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14.03.2022 - 10:32
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Sky News
Fuel prices hit new highs but oil slide could provide relief
Fuel prices have hit a new record high according to latest industry data though sliding oil prices could offer relief ahead for hard-pressed motorists.Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Sunday was 163.5p, while diesel was 173.4p. Pump prices have been soaring over …
14.03.2022 - 10:01
Business
Sky News
Sunak urged to help firms facing ‘eye watering’ cost increases
Rishi Sunak is being urged to help businesses struggling with “eye watering” cost increases – which they say are now being passed on to customers at record levels.A survey by manufacturing organisation Make UK found that the balance of firms putting up their charges climbed to an all-time high of 58%. The figure was up from …
14.03.2022 - 09:47
Business
Evening Standard
Central banks ready to raise interest rates even as economies wobble
14.03.2022 - 09:37
Business
Business Live
Bill Kenwright and Farhad Moshiri match Everton’s £250,000 Ukraine fundraising pledge
Premier League club Everton are to donate £500,000 to support the humanitarian fundraising effort for those affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A total of £250,000 has been pledged by the club to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Ukraine appeal, which has been matched by chairman Bill Kenwright and majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri. The money raised …
14.03.2022 - 09:30
Business
Business Live
BT investing in a new office hub in Cardiff for 900 staff
Telecoms giant BT is creating a new office hub in the centre of Cardiff for up to 900 staff as part of a multi-million-pound investment. In the biggest office property deal in Wales this year, BT will occupy 65,000 sq ft of grade A office space at the 3 Capital Quarter office building in the …
14.03.2022 - 09:22
Business
Sky News
Salesforce revs up global profile with $100m Formula One partnership
Salesforce, the US-based enterprise software company, is close to finalising a bumper sponsorship deal with Formula One (F1) motor racing that will underline the recent revival in the sport’s commercial fortunes.Sky News has learnt that San Francisco-headquartered Salesforce is hoping to clinch the tie-up with F1’s owner, Liberty Media Corporation, ahead of the season’s opening …
14.03.2022 - 09:10
Business
Business Live
Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett to open Diary of a CEO podcast studio in LA
Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has revealed plans to open a studio in Los Angeles to record new episodes of his Diary of a CEO podcast. The entrepreneur, who made his fortune after co-founding Social Chain in Manchester with Dominic McGregor, is aiming to expand his audience beyond the UK, Ireland and Australia. Mr Bartlett …
14.03.2022 - 08:00
Business
Business Live
Consultation starts on Aggregates West’s Plymouth lorry movements plan
Plymouth residents are being asked their views on plans which would see an increase in lorry journeys through a built-up area and maybe even the widening of a £7.5m road which was only opened five years ago. Tungsten West Plc, the company which is developing the huge Hemerdon Mine, is applying to increase lorry journeys …
14.03.2022 - 07:56
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Business Live
Premier Inn hotel opening dates for Llandudno and Porthmadog
Premier Inn will open two North Wales hotels within a fortnight of each other. The chain will open the new sites in Llandudno and Porthmadog in May and June. It will add 170 rooms in the region and create 60 permanent jobs. Recruitment is set to get underway with open days later this month. READ …
14.03.2022 - 07:47
Business
Sky News
Suits out, sports bras in as number crunchers shake up basket used to calculate inflation
Men’s suits are out and sports bras and crop tops are in as the basket of goods used by official statisticians to calculate price rises is given its annual shake-up. Changes by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reflect consumer spending patterns still being re-shaped by the pandemic. The disappearance of men’s suits, in favour …
13.03.2022 - 10:29
Business
Sky News
Candy pledges to give fans board seat if Chelsea bid triumphs
The property developer Nick Candy has promised to give Chelsea fans a seat on its board if his bid to buy the Stamford Bridge club is successful.Sky News has learnt that Mr Candy, 49, will make the proposal a central part of his pitch to buy Chelsea, which he has supported since boyhood. The London-based …
13.03.2022 - 04:00
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Business Live
Hydes Brewery boss on Spring Statement wish list, cost of living crisis and defending Eat Out to Help Out
The boss of a historic family-owned brewery and pubs chain has revealed what is at the top of his Spring Statement wish list as the company bounces back from the Covid-19 pandemic. Hydes Brewery managing director Adam Mayers has also outlined what impact the cost of living crisis, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will …
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