energy companies for the installation of floating wind farms, netting £700 million in fees for the projects.But SNP hopeful Mr Yousaf has said any future round of the …
03.03.2023 - 18:51
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Business Live
Welcome return to commercial use of Aire and Calder Navigation to link Hull and Leeds
A historic Yorkshire waterway is once again welcoming regular commercial traffic. The 500-tonne capacity barge MMS Off-Roader has started using the historic Aire and Calder Navigation to transport marine aggregate from the city’s Albert Dock to Leeds. It follows significant investment from Hull maritime firm MMS Workboats, AC Marine Aggregates and the Canal and River …
03.03.2023 - 18:43
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Business Live
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03.03.2023 - 17:52
Business
Business Live
Regional rewards as FSB celebrates Yorkshire and Humber businesses
From voiceover production to hair regrowth, providing fizz to flowers, a dozen companies have been celebrated at the Yorkshire and Humber Celebrating Small Business Awards. The UK FSB regional heat was held at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, ahead of a national celebration in May. Also successful was a family run micro-brewer, an expanding high …
03.03.2023 - 17:16
Business
Evening Standard
London markets finish trading higher but outperformed by European rivals
London stocks moved higher on Friday, but were outperformed by European peers following a weak session for commodity stocks.Insurers and resources firms were among those in the red during the session.The FTSE 100 moved 0.04%, or 3.07 points, higher to finish at 7,947.11.Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, said: “The FTSE 100 …
03.03.2023 - 16:34
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Business Live
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group completes acquisition of final brands from JD Sports in near £50m deal
Mike Ashley’s retail empire has completed the acquisition of the final brands from JD Sports in a wider deal worth almost £50m. Topgrade Sportswear, including Get The Label, have been snapped up by Frasers Group. The deal forms part of a larger transaction which involved 14 brands in total. READ MORE: Click here to sign …
03.03.2023 - 16:31
Business
Business Live
Wrightbus bags order for further 117 electric buses bound for England
Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured an order for 117 electric buses destined for use across four English council areas. The deal, worth £25.3 million, has been signed with operator First Bus with funding from the government’s Zero-Emission Buses Regional Area scheme, which allows local transport authorities to bid for funding for zero emission buses …
03.03.2023 - 16:13
Business
Evening Standard
Chancellor expected to cancel £500 energy price rise
The Chancellor is expected to cancel a planned £500 hike in average energy bills which was due to come into force next month.Treasury officials are looking at plans to guarantee that households continue to pay 34p per unit of electricity and 10.3p per unit of gas that they use.For the average household that means bills …
03.03.2023 - 14:12
Business
Evening Standard
London loses Arm wrestle with New York as tech giant heads to the US in blow to the City
The failure of the London stock market to secure the multi-billion dollar re-listing of Arm Holdings left the City reeling today, from its second hammer blow in days.Arm, once one of the FTSE 100’s biggest tech stocks, became the second major company this week to shun London in favour of New York, after Irish building …
03.03.2023 - 14:01
Business
Sky News
Energy bill support to be extended as price rise looms
Support for energy bills from the government is expected to continue for three months from April, protecting consumers from an average increase of £500.Sky News understands the chancellor will cancel a reduction in support that would have seen typical annual bills rise from £2,500 to £3,000. In recent days, the government has asked energy suppliers …
03.03.2023 - 12:19
Business
Sky News
Stock market blow, an opioid crisis and the Black Founders Fund
Ian King speaks to AJ Bell about how more British companies are listing on the US stock market.Plus, hear from the pharmaceutical company Indivior’s chief executive about efforts to tackle an opioid crisis.And find out more about the Black Founders Fund – a scheme aimed at tackling the lack of black talent in tech start-ups.:: …
03.03.2023 - 11:43
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Sky News
De La Rue seeks pension deferral as banknote printer’s woes continue
De La Rue, the struggling banknote printer, has requested breathing space from its pension trustees by delaying nearly £20m of retirement funding payments.Sky News has learnt that the London-listed company, which has seen its shares slump in recent years after a string of profit warnings, has asked trustees to defer the contributions in the last …
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