By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 22:52 GMT, 8 November 2024 The economic tumult of the last ten days has been immense. Labour’s tax and spend Budget, the election of Donald Trump with the prospect of tax cuts and tariffs on imports, and a reduction in borrowing costs on both sides of the Atlantic still are being…
Serco was the FTSE 250’s second-biggest faller behind Vistry Group on Friday From April 2025, the employers’ NI rate on salaries is set to increase to 15% By HARRY WISE Updated: 15:50 GMT, 8 November 2024 Serco shares slumped on Friday after the outsourcing giant warned of higher labour costs and the loss of a lucrative…
Rightmove forecasts its ARPA rising by £85 to £95 on the £1,431 made last year The London-based company also anticipates making revenue of around £390m By HARRY WISE Updated: 12:16 GMT, 8 November 2024 Rightmove has boosted annual guidance thanks to improved advertising revenue, as it noted ‘greater optimism’ among its partners. Britain’s largest property…
By NOOR QURASHI and GERARD COUZENS Published: 21:25 GMT, 6 November 2024 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 7 November 2024 Tragic Liam Payne will be flown back to the UK today as the One Direction star’s body has finally been released to his family. The news comes three weeks after Liam died at the age of 31…
The wealth of the world’s ten richest people shot up by $64billion in one day following Donald Trump‘s victory in the presidential election, according to a major wealth index. The rise – equivalent to £49.5bn – marks the largest combined increase in the history of The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which began in 2012 and is…
By SABRINA PENTY Published: 15:44 GMT, 7 November 2024 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 7 November 2024 On the outskirts of the medieval town of Rottweil in southeast Germany and surrounded by the Black Forest, an 800 ft skyscraper rules the land. Considered to be one of the tallest buildings in the country, the TK Elevator…
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has posted a 90-page report outlining its musings on the future for inflation and the economy. On Thursday, the Bank cut interest rates from 5 per cent to 4.75 per cent, the lowest level for more than a year. But it also published its quarterly Monetary Policy Report,…
By SABRINA PENTY Published: 14:15 GMT, 7 November 2024 | Updated: 15:20 GMT, 7 November 2024 This is the moment terrified passengers were forced to leap out of a plane’s emergency exit after flames began to shoot out from the Boeing jet’s engine moments before takeoff. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft, bound for the town of…
Trainline reported its net ticket sales grew by 14% in the six months to August The percentage of UK rail tickets bought on the internet has increased to 51% By HARRY WISE Updated: 14:46 GMT, 7 November 2024 Trainline scored £3billion in first-half net ticket revenues thanks to a rising share of Britons booking rail…
By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 13:09 GMT, 7 November 2024 The Bank of England has cut interest rates as expected to 4.75 per cent, despite the re-emergence of concerns about a looming revival in inflationary pressures. It is the second time this year the central bank has made a 25 basis points reduction, following a similar…
