MP seeks referral for Vodafone to covid corruption commissioner
Tory MP Sir John Hayes has called for Vodafone to be referred to the Covid Corruption Commissioner over allegations listed in a multi-million-pound lawsuit
The Wolseley: Group behind high-end London restaurants eyes new openings
The group behind some of London’s best-known restaurants is looking to open new locations at home and abroad. The Wolseley Hospitality Group, which is owned by Minor Hotels, currently operates nine
Bond tumult prompts comparisons with Britain’s 1970s debt crisis
The turmoil engulfing the UK gilt market has shades of the country’s debt crisis in the 1970s which culminated in the then Labour government needing a bailout from the IMF, according to multiple fin
Canary Wharf life science hub appoints contractor to transform Elizabeth Line-linked site
Construction services organisation Morgan Sindall has been appointed lead contractor for a huge office-to-labs conversion in Canary Wharf. The plans for 17 Columbus Courtyard (17CC), which were approv
London commercial property starts year strong with huge Baker Street let
A British-based property company has fully let a Baker Street office space at a significant premium to the estimated value in an excellent start to the commercial market in 2025. Derwent London has pr
Pound sterling continues to sink as UK economy ‘clearly on very shaky ground’
Pound sterling has continued to sell off this morning, and UK government bond yields have ticked higher as UK risk assets remain under pressure. The pound fell below $1.23 against the dollar in early
Financial M&A surges as banks and insurers hunt for scale
A wave of banking and insurance tie-ups pushed the volume of UK financial services dealmaking to its highest level in more than a decade last year, new figures show. After a slowdown in 2023, mergers
The Zuckerberg Meta-morphosis: Are tech bros having a glow up?
Zuckerberg's latest appearance, clad in a drop-shoulder black t-shirt with a statement necklace, has got us talking: are tech bros having a glow up?
Samsung: Profit falls but investors look Nvidia partnership
Samsung Electronics flagged weaker-than-expected profit for its final quarter of 2024, yet optimism around future high-performance memory sales boosted its stock by 3.4 per cent on Wednesday. In this