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Bookings boom at online travel agent Loveholidays
19/04/25 08:51
Founded in 2012, Loveholidays puts together a choice of 39,000 hotels and flights from big airlines and airports in the UK, Ireland and Germany to offer travellers a multitude of package holiday combinations. Strong growth continued into the first quarter with bookings up a third on the year before, accounts show. The Canary Islands, mainland Spain and the Greek Islands remain top picks for the British but Romania, Albania, Thailand and Tunisia are seeing the fastest growth....read
Don't turn up! Big firms bar investors from AGMs
19/04/25 08:50Critics say this violates the principle of shareholder democracy and makes it harder for investors to hold boards to account.
Labour may axe green levies to save steel
19/04/25 08:50Demand for steel is set to soar as Britain rearms and seeks to be more self-sufficient to avoid tariffs.
Conservative pension funds forced to merge
19/04/25 08:50The Government wants to boost growth by creating a series of pension 'mega-funds' in the biggest overhaul of the £400 billion Local Government Pension Scheme in a decade.
Ministers 'line up Covid-style furlough to save thousands of jobs at risk from Trump's tariffs' in key sectors including car industry
12/04/25 10:58Downing Street has lined up measures to shield key sectors including the car industry that have been hardest hit by the US President's sweeping tariffs, now at their highest level since the 1890s.
Meet the billionaire with close royal ties behind Trump's tariffs: How Scott Bessent made his name by almost bankrupting British homeowners but could now be the UK's economic lifeline
09/04/25 03:59He's put the retirement hopes of millions of British savers on hold as the value of their pension funds has shrunk and the world teeters on the brink of recession.
China set to ban Hollywood movies as a response to Trump tariffs
08/04/25 10:30It will put more tariffs on US agricultural products, prevent all US poultry from entering China and ban the import of US movies into the country, a Chinese journalist linked to the Communist party said.
Chinese plan to BAN Hollywood movies as they vow to 'fight to the end' in trade war: Huge blow could cost films such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and new Mission Impossible sequel half a BILLION dollars
08/04/25 07:36It will put more tariffs on US agricultural products, prevent all US poultry from entering China and ban the import of US movies into the country, a Chinese journalist linked to the Communist party said.
Trump escalates battle with China: Trillions more are wiped off shares as the Donald threatens Beijing with more than 100% tariffs
08/04/25 12:58Stocks plunged for a third day, yet the US President took aim at Beijing, which said it would impose its own 34 per cent levy on imports of American goods as a retaliatory measure to last week's tolls.
Tariff-hit firms could be thrown a £10bn lifeline: Covid-style support could save 100,000 jobs
07/04/25 09:00The prediction from Deutsche Bank's Sanjay Raja came amid growing warnings of the impact of Donald Trump's trade war on UK firms.
Just 50 pension schemes hold key to Rachel Reeves's growth plan
06/04/25 08:15The Chancellor has announced measures to make it easier for firms to access £150billion or more of excess money in their defined benefit pension plans.
Alarm as 'fear index' breaches Bank of England buffer
05/04/25 08:50A key threshold measuring whether British banks can cope with a meltdown in global trade has been triggered, we can reveal.
Cash-strapped NHS trusts hand former PM Tony Blair's tech pal Larry Ellison £1.5bn contract
05/04/25 08:50Contracts worth £3 billion to create digital health records have been awarded to two US tech giants despite lower offers from UK-based suppliers.
Carmakers hit by a 'black swan event' from Trump's trade war
03/04/25 09:03The 25% tax on foreign-made vehicles entering the US would cause 'Armageddon' and 'pure chaos' for the sector, said Dan Ives at US broker Wedbush.
The British firms set to be hit by Trump's tariffs
02/04/25 03:14It's only a week since Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spring Statement but her plan to balance the nation's books looks set to blown out of the water.
The British firms set to be hardest hit by Trump's sweeping tariffs TODAY - from top fashion houses to car makers employing tens of thousands…
02/04/25 02:46It's only a week since Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spring Statement but her plan to balance the nation's books looks set to blown out of the water.
Company profits dive amid tsunami of costs
29/03/25 09:50The Office for Budget Responsibility blames the alarming drop on recent inflation-busting pay rises, which have eroded companies' margins.
How the optimistic OBR spared Rachel Reeves from a £50bn black hole: PATRICK TOOHER
26/03/25 10:00We knew public finances were in a bad way. Just how bad was laid bare in official forecasts that accompanied the dismal Spring Statement.
The Spring Statement has a £45billion black hole - this is what you need to be prepared for
25/03/25 12:03It is going to be bad, very bad. But it could be worse, a lot worse. In tomorrow's Spring Statement, Rachel Reeves will be forced to plug a £15billion gap in the public finances.
Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending intensifies
23/03/25 12:01The Chancellor is expected to announce deeper than expected cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday after she was forced to borrow an extra £20 billion over the first 11 months of the fiscal year
REVEALED: Chancellor plans £15bn spending squeeze
22/03/25 09:50Rachel Reeves is attempting to balance the books - and more tax rises are in the pipeline if the economy continues to flatline, City experts predict.
Safestore chief's wage cut by massive £12m
22/03/25 09:50In what is believed to be one the biggest pay cuts of its kind, Vecchioli got by last year on just £615,000 after a lucrative but controversial bonus scheme paid out nothing.
Nationwide forced to defend £50 takeover reward
16/03/25 09:50Britain's biggest building society, led by Debbie Crosbie (pictured), is making the £600m payout following its takeover of Virgin Money.
A million more at risk of paying 40% tax: Chancellor may extend freeze on thresholds
15/03/25 09:50Rachel Reeves is under pressure to raise taxes and cut spending to plug a £10 billion gap in the public finances or risk breaking her own borrowing rules.
Bosses baffled by mountains of boardroom bumf
01/03/25 09:50The documents bosses receive - known as 'board packs' - weigh in at nearly 300 pages for larger companies, according to consultancy Board Intelligence.
The little-known stock that crushed rivals like Nvidia and Palantir to soar 713% last year
23/02/25 11:53Here's a starter for ten - no conferring or Googling, please. Which US shares were the best performers on America's Nasdaq market for high tech companies last year?
London share listings tumble to record low: Only 30 float applications approved in 2024
22/02/25 09:50A total of 88 firms delisted or transferred their primary listing from the London Stock Exchange in 2024.
Toxic pensions row at heart of Labour WhatsApp scandal threatens to undermine Reeves' growth plan
18/02/25 10:01Health minister Andrew Gwynne (pictured) was sacked and MP Oliver Ryan suspended for sharing a series of 'vile' sexist and racist posts.
Reeves business rates and National Insurance rise will hit small firms in the North hardest
17/02/25 10:00In her Budget in October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) announced plans to phase out rates relief introduced to help firms during the pandemic.
Tycoons make billions demanding change in UK firms: Should YOU invest like an activist?
15/02/25 09:50Activist investors take stakes in what they see as underperforming companies in order to agitate for change, which they believe will drive up the share price.
Banks raking in £30bn from interest rate ruse
08/02/25 09:51Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays made £30 billion between them last year by exploiting the gap between the rates for savers and borrowers, City experts say.
Can you make a fortune betting that shares in our biggest High Street store chains will fall after Reeves's disastrous Budget? The City's biggest brains reveal how to 'short'... and if you should
07/02/25 05:47Speculators are betting against a host of British companies in the wake of Rachel Reeves's anti-business Budget.
Where the pain of Trump's tariffs will hit Britain: These are the companies, jobs and products at risk - and where shareholders should be beware, revealed by City experts
05/02/25 12:20In the maelstrom of confusion around President Trump's tariff threats, the big question is where does the UK stand? And which might be the winning - and losing - industries and companies?
What Trump's trade war means for YOU: As tariffs throw markets into turmoil, what investors should do
03/02/25 05:00The ink was barely dry on Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement before her plans to balance the nation's books were effectively blown out of the water.
Bank of England cuts growth forecasts in fresh blow for Chancellor
01/02/25 09:50Rachel Reeves vowed to make growth her number one mission. She unveiled a controversial plan to expand Heathrow airport as part of this.
Last orders called for Diageo's growth target
01/02/25 09:50It comes as the owner of Johnnie Walker whisky and Guinness stout unveils half-year results. Diageo's shares have been languishing at a five-year low.
Should you hold on to Nvidia shares or sell up now? What investors should do
28/01/25 10:06Nvidia, led by boss Jensen Huang (pictured), lost almost $600bn in value, after China claimed its new Deepseek AI chatbot was far more efficient than rivals
How Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek triggered a tech stock MELTDOWN - and what investors should do NOW as share prices plunge
27/01/25 05:01As 'black swan' events go it takes some beating. Barely a week ago few people had heard of a Chinese technology start-up called DeepSeek. All that changed today.
The £330bn pension pot blunder… by the pensions watchdog
25/01/25 09:50The revision is far bigger than previously reported and means there is less in the pot from which to pay the pensions of millions of scheme members.
City bankers toast bonus bonanza in deal frenzy
25/01/25 09:50Top investment bankers at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are pocketing rises of up to 25 per cent.
The race to become the world's first $4TRILLION company - as experts reveal how the battle between US tech giants could affect you
14/01/25 12:01Apple is the front-runner in a tight contest to surpass the $4 trillion hurdle for the first time. But with a valuation of $3.6 trillion the iPhone maker is closely followed by microchip pioneer Nvidia.
Telent boss is one of the Budget's few cheerleaders
11/01/25 09:50Although head of the technology firm, Jo Gretton, admits the increase to National Insurance contributions 'will be a drag'.
Which US tech giant will pip its rivals to be world's first $4tn company?
11/01/25 09:50Apple is the front-runner, but it is closely followed by Nvidia, with Microsoft hard on its heels.
Blow for Chancellor as bond rout costs hit £50bn
11/01/25 09:50Reeves left a historically tiny buffer of £10 billion for this year in her Budget to meet her main rule that day-to-day spending be matched by tax receipts.
What are government bonds and why do they fear debt markets more than any other? PATRICK TOOHER explains
11/01/25 09:50A bond is an IOU or loan made by an investor to a government or company that must be repaid in full at a set date in the future.
Greggs benefits from Nigella effect in festive advertising campaign
04/01/25 09:51Analysts expect the bakery chain to be one of the big retail winners of the holiday period when it reports fourth-quarter results.
City bosses paid average annual salary in first THREE DAYS of 2025
04/01/25 09:50The news will reignite the row over 'fat cat' pay at a time when there are calls to give top executives even more money.
Local government pension funds discuss mergers under Rachel Reeves' mega-funds proposal
04/01/25 09:50Rachel Reeves unveiled plans to create pension 'mega-funds'. They include moves to unite the sprawling local government pension scheme.
Jensen Huang has been obsessive in creating Nvidia
28/12/24 09:51Huang's unconventional approach is 'the exact opposite' of what is considered best practice in most of the rest of corporate America.
The Chinese electric buses subsidised by UK taxpayers under 'Buy British' scheme
21/12/24 09:51More than £400 million of grants have been made available to encourage bus companies to switch to all-electric fleets as part of Government plans to meet ambitious net zero targets.
A THIRD of your water bill up the spout! Huge spend on debt - and dividends for fat cat bosses
21/12/24 09:51An average of 35p in every pound paid by customers for their water goes on interest payments and shareholder payouts
Bitcoin on steroids: Shares in MicroStrategy are up fivefold in a year but its boss once lost $6bn in a day - so should you invest?
19/12/24 10:07The flagship cryptocurrency favoured by drug dealers and money launderers this week hit a new high of $108,379.
Nationwide's £650m support for Virgin Money
14/12/24 09:52The huge capital injection follows the building society's £2.8 billion takeover of Virgin Money, which will create Britain's second largest savings and loans group.
Christmas rate cut hopes dashed by Budget
14/12/24 09:50Traders reckon there is a one-in-eight chance the Bank of England will trim the cost of borrowing, now at 4.75 per cent, when rate-setters meet.
Water firms fight for higher bills despite outrage
14/12/24 09:50Regulator Ofwat is set to announce how much each utility in England and Wales can charge customers for water and sewerage over the next five years.
Bitcoin on steroids: Shares in $90bn MicroStrategy are up 650% - here's what you should know before investing
11/12/24 11:50Even the most cautious investor must have been living under a rock not to have noticed the boom in Bitcoin. But it is not just crypto itself that has been soaring.
Are 'weapons of wealth destruction' ruining your pension? Experts reveal millions don't know their pots are being wrecked by Lifestyle Funds - and the steps you MUST take to protect yourself
03/12/24 12:14They are meant to protect the pension pots of millions of workers from the ups and downs of the stock market as they approach retirement age. Experts say precisely the opposite is happening.
I'm so angry, I want to ban Rachel Reeves from my grocer shop: After that controversial Budget, how business owners in her own backyard REALLY feel about the Chancellor
01/12/24 04:28Raymond Sutcliffe is fuming. 'I didn't know Rachel Reeves had been in here as a customer,' says the greengrocer, who owns one of the oldest shops in the Chancellor's constituency in Leeds.
Aviva purchase of Direct Line 'to push up prices'
29/11/24 09:50James Daley is concerned the takeover will reduce competition and lead to even higher insurance premiums, which have rocketed in recent years.
City grandee Victor Blank gave Rachel Reeves £175k donations
23/11/24 09:51Sir Victor was at the helm when Lloyds was strong-armed by the last Labour government into rescuing Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis.
Bosses demand urgent business rates shake-up
23/11/24 09:50Labour promised to 'level the playing field between the High Street and online giants' by replacing the levy, which is paid on the rateable value of a commercial property.
Close Brothers faces key meeting over car finance scandal
17/11/24 09:50The Court of Appeal ruled that commissions paid between banks and brokers on car deals may be unlawful because they were not clearly flagged to the customer.
Inflation back above 2% in blow for Bank of England
16/11/24 09:51The news will deal the Government another blow as the economy flatlines and lenders raise mortgage costs - despite recent interest rate cuts.
Households batten down the hatches as higher mortgage costs loom
09/11/24 09:51The news will revive fears that the home loans timebomb that exploded in the aftermath of the Liz Truss mini-Budget and sent borrowing costs soaring has not been extinguished.
Will Trump's burgeoning bromance with Elon Musk spark Bitcoin boom by banishing its 'Wild West' image?
09/11/24 09:50Trump, who once dismissed the digital token as a 'scam', now wants to make the US 'the bitcoin superpower of the world'.
Chancellor set for reforms to encourage pension funds to 'buy British'
09/11/24 09:50Reeves will use her keynote Mansion House speech to say lessons must be learnt from Canadian retirement schemes, who have been big investors in Britain.
Car finance crisis threat to home and motor insurance - banks on hook for billions in 'new PPI'
05/11/24 10:28The Court of Appeal ruled that commissions paid between banks and brokers on car deals may be unlawful because they were not clearly flagged.
Watchdog fears Chancellor will use more conjuring tricks to balance nation's books
02/11/24 09:50The independent Office for Budget Responsibility has warned Reeves against using smoke-and-mirrors accounting tricks.
Have Democrats or Republicans been better for the US stock market?
02/11/24 09:50Broker Charles Schwab has looked at how the S&P 500 index of leading US shares has performed when the Oval Office was either red for Republican or blue for Democrat.
Reeves' sniffle makes the bond markets shiver, says PATRICK TOOHER
30/10/24 10:32As expected, the Chancellor ditched the old way of measuring the parlous state of the public finances so that she can borrow more.
Government debt to soar to 'unsustainable' levels despite Reeves' new borrowing rules
26/10/24 10:01Based on current estimates, almost £1 in every £3 of tax revenue will go on interest payments within 50 years.
Your stock market needs YOU: As US shares hit record highs, should you buy these British bargains instead?
22/10/24 09:02In the UK, the FTSE 100 has been trading close to its record high and is up nearly 8% so far this year. Across the pond, the gains are even more dramatic.
Inheritance tax should be paid by individual heirs - NOT estates, says think tank favoured by Chancellor
19/10/24 08:50The plan - proposed by the Resolution Foundation - is likely to mean far more people would be forced to pay the hated tax.
AI guru to save NHS millions after using the tech to cut the number of missed appointments
14/10/24 09:04Dr Chris Bates (pictured), research and analytics director at TPP, said his company's technology could save the cash-strapped NHS a fortune.
Software firm TPP develops AI tool that slashes GP appointment no-shows... and it could save the NHS a fortune
13/10/24 08:39The number of patients who fail to turn up for a doctor's appointment has been cut by nearly a third in a trial using AI.
How to cash in on the $1trillion AI spending spree - is it just hype or a real revolution?
01/10/24 09:07Companies and investors are betting huge sums on AI - the technology that promises to transform whole industries, economies and even societies.
Lloyds Bank seeking to revamp legendary horse logo with 'more contemporary take'
28/09/24 11:09The much-loved horse is one of the world's most recognisable corporate brands - dating back to at least 1677 - and has been used in Lloyds advertisements since 1979.
For her next trick... how the Chancellor could make debt seem to disappear - as millions brace for a painful October Budget
28/09/24 09:00Rachel Reeves is set to follow the example of previous Chancellors by changing the 'fiscal rules' - the Government's self-imposed limits on debt and borrowing.
The £22bn cost to Britain of Gordon Brown's gold sell-off - as price of the precious metal continues to soar
28/09/24 09:00The soaring price of gold has made former chancellor Gordon Brown's (pictured) decision to sell off 395 tonnes of Britain's reserves even more costly.
How Stuart Rose will fight to revive Asda from being a private equity basket case
21/09/24 08:51With his brother Zuber and private equity group TDR Capital, Mohsin backed a £6.8 billion buyout in 2022 that saddled Asda with huge debts.
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