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Coca-Cola EP teams up with conglomerate for $1.8bn takeover

Coca-Cola EP teams up with conglomerate for $1.8bn takeover The anchor bottler has signed a letter of intent with Aboitiz Equity Ventures  AEV is a self-styled... read more

Sensodyne owner Haleon boosts profit expectations

Sensodyne owner Haleon boosts profit expectations Panadol owner Haleon expects organic revenues to grow by 7-8% this year For the six months ending June, the gr... read more

Ibstock beats expectations despite housebuilding slowdown

Ibstock beats expectations despite housebuilding slowdown Revenue down by 14% to £22m in first six months to 30 June  Adjusted EBITDA down 11% to £63m over t... read more

Guess who’s back: Binance returns to Japan

Binance, one of the largest and most renowned exchange platforms, is once again making its presence known in Japan. The exchange, established in 2017, offers an... read more

Important Fundamentals Your Startup Needs to Make Profits

Starting a new business is an exciting and challenging endeavor. While there are many factors that contribute to a startup’s success, there are some cruci... read more

House prices fall at their sharpest rate in 14 years as borrowing costs are set to rise further tomorrow

House prices fall at their sharpest rate in 14 years as borrowing costs are set to rise further tomorrow £10,400 has been wiped off the value of a typical home... read more

Irn-Bru boss Roger White to step down after more than 21 years in the job

Irn-Bru boss Roger White to step down after more than 21 years in the job By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:56 BST, 1 August 2023 The boss o... read more

Uber posts first ever operating profit after making a record number of trips in the second quarter

Uber posts first ever operating profit after making a record number of trips in the second quarter By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:56 BST,... read more

New female chief facing a baptism of fire at Man Group after hedge fund manager sees profits collapse

New female chief facing a baptism of fire at Man Group after hedge fund manager sees profits collapse By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:56 BST, 1 August 2023 Challe... read more

European manufacturing sector slide worst since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

European manufacturing sector slide worst since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:56 BST, 1 August 2023 Europe’s manufacturing ... read more

BP hikes dividend by 10% despite profits falling 70% as energy prices tumble

BP hikes dividend by 10% despite profits falling 70% as energy prices tumble By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:56 BST, 1 August 2023 BP profits slumped during the ... read more

Bank of England insider Sarah Breeden named as its new deputy governor

Bank of England insider Sarah Breeden named as its new deputy governor By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:55 BST, 1 August 2023 A senior insider at the Bank of Engl... read more

How low-cost market tracking ‘robot’ funds typically beat six out of ten expensive human stock pickers

How low-cost market tracking ‘robot’ funds typically beat six out of ten expensive human stock pickers By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 Augu... read more

Domino’s sales lifted by new store openings

Domino’s sales lifted by new store openings  Group revenues jump up by 19.6 per cent over the six months to 25 June   Like-for-like system sales increa... read more

Travis Perkins warns of continued home spending slowdown

Travis Perkins warns of continued home spending slowdown The building materials supplier declared turnover dipped by 2.5% to £2.47bn  Travis Perkins’s s... read more

Engineer Weir Group boosts outlook as miners invest in sustainable tech

Engineer Weir Group boosts outlook as miners invest in sustainable tech Weir Group reported revenue from continuing operations grew by 16% Trading benefited fro... read more

A Premium Bonds saver scoops £1m prize after just three draws

A Premium Bonds saver scoops £1m prize after just three draws By Helen Kirrane Updated: 12:27 BST, 1 August 2023 Two Premium Bond savers have scooped the top Â... read more

Nationwide relaunches student current account with £100 bribe

Nationwide relaunches student current account with £100 bribe FlexStudent account is said to be a ‘limited-time offer’  Students need to deposit Â... read more

Cineworld to emerge from bankruptcy with new leadership

Cineworld to emerge from bankruptcy with new leadership The embattled group has cut its debt by $4.5billion The cinema chain has also raised $800million in new ... read more

Greggs sales jump by £150m after late-closure boost

Greggs sales jump by £150m after late-closure boost Greggs said its turnover rose by 21.5% to £844m for the six months ending 1 July A growing share of in-sto... read more

Aston Martin raises £216m from investors to slash debts

Aston Martin raises £216m from investors to slash debts Some 58.2m shares in Aston Martin were snapped up from investors Of these, just over 1m by retail inves... read more

HSBC profits more than double to $21.7bn

HSBC profits more than double to $21.7bn Bank announces a pretax profit of $21.7billion for the first six months this year This was increased from $9.2billion a... read more

House prices record biggest annual fall in 14 years

House prices record biggest annual fall in 14 years July saw house prices fall 0.2% month-on-month  They have fallen 3.8% in the year to July, increase on 3.5%... read more

Huge surge of ‘Isa millionaires’ as more than 4,000 people are now sitting on seven-figure sums

Huge surge of ‘Isa millionaires’ as more than 4,000 people are now sitting on seven-figure sums New data shows 4,070 savers had Isa pots worth £1mi... read more