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17.12.2022 - 13:18
Business
Sky News
Goldman lures ex-Bank of England chief as international chair
The former head of the Bank of England’s governing body is to chair the bulk of Goldman Sachs’ operations outside the US – one of the most influential jobs at the Wall Street titan.Sky News has learnt that Sir Bradley Fried, who stepped down as chair of the Court of the Bank of England only six …
17.12.2022 - 10:46
Business
Evening Standard
Chancellor to set out ‘more details’ on business energy support next week
Businesses will get an update next week on what help they can expect with sky-high energy bills once current support ends in the spring, a Cabinet minister has said.Business Secretary Grant Shapps said Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will make an announcement “very shortly”, with “more details” for firms, so they can have “a little bit more …
17.12.2022 - 09:45
Business
Sky News
Sunak scraps Truss plan for state to buy energy from foreign producers
Rishi Sunak has abandoned his predecessor’s plan to intervene in global energy markets by spending billions of pounds on foreign gas imports.Sky News has learnt that Liz Truss’s Energy Supply Taskforce (EST), which was launched in September, is being scrapped. Headed by Madelaine McTernan, who was director-general of the government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce, the energy …
17.12.2022 - 01:20
Business
Sky News
Rail workers strikes again as minister issues hope of end to industrial action
Rail workers have entered the second half of their latest 48-hour strike – as the business secretary says he is hopeful that a resolution can be found “sooner rather than later”.Grant Shapps was speaking to Sky News as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union prepared for another day of industrial action in their …
16.12.2022 - 19:25
Business
Evening Standard
Avanti West Coast handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses – Labour
Avanti West Coast was handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses for a period in which it was Britain’s worst train operator for delays, Labour Party analysis shows.Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh called the payments a “scandalous waste of taxpayers’ money” and a “symptom of a broken rail system”.Labour analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) …
16.12.2022 - 17:40
Business
Business Live
Transport for Wales agrees pay deal with rail unions
Transport for Wales has agreed a pay deal with rail unions worth 4.5%. The agreement is for nine months from last July. In a statement released on Friday, the not-for-profit organisation, which is wholly owned by the Welsh Government, said it understands its responsibility to deliver for all in Wales, especially during the cost-of-living crisis. …
16.12.2022 - 17:37
Business
Evening Standard
Rolls-Royce car factory workers handed bumper pay deal to avert strikes
Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will receive a “record” pay rise and have called off potential strike action, the Unite union has announced.Unite said workers at the luxury car maker will see an increase worth up to 17.6%.Around 1,200 workers at Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex, who help make its Ghost, Wraith and Cullinan, will …
16.12.2022 - 17:23
Business
Evening Standard
FTSE drops amid global sell-off after rates decisions
London’s top shares embarked on a second straight day of heavy losses on Friday as global markets fell to their lowest point for weeks.The FTSE 100 closed down by nearly 1.3%, losing 94.05 points and closing at 7,332.12.It came as part of a larger global sell-off, as European and US indexes all struggled amid renewed …
16.12.2022 - 17:10
Business
Evening Standard
Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at 14 companies and Network Rail again walked out on Friday, crippling services across the country a day after an unprecedented nursing strike.However, some planned strikes have also been called off in recent days.Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) union at Network Rail have voted …
16.12.2022 - 17:09
Business
Evening Standard
High street rivals JD Sports and Frasers sign £50m deal
Two high street rivals, JD Sports and the company behind Sports Direct, have struck a multi-million pound deal as Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said it would buy 15 brands from its competitor.Frasers said that it had agreed to pay £47.5 million for the brands, which include Choice and Missy Empire, among others.JD Sports said the …
16.12.2022 - 16:56
Business
Business Live
Rishi Sunak pledges delivery of £600 fuel payment on visit to Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard
The UK prime minister has pledged that the £600 energy support payment will be paid to households in Northern Ireland later this winter on a visit to Belfast. Speaking at the headquarters of shipyard Harland and Wolff, Rishi Sunak assured parties from across the province that the payment is coming this winter as he tried …
16.12.2022 - 16:40
Business
Business Live
Birmingham to host world’s oldest squash tournament for first time in 22 years
The oldest and one of the most prestigious squash tournaments in the global game will return to Birmingham next year for the first time in 22 years. The British Open will be held in April on the stage at the city’s Rep theatre along with early rounds at Edgbaston Priory Club and will welcome the …
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