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01.12.2021 - 11:16
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Sky News
Energy crisis: Zog becomes 25th household supplier to crash and burn since September
Another household energy supplier has thrown in the towel as the industry grapples with the unprecedented surge in wholesale costs.Zog Energy, which has 11,700 households on its books, said via its website that it was ceasing to trade and advised customers that their gas and electricity supplies would not be affected. Under the industry regulator …
01.12.2021 - 09:44
Business
Sky News
Help vaccinate poor countries or face more new COVID variant shocks, rich economies told
The world’s rich nations must help vaccinate the poorest nations or else they will face a continual cycle of economic shocks and restrictions in the face of new variants, the OECD’s chief economist has said.Laurence Boone told Sky News that the Omicron variant could cause the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to downgrade …
01.12.2021 - 09:31
Business
Business Live
Loungers planning 13 new site openings as sales leap above pre-pandemic levels
Loungers has reported sales above pre-pandemic levels as customers returned to its chain of bars and restaurants following the easing of national lockdown restrictions earlier this year. In a set of half-year results published on Wednesday (December 1), the Bristol-founded group posted revenues of £102m in the six months to October 3. This was up …
01.12.2021 - 09:00
Business
Business Live
Sales exceed pre-pandemic levels as Birmingham manufacturer wins string of new contracts
Sales have exceeded pre-covid levels after a Birmingham manufacturer secured a string of new contract wins. Grayson Thermal Systems – which specialises in the design and manufacturer of cooling, heating and air conditioning products for the transport sector – has secured more than £8 million of orders from customers including ABB, Solaris, Skoda and Wrightbus. …
01.12.2021 - 09:00
Business
Business Live
Cornwall-based lender FOLK2FOLK receives £7M from British Business Investments
Cornwall-based finance firm FOLK2FOLK has received a £7m investment from the commercial arm of the British Business Bank. The marketplace lender for rural and regional SMEs received the commitment from British Business Investments (BBI), a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary within the British Business Bank group, the UK government’s economic development bank. Headquartered in Launceston, with offices …
01.12.2021 - 08:32
Business
Business Live
Rental demand drives up revenues and profits at Redde Northgate
North East vehicle rental group Redde Northgate has hailed strong half year performance, with rising revenues and profit. The Darlington business – formed last year through the merger of light commercial vehicle hire business Northgate with support services company Redde – said the well-documented new vehicle supply issues has boosted demand for its rental services. …
01.12.2021 - 08:25
Business
Business Live
‘Superior’ £1.2bn takeover bid accepted by software developer Blue Prism’s board
A “superior” submitted by an American investment giant to takeover a Warrington-headquartered software developer, which values the company at more than £1.2bn, has been agreed. Blue Prism Group, which also has a base in London, had previously reached an agreement at the end of September with Vista Equity Partners. Vista had already seen off competition …
01.12.2021 - 07:10
Business
Sky News
Double-digit house price growth returns as ‘buoyant’ market keeps up pace
House prices unexpectedly returned to double digit growth last month as the property market kept up its “extremely buoyant” pace, new figures show.Prices in November were 10% ahead of the same month last year, according to an index published by lender Nationwide – up slightly from 9.9% in October and beating expectations that growth would …
30.11.2021 - 19:01
Business
Sky News
The cost of Christmas is going up as retailers pass on price pressures to shoppers
British households are facing a more expensive Christmas shop after labour shortages and surging costs pushed retail prices higher for the first time since May 2019, according to industry figures.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) shop price index showed a rise of 0.3% in November compared to the same month last year. It follows a decrease …
30.11.2021 - 17:58
Business
Business Weekly
Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell unveil identity of new powerhouse
The world’s largest integrated quantum computing company – Quantinuum – has been rolled out by Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. The vision is to accelerate the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies in a platform agnostic manner to deliver real-world quantum enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that …
30.11.2021 - 14:20
Business
Sky News
Emirates could be taxiing toward an IPO take-off – but will it fly with investors?
It seems somewhat counter-intuitive, given the batterings meted out to aviation stocks during the last 21 months, but Emirates could be the next major airline heading to the stock market.The Dubai-based carrier’s president, Sir Tim Clark, has indicated that an initial public offering (IPO) could be imminent depending on the view of its owner, the …
30.11.2021 - 14:04
Business
Evening Standard
TSB to shut 70 branches — see if yours is affected
TSB is axing 70 more branches next year including one on Baker Street in Central London.It the latest bank to say that customers are switching to digital services as it shuts branches.The closures come on top of 164 closures announced in 2020. Around 150 jobs are affected, though TSB said the people would be offered …
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