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07.09.2022 - 08:24
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Evening Standard
M&C Saatchi profits slip as it books £8.4m costs fighting takeover
Advertising and marketing giant M&C Saatchi said it has spent £8.4 million fighting off two takeover moves over the past six months as it reported shrinking profits.Shares in the company slipped on Wednesday morning after it said statutory pre-tax profits tumbled to £0.3 million for the six months to June 30, from £4.8 million over …
07.09.2022 - 08:13
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Evening Standard
Barratt posts record profits but adds to signs of cooling housing market
Housebuilder Barratt Developments has posted record annual figures but added to signs that Britain’s property market may be cooling as it said weekly buyer reservations have fallen below pre-pandemic levels.The UK’s biggest housebuilder reported underlying pre-tax profits at an all-time high of £1.05 billion for the year to June 30, up 14.7% on the previous …
07.09.2022 - 08:01
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Sky News
Bank of England governor hails prospect of ‘important’ energy bill clarity in inflation fight
The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs he welcomes the prospect of a “clear policy stance” on tackling the surge in the energy bills, as markets fret over the country’s economy.Andrew Bailey said it was “important” that a clear way forward emerged following the end of the Tory leadership race, which coincided …
07.09.2022 - 07:15
Business
Evening Standard
Crypto investors hold their breath as $200 billion at risk in Ethereum ‘merge’
Crypto investors across the world are holding their breath as one of the biggest digital currencies, Ethereum, begins its weeks-long transition to a proof-of-stake coin.The transformation of the $200 billion-market-cap cryptocurrency promises to deliver huge energy efficiencies, making Ethereum much more cost-effective to use compared to the market’s most popular coin, Bitcoin. But the scale …
07.09.2022 - 06:59
Business
Evening Standard
WH Smith’s high street chain remains under pressure after Funky Pigeon cyber hit
Retailer WH Smith has seen sales at its high street arm remain below pre-pandemic levels after a hit from the recent cyber attack on its Funky Pigeon online greeting cards business.The group said it is looking to strip out more costs in the high street arm, with “significant” savings earmarked, “most notably through reductions in …
06.09.2022 - 20:10
Business
Sky News
Trussonomics: The five key points – and will they work? | Ed Conway
The £100bn-plus energy relief package Liz Truss is expected to finalise this week is just one string in her economic bow.Here are five things you need to know about Trussonomics, the nickname some are giving to the new prime minister’s economic policy. 1. It’s a huge policy shiftThe first is that in one sense it …
06.09.2022 - 18:25
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Sky News
Chancellor Kwarteng summons bank chiefs for economy crisis talks
The bosses of Britain’s biggest banks will hold talks with the new chancellor on Wednesday as he tries to exert a grip on the stalling UK economy.Sky News has learnt that Kwasi Kwarteng has convened a meeting with the chief executives of lenders including Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group just hours after being …
06.09.2022 - 14:33
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Sky News
UK founders urge PM Truss to back entrepreneurs competition
The co-founder of Lastminute.com and dozens of other leading British start-up founders are urging Liz Truss to host a new national competition for entrepreneurs as the incoming premier seeks ways to kickstart a faltering UK economy.Sky News has seen a letter signed by Brent Hoberman, co-founder of the online travel site, and Samir Desai, founder …
06.09.2022 - 10:18
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Sky News
Truss energy cost shield spares UK from immediate pain but a big bill looms
Liz Truss will announce an extended freeze of energy prices this week intended to protect households and businesses from soaring costs in the first major act of her premiership.The massive intervention in energy markets will see bills for households remain at or below the current average of £2,000 a year, avoiding the scheduled 80% increase …
06.09.2022 - 10:10
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Sky News
The big dilemma facing the European Central Bank this week
It was a startling and dramatic moment when, in July, the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in 11 years.Not the timing of the rate rise – the bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, had primed markets for an increase back in June – even though it was an event on which few …
06.09.2022 - 10:04
Business
Evening Standard
Construction work slows for another month as firms hit by climbing costs
Activity in the UK construction sector contracted for the second month in a row in August as economists warn of trouble ahead for companies hit by rising costs and waning demand.The S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI), closely watched by the housebuilding sector, scored 49.2 in August, up fractionally from 48.9 in July but …
06.09.2022 - 10:01
Business
Evening Standard
Major warning on economy as gilt yield curve turns upside down
A key warning sign of looming financial disaster was flashing red today as nervy investors bought heavily into long-term dated government debt.Yields on UK gilts have been moving higher for weeks, a sign that investors expect a higher rate of return for lending to the government.Last night and again today the so-called yield curve inverted, …
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