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23.06.2022 - 08:06
Business
Sky News
Strikes could ‘escalate’ if deal not struck, and RMT boss ‘can’t see’ Saturday’s walkout being avoided
Rail strikes could “escalate” unless a settlement is reached for all workers in the industry, the RMT’s general secretary has warned.Mick Lynch told Sky News that more train drivers might enter the dispute – and “other people are balloting in this industry too”. When asked whether further strikes may take place, he said: “There’s plenty …
22.06.2022 - 12:54
Business
Evening Standard
Fuel and food fire highest inflation rate for 40 years
Steep rises in food and fuel prices drove inflation to a 40-year high on Wednesday, sparking fresh calls for ministers to do more to help ease the cost of living crisis.Official figures from the Office for National Statistics showed inflation hit a rate of 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to May — up …
22.06.2022 - 12:27
Business
Sky News
Biden to call for suspension of federal fuel taxes for three months
US President Joe Biden is set to call for the suspension of federal gas and diesel taxes for three months.Mr Biden will also ask state governments to suspend their own fuel taxes, according to a report by The Associated Press. Federal taxes account for 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per gallon …
22.06.2022 - 10:57
Business
Sky News
European fintech giant Raisin hires Goldman for fresh funding push
Raisin, one of Europe’s leading fintech groups, has drafted in Goldman Sachs to help raise fresh funding amid an increasingly bearish environment for growth capital deals.Sky News has learnt that the Berlin-based company is looking to secure a substantial capital injection in the coming months, although the size of the prospective raise and valuation were …
22.06.2022 - 10:26
Business
Euro News
Binance is ‘in it for the long game’ when it comes to Europe and doesn’t fear the crypto crash
22.06.2022 - 10:13
Business
Sky News
Rail strikes, inflation increases and transforming the City of London
Ian King assesses the latest inflation figures with Santander UK’s chief economist Victoria Clarke and gets an update on the latest rail strike situation.The City of London’s Chris Hayward discusses a vision to transform the financial district to include more festivals, music and art, while Sift’s Tonia Luykx talks about online scammers who are using …
22.06.2022 - 10:05
Business
Business Live
Plans for Trawsfynydd to have UK’s first small scale nuclear reactor
Cwmni Egino has set out its ambition for Trawsfynydd to become the site of the first small scale nuclear generation in the UK. The Welsh Government-backed company was set up in 2021 to create sustainable jobs and promote economic and social regeneration by facilitating development at the former nuclear power station site. The existing nuclear …
22.06.2022 - 09:55
Business
Evening Standard
JD Sports highlights “regulatory issues” under ousted chair Peter Cowgill
JD SPORTS today issued a scathing assessment of how the business was run under former executive chairman Peter Cowgill, who was ousted last month after two decades of building one of the most successful retailers in Britain.Investors had become increasingly concerned about the power Cowgill wielded, although they enjoyed a stunning surge in the shares …
22.06.2022 - 09:44
Business
Business Live
Churchill China expects to beat 2021 revenues as record demand continues
Pottery giant Churchill China is on track to beat its 2021 revenues after reporting record demand. In a recent trading update, the Stoke-on-Trent ceramics manufacturer revealed that it has a healthy order book for 2022 as demand for its products continues. Last year, the Sandyford business recorded revenues of £60.8 million – up from £36.4 …
22.06.2022 - 09:38
Business
Euro News
Meta and other Big Tech giants have formed a metaverse standards body leaving Apple in the dark
22.06.2022 - 09:37
Business
Business Live
UK-GCC trade deal could add £130m to Welsh economy says Government
A new trade deal between the UK and the Gulf could add around £130m to the Welsh economy, the UK Government has said as negotiations begin today. The UK Government has said a deal would open the door to increased investment from the Gulf, supporting and creating jobs across Wales and the rest of the …
22.06.2022 - 09:20
Business
Evening Standard
Inflation at new 40 year high of 9.1% – economy on ‘knife edge’
The Bank of England has no choice but to ratchet up interest rates, business leaders and economists warned today as the latest surge in inflation left the economy on “a knife edge” and in clear danger of recession.Last week the Bank put rates up to a nine-year high of 1.25%. They will go to at …
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