High street shops had terrible 2024 with ‘drab’ December month as closures up by 28%
HIGH street shops have had another terrible 12 months — with almost 13,500 closing for good.Around 37 a day shut in 2024, a 28 per…
FTSE sees its best year since 2021, climbing almost 6 per cent through 2024
The FTSE has seen its best year since 2021, climbing almost 6 per cent through 2024.The UK’s blue-chip index was boosted by a buoyant global…
Six reasons to be cheerful about business in 2025 from lower interest rates to revival of British manufacturing giant
IT’S a bit gloomy out there, with fears of another recession and inflation soaring.To stop us festering in a depressive Christmas fug, I’ve scraped the…
From Boeing to bots, rebrands and the Budget – test your city wits with our fiendish festive financial quiz
It was another busy year in the world of business.Test your knowledge on the stories of 2024 from Boeing, to bots, rebrands and the Budget.2Test…
Poundland takes £639million hit to value as profits crash and costs soar
POUNDLAND is facing an uncertain future as tumbling profits have prompted its owner to admit it was considering what to do with it.Polish owner Pepco…
Food and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with US, says Business Secretary – The Sun
FOOD and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with the US, the Business Secretary has said. Jonathan Reynolds was…
Prices at budget shops Lidl and Aldi set to rise with other high street favourites to follow
BRITS on a budget are to face even higher prices at discount shops such as Aldi and Lidl because of the Chancellor’s tax raid.Low-cost retailers…
PizzaExpress announces new Christmas menu that will start in DAYS – and there’s a major change to family favourite
THE CHAIN PizzaExpress has laid its cards out on the table - in the form of a brand new Christmas menu.Fans can expect to see…
Parents are being ‘ripped off’ by makers of baby milk & ban on discounting it ‘should end’
PARENTS are being ripped off by makers of baby milk — and the ban on discounting it should end, the competition watchdog has said.Formula price…
Mike Ashley threatens WWE-style smackdown at Boohoo by demanding they make him chief executive
MIKE Ashley is threatening a WWE-style smackdown at Boohoo by demanding the retailer makes him chief executive.Just one day after dropping a separate £111million bid…
Major fund to boost women in business snubbed by big banks despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls for greater support
A £250MILLION fund set up to boost women in business and backed by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been snubbed by City institutions.Only Barclays, asset…
Pubs and restaurants face ‘cliff edge’ unless Rachel Reeves axes looming tax hike, warn bosses
PUBS and restaurants face a “cliff edge” unless Rachel Reeves axes a looming tax hike, anxious bosses have warned.Some 170 hospitality chiefs - including booze…
Water giants want even more cash from hard-pressed customers – by adding £100 to bills over five years
WATER giants want to flush out even more cash from hard-pressed customers by adding another £100 to bills over five years.The biggest suppliers in England…
Tech giant Google faces being taken apart by US government as fears grow over ‘stifling’ dominance
GOOGLE faces being taken apart by the US government in what could be a dramatic break-up of one of the world’s biggest tech firms.The Department…
Post Office chief quits weeks before he’s set to give evidence in Horizon IT inquiry
POST OFFICE boss Nick Read is stepping down after a torrid five years and just weeks before he gives evidence in the next stage of…
Mortgage approvals at highest since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered market two years ago
Mortgage approvals are at their peak since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered the market nearly two years ago.There were nearly 62,000 in July, up 29 percent…
Price of gold breaks records as Pound hits highest level against the dollar in more than a year
BETS on lower interest rates have sparked a gold rush with the price of the precious metal breaking records.The Pound also hit its highest level…
Dairy giant’s solar panel vision will help offset greenhouse gases from farting cows
THE boss of dairy giant Arla says putting solar panels on cattle sheds will help offset greenhouse gases from farting cows.Bas Padberg said members of…
William Hill’s owner says company is getting ‘stronger’ despite earnings crashing by two-thirds
WILLIAM HILL and 888 owner Evoke is counting the cost of rejigging the business this year.The gambling giant saw earnings crash by two-thirds in the…
Package holidays making a comeback as TUI reports revenue of £5billion
OLD-STYLE package holidays are bouncing back — as TUI reports a summer stampede to Spain, Greece and Turkey.Europe’s largest travel operator says its revenue has…