By GEOFF HO Updated: 18:56 GMT, 6 December 2024 Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time yesterday and is tipped to rocket to $120,000 early next year following Donald Trump’s election victory in the US. The cryptocurrency has soared since the election on hopes he will follow through with his campaign promise to make the…
Updated: 07:40 GMT, 6 December 2024 There was some good reading for shareholders of Marie Claire publisher Future, with news of a return to growth and plans for a £55million share buyback. The firm, which also owns price comparison website GoCompare, expressed confidence in meeting market expectations for the current financial year, even though profit…
Gregg Wallace’s jibe at middle-class women of a certain age will not be forgotten, despite the MasterChef presenter’s efforts to row back. Aside from the offence caused, it shows a profound ignorance by a celebratory TV host who drools over sweet desserts and over-seasoned lamb dishes, but doesn’t understand what is going on outside kitchen…
Frasers expects its adjusted pre-tax profits to be £550m-£600m this fiscal year The firm also revealed its first-half operating profits fell by 10.5% to £266.8m By HARRY WISE Updated: 14:22 GMT, 5 December 2024 Frasers shares tumbled on Thursday as the Sports Direct owner lowered its profit guidance and the retail giant prepared for relegation out…
By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 December 2024 Police are investigating reports of stalking made by executives at fast fashion firm Boohoo. There have also reportedly been claims of ‘corporate espionage’. Forces in Greater Manchester and Kent are probing reports of stalking offences, said to involve serious alarm or distress. Chief executive Dan Finley,…
By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 December 2024 A gold miner backed by property magnate Nick Candy has bought a rival in a £90million deal. Metals Exploration swooped on Condor Gold with a bid of £67.5million up front in cash and shares. Condor shareholders will also be entitled to £22.6million in the future if…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 07:35 GMT, 4 December 2024 Natwest will return to full private ownership in the first half of next year. Chief executive Paul Thwaite said it would be a ‘symbolic moment’ for banking. He said it would be the ‘closing of another chapter’ for the industry after the lender – then…
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 December 2024 ITV’s boss is seeking to reassure investors that she is ‘not going anywhere’ amid speculation she is planning to step down after six years at the helm of the broadcaster. Despite a fall in the share price under Dame Carolyn McCall’s stewardship, she is determined to…
With Donald Trump returning to the White House and global turmoil persisting elsewhere, 2025 looks set to be another blockbuster year for financial markets. Every year, online investment and trading platform Saxo Bank posts its ‘outrageous predictions’ for the following year. This is a series of events that, while highly unlikely, ‘could just happen’. ‘The…
By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:08 GMT, 3 December 2024 Retailers faced lacklustre sales again in November as weak consumer confidence continues to weigh on the sector’s ‘golden quarter’. Non-food online shopping sales figures slumped by 10.3 per cent year-on-year in November, new data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows. It…
