Economic news and events

LONDON BRIEFING: Vodafone makes way for new Hungary national champion

Vodafone Group on Monday said it has entered into an agreement in principle with Hungarian technology firm 4iG Public and Hungarian state holding company Corvinus...

Mon, 22/08/2022 - 08:09

Liz Truss criticises 'too much talk of a recession', talks up ambition

UK Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss has said there is ‘too much talk that there's going to be a recession’ as she insisted an economic...

Mon, 22/08/2022 - 05:58

Eight days of strike action commences at UK's biggest port

The first of an eight-day workers strike at the UK's biggest container port begins on Sunday.

Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe will walk...

Sun, 21/08/2022 - 09:41

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Just Eat sells iFood stake for €1.8 billion

The following is a summary of top news stories on Friday.

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COMPANIES

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Just Eat Takeaway.com said it is selling its remaining 33% stake...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 10:57

Labour demands recall of parliament as UK cost-of-living crisis bites

Labour has written to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as the two Tory leadership contenders, demanding that parliament returns early in order to...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 09:38

UK public sector borrowing declines in July but still above pre-Covid

UK public sector borrowing declined year-on-year in July but remained firmly above pre-virus levels, figures on Friday showed.

According to the Office for National...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 08:23

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sector data resilient but Joules struggles

UK retail sales improved in July, data showed on Friday, managing to defy expectations for a decline.

However, the outlook for AIM-listed retailer Joules is...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 08:15

TOP NEWS: UK retail sales rise 0.3% monthly in July, beating consensus

UK retail sales defied expectations and grew on a monthly basis in July, figures on Friday showed, though they slightly missed a year-on-year forecast....

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 07:13

UK energy bills will hit nearly £3,600 from October, say experts

Families face a grim winter as experts predict the cap on energy bills will hit close to £3,600 per year from October – before rising...

Fri, 19/08/2022 - 06:42

Truss called for patients to be charged for GP visits in 2009

Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss called for patients to be charged to see their GP and for doctors' pay to be slashed by 10% in...

Thu, 18/08/2022 - 21:49

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