Category: Finance News

Mar 24

National SME winners revealed at Business Champion Awards 2023 finale

A glittering night of celebration for the UK’s 140 finalists of the Business Champion Awards. Over 300 guests filled the East Wintergardens in London’s Canary Wharf and were hosted again by the nation’s favourite broadcaster, Huw Edward’s, the evening’s guests were treated to a night of champagne, music, laughter and thought provoking speeches. Jamie Waller […]
Mar 24

Futures waver as bank worries linger, investors weigh rate hike pause

Article content U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Friday as investors remained jittery over the health of the banking sector while they weighed the odds of the Federal Reserve pausing its interest rate hikes soon. Wall Street’s main indexes ended higher in the previous session following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s reassurances that measures […]
Mar 24

Geely’s Farizon Auto Seeking $300 Million Before US IPO, Sources Say

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Farizon Auto, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s new energy commercial vehicle brand, is considering raising as much as $300 million in fresh funds ahead of potential US initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Dong Cao Published Mar 24, 2023  •  […]
Mar 24

Looser Wetherspoon Supply Chain Lifts Earnings: The London Rush

Article content (Bloomberg) — Higher than expected retail sales this morning indicates the consumer still has some extra flexibility in their wallets, despite rapidly rising prices. That ties up with Wetherspoon’s better than expected first half earnings, showing some of the pub chain’s supply difficulties are starting to ease. On both counts the prospect of […]
Mar 24

Ten construction firms fined total £60m for ‘illegally colluding’ on contract bids

Ten construction firms have been fined a combined £60m by the competition regulator for “illegally colluding” to rig bids for lucrative contracts for projects including Bow Street magistrates court and Selfridges department store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the companies had acted as a cartel over 19 private and public sector contracts […]
Mar 24

Accenture cuts 19,000 jobs on slowdown fears

Accenture has announced plans to cut 19,000 jobs, about 2.5 per cent of its workforce, as corporate clients grow increasingly cautious about the strength of the global economy. The business, one of the world’s biggest consultancy groups, follows others in the sector in implementing sweeping layoffs after lowering its annual forecast of sales and profits. […]