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30.06.2022 - 09:47
Business
Sky News
Fuel retailers accused of abusing their ‘essential’ status through rip-off prices
A motoring group has accused petrol retailers of abusing their “essential” status as government figures show little let-up in demand despite prices hovering at record levels.The AA said that data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) showing that petrol sales remained at 94% of normal levels demonstrated how vital fuel was …
30.06.2022 - 09:38
Business
Evening Standard
City braces for summer jobs cull as new London stock market floats dry up
Bankers are bracing themselves for a summer jobs cull as business dries up and financial firms cut back after over-hiring in a race for talent in the last two years.The market for new stock flotations, buoyant last year, has almost entirely dried up.Fund managers are suffering massive outflows of cash as people pull money out …
30.06.2022 - 09:26
Business
Business Live
Cornish Lithium strikes deal with Rodda’s to explore heat energy project at creamery
A mineral exploration company has struck a deal with Rodda’s to look for viable sites on the Cornish clotted cream producer’s land where geothermal lithium and heat could be developed on a commercial basis. Cornish Lithium will be responsible for designing and drilling a small research borehole as well as obtaining the required planning consents …
30.06.2022 - 09:00
Business
Business Live
North East business leaders back devolution bid that could create 17,000 new jobs
Three of the North East’s main business organisations have issued a joint statement welcoming plans for a devolution deal for the area. Documents emerged this week that outline plans for a devolution deal to cover Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, with hopes that the deal can bring more than £3bn of government funding over 30 …
30.06.2022 - 08:15
Business
Evening Standard
Heinz products pulled from Tesco over pricing row
KraftHeinz the company behind Heinz Baked Beans and Heinz Tomato Ketchup has stopped supplying the UK’s largest supermarket Tesco with some products in a dispute over pricing.The pricing row is understood to have impacted some of the lesser known brands in Heinz’s portfolio including Sticky Barbecue Sauce and Chicken Noodle soup as stocks run low, but could …
30.06.2022 - 07:48
Business
Evening Standard
The future for the City — two scenarios
In the longer run the City of London and the people who work in it will thrive – they always do.Brexit doesn’t seem to have done it (m)any favours but perhaps that’s secondary to wider global malaise – war and inflation.In the short term the Square Mile is rocky. There are (at least) two ways …
30.06.2022 - 06:51
Business
Sky News
Chancellor sees ‘challenging times ahead’ amid record disposable income squeeze
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has admitted there are “challenging times ahead of us”, hours after official figures charted the longest period for falling disposable income because of soaring inflation.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering the first three months of the year revealed that real disposable income had fallen for four quarters in a …
30.06.2022 - 06:01
Business
Sky News
‘Surprising amount of momentum’ for housing market as prices hit new record
A closely-watched measure of the UK housing market has reported a “surprising amount of momentum” despite the mounting cost of living crisis, with prices hitting a new record.The Nationwide study covering June showed the annual rate of house price growth easing back for the third month in a row, to 10.7% from 11.2% in May. …
29.06.2022 - 16:00
Business
Sky News
De La Rue chief has licence to print his money, top investor says
The chief executive of De La Rue, the banknote printer, has come under fire from a leading shareholder after taking a £265,000 bonus last year despite a sharp fall in its share price.Speaking to Sky News, Richard Bernstein, chief investment officer of the fund manager Crystal Amber, said Clive Vacher’s pay was inappropriate for the …
29.06.2022 - 15:11
Business
Sky News
Some Heinz baked beans and ketchup products unavailable in Tesco stores after price dispute
Britain’s biggest supermarket group Tesco says some Kraft Heinz products are not available in its stores due to a dispute over pricing.The US food manufacturer has paused supply and some of its items are already out of stock, according to the Grocer magazine, which first reported the issue. Baked beans, ketchup, and tomato soup are …
29.06.2022 - 14:06
Business
Evening Standard
Time to cut the green rubbish…and deliver a proper energy policy
Groupthink says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows we rely too much on fossil fuels. This is only partially right. A more accurate assessment would be that while still relying on fossil fuels, Western policymakers have failed for years to acknowledge the reality of energy transition: we still need them. Egged on by lobbyists and ‘the science’, …
29.06.2022 - 13:49
Business
Euro News
Russia approves tax break on crypto and digital assets to soften blow of Ukraine sanctions
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