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24.06.2022 - 10:08
Business
Sky News
London Underground workers vote to strike again in coming months
London Underground workers have voted to strike again, as they near the end of this week’s action which has seen Tube services disrupted across the capital.Around 10,000 London Underground staff refused to work this week – with all Tube lines affected. More than 90% of Rail, Maritime and Transport union members who voted decided to …
24.06.2022 - 10:00
Business
Evening Standard
The ticking investment time bomb — how investors got sold a myth
For decades, UK retail investors have been sold a myth. The UK Investment Industry have woven the tale that higher fees for active management gets you higher performance, especially when times get tough, compared to passive / index managers. When markets get tough, they can switch into cash or more defensive shares to protect your …
24.06.2022 - 09:55
Business
Sky News
Cath Kidston up for sale two years after collapse cost 900 jobs
Cath Kidston, the modern vintage brand, has been put up for sale just two years after collapsing into administration with the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.Sky News has learnt that Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has instructed advisers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to find a new owner for the now wholesale-led company. Cath Kidston, which was …
24.06.2022 - 09:53
Business
Evening Standard
Star City fund managers fall to earth
BRITAIN’S top fund managers are nearly all dramatically underperforming the stock market this year, costing their army of fans in the City and among retail investors billions of pounds.Research for the Evening Standard shows that of the 18 fund categories set up by the Investment Association – everything from Global Emerging Markets to Europe to …
24.06.2022 - 09:50
Business
Business Live
Future of Derby County looks secure as Clowes Developments buys Pride Park Stadium and prepares bid
Derby County FC looks set to survive after Derbyshire property giant Clowes Developments announced it has bought the Pride Park Stadium and would be making a formal bid for the club today. The commercial property developer said it had bought the business which owns the stadium off former County owner Mel Morris and made a …
24.06.2022 - 09:41
Business
Business Live
Alastair Campbell and the Godbers’ Humber Business Week chats now available online
Humber Business Week interviews featuring key figures from politics and culture are now available online. The team behind the Elevenses sessions at the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre brought in Hull-based video production specialists Storyboard Media to capture the conversations, two of the highlights of the Biz Week programme. The first interview conducted by …
24.06.2022 - 09:25
Business
Business Live
Ultra share price rises after Government paves way to clear £2.6bn Cobham takeover
UK defence business Ultra Electronics has seen its shares soar after the Government said it was set to clear the firm’s £2.6bn takeover by Cobham. Shares in Ultra surged 13% on Friday (June 24) after Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Thursday night he was minded to accept the takeover of Ultra after both firms …
24.06.2022 - 09:24
Business
Business Live
Expansion approved at recently acquired North Yorkshire business park on former RAF air base
A new warehouse and industrial development has been approved near Wetherby, with hundreds of new jobs anticipated. Marston Business Park, already one of the largest sites in North Yorkshire with 190,000 sq ft of the 54 acre site developed, will welcome eight new units on two plots. Construction will start in September, with completion eyed …
24.06.2022 - 08:52
Business
Business Live
Modular construction firm M-AR enters partnership with key structural supplier
High growth Hull modular construction firm M-AR has entered into a partnership with one of its key specialist suppliers. Closer ties with Shropshire-based TDSG have been forged, improving efficiency and communication between them. The structural engineering and steel detailing services provider brings 3D design to the business, and has worked with M-AR for several years …
24.06.2022 - 07:21
Business
Sky News
Stark new spending data paints bleak picture of consumer confidence
Retail sales fell in May as rapidly rising food prices and the cost of living crisis dented people’s confidence in the economy and their desire to spend money.Sales volumes dropped by 0.5% last month as shoppers cut back on spending in supermarkets – which fell by 1.6% – amid soaring costs, according to figures released …
23.06.2022 - 15:42
Business
Sky News
Why BA still appears to have a Heathrow problem
“I’ve had plenty of luck over the last five years, all of it bad.”So said Sir Rod Eddington, former chief executive of British Airways, the man who steered the airline through the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and an outbreak of the SARS virus 18 months later. Sir Rod, an easy-going Australian who was …
23.06.2022 - 14:42
Business
Sky News
What are my rights if BA strikes hit during the summer holidays?
The prospect of strikes affecting BA services at Heathrow this summer are another headache for a struggling airline and also passengers who were, likely, already nervous about getting away after disruption at airports across Europe.Here, Sky News explains your rights as a consumer in the event British Airways is hit by strikes involving hundreds of …
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