Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Dearbail Jordan Role, Business reporter, BBC News May 17, 2024, 10:15am BST Updated 8 minutes ago The Severn Trent boss has defended her multi-million pound pay package despite the company’s sewage leaks rising by a third by 2023. Liv Garfield received £3.2million in salary, bonuses and shares last … Read more
FRP Advisory will enter into discussions with potential buyers of The Body Shop after concluding that a CVA to restructure the business was not viable, Sky News has learned. By means of Mark Kleinman, city editor @MarkKleinmanSky Friday May 17, 2024 9:18 AM, UK The administrators of The Body Shop are to launch an auction … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Chinese economy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Industrial production in China rose more than expected last month, but retail sales grew more slowly, a sign that weak consumer confidence weighed on a recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Industrial production grew at … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bubble tea has found a sweet spot among millions, but has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some investors Item information Author, Joao da Silva Role, Business reporter 2 hours ago From its origins in Taiwan in the 1980s to the current global craze, bubble tea or … Read more
By Ben Chu Economics editor, Newsnight 6 hours ago Booming sales of electric cars are a must if we want to achieve our climate goals. But electric vehicle sales in the West have fallen and if governments want them to recover, they may have to do so at the expense of their own economies. The … Read more
By Ben Chu Economics editor, Newsnight 4 hours ago Booming sales of electric cars are a must if we want to achieve our climate goals. But electric vehicle sales in the West have fallen and if governments want them to recover, they may have to do so at the expense of their own economies. The … Read more
Czech billionaire Kretinsky poised to complete £3.5 billion purchase of Royal Mail The 48-year-old is West Ham’s second largest shareholder after David Sullivan CHRIS SUTTON: Fans are fed up with VAR… but it’s here to stay – Listen to the It’s All Kicking Off podcast Firstly, the Royal Mail. Next, Westham? Sources close to Daniel … Read more
Update from 5/16 below. This post was originally published on May 15 Bitcoin Bitcoin has suddenly shot higher after the latest US inflation data showed that price pressures have resumed their downward trend (with some speculating that a “massive” earthquake in China could be looming). Subscribe now Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and “discover blockchain … Read more
A line of 3,000 avid beauty fans packed the Trafford Center today (May 16) hoping to be among the first customers to get their hands on the latest beauty purchases at the new Sephora store. The French multinational opened the doors to its first store in the north just before 10am, which was quickly packed … Read more
Scientists have discovered a link between a complication of the COVID-19 vaccine and the complication caused by a rare ‘cold blood disease’. The research, led by Flinders University and international experts, deepens our understanding of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (known as VITT). Following the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, governments around … Read more