By GEOFF HO Updated: 21:53 GMT, 13 December 2024 Rachel Reeves yesterday hailed the impending listing of a French TV and film giant on the London Stock Exchange as a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK. Ahead of the LSE debut of Canal+ shares on Monday, the Chancellor met the Paris-based firm’s chief executive Maxime…
GDP shrinks again but analysts say the bank is more concerned about inflation By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:06 GMT, 13 December 2024 The pound fell back from recent highs on Friday after fresh data showed the economy shrank for a second consecutive month. Data from the office for National Statistics showed a 0.1 per cent…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 12 December 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the fourth time this year as the continent’s floundering economy faces political strife and possible US tariffs. The quarter-percentage point cut from 3.25 per cent to 3 per cent takes rates to their lowest since May…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Paris Emily Nicholson, 26, and Saskia Teje Jenkins, 25. The business partners and friends began working on Australian fashion brand Amelie Teje as a side hustle in 2020 with just $2,500 each and have since grown it to seven figures. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image…
Hospitality companies have warned the Budget could lead to more job cuts By HARRY WISE Updated: 17:01 GMT, 12 December 2024 Britain’s pubs, restaurants and hotels experienced the fastest increase in costs of any business sector last month, after being hit by tax and wage changes in October’s Budget. Tourism and recreation companies also implemented…
Parents expecting this month’s Canada Child Benefit (CCB) cheques will have to wait a little while longer because of the ongoing Canada Post strike. Under an agreement between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), some socio-economic cheques, including the Canada Child Benefit, will continue to be delivered despite the national postal…
Retailer has 75% market share of AI laptop market, says boss By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:10 GMT, 12 December 2024 Looming Currys price hikes are ‘inevitable’ ahead of a £32million hit from changes announced in the Autumn Budget, the retailer told shareholders on Thursday. Currys said ‘some’ price hikes are on the way as it…
Vancouver city council has voted to explore ways to make the municipality a “Bitcoin-friendly city.” The motion approved Wednesday won’t mean the city is investing or accepting payment in cryptocurrency any time soon, but will instead direct staff to look into those possibilities. The proposal passed along party lines with Mayor Ken Sim, who proposed…
Takeover mania has the stock market in its grip with two multi-billion pound bids sealed last week alone. Nothing so unusual about that, you might think – except that both were led by women. Amanda Blanc, the chief executive of insurance company Aviva, pursued smaller rival Direct Line, and Margherita Della Valle, the boss of…
By JON HOPKINS Updated: 22:19 GMT, 11 December 2024 British Airways owner IAG has seen its share price go on a journey this year, almost doubling in value, and Deutsche Bank thinks that journey has only just begun. The German bank’s analysts said capacity constraints on transatlantic flights should leave IAG able to lift prices…
