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Business - Page 15

Business

BT suspends dividend to free up 5G and broadband investment

BT has scrapped its dividend for the first time in more than a decade to free up billions to invest ..

by The Editor
May 7, 2020
Business

Don’t expect a snapback for the UK economy after lockdown is lifted

In a way, Britain should have been the country best prepared for the devastating impact of Covid-19 ..

by The Editor
May 7, 2020
Business

Don’t expect a snapback for the UK economy after lockdown is lifted

In a way, Britain should have been the country best prepared for the devastating impact of Covid-19 ..

by The Editor
May 7, 2020
Business

UK online grocery sales likely to surge by a quarter

Online grocery sales are expected to surge by more than a quarter this year as the coronavirus lockd..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

UK online grocery sales likely to surge by a quarter

Online grocery sales are expected to surge by more than a quarter this year as the coronavirus lockd..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

UK car sales plunge to lowest since 1946

The UK car market ground to a halt in April, with new vehicle sales plunging by 97% to the lowest le..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

Food deliveries to vulnerable in UK ‘need better coordination’

Consumer and disability rights groups have called on the government urgently improve the coordinatio..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

UK car sales plunge to lowest since 1946

The UK car market ground to a halt in April, with new vehicle sales plunging by 97% to the lowest le..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

Food deliveries to vulnerable in UK ‘need better coordination’

Consumer and disability rights groups have called on the government urgently improve the coordinatio..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

UK’s biggest P2P lender halves interest rates

The UKs biggest “peer-to-peer” (P2P) lender, RateSetter, has slashed the interest rates it offers to..

by The Editor
May 5, 2020
Business

How to avoid a W-shaped global coronavirus recession

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” George Santayana famously quipped in..

by The Editor
May 4, 2020
Business

UK firms join forces to sue Hiscox over insurance

Two groups representing around 500 businesses which have insurance policies with Hiscox have joined ..

by The Editor
May 3, 2020
Business

Boots to provide help for domestic abuse victims

Domestic abuse victims will be able to access safe spaces at Boots pharmacies across the country fro..

by The Editor
May 1, 2020
Business

Make UK: More help needed for British industrial sector

The government may need to take a stake in parts of Britains struggling industrial sector to help co..

by The Editor
May 1, 2020
Business

RBS profits halve as bank takes £800m coronavirus hit

Profits at Royal Bank of Scotland halved in the first quarter after the taxpayer-owned bank set asid..

by The Editor
May 1, 2020
Business

Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs as coronavirus grounds flights

Ryanair is planning to cut 3,000 jobs and reduce staff pay by up to a fifth in response to the Covid..

by The Editor
May 1, 2020
Business

Shell cuts dividend for first time since 1945 amid oil price collapse

Royal Dutch Shell has cut its shareholder dividend for the first time since the second world war fol..

by The Editor
April 30, 2020
Business

Lloyds bank profits crash 95% to cover expected surge in bad debts

Profits at Lloyds Banking Group collapsed in the first quarter, crashing 95% after the bank was forc..

by The Editor
April 30, 2020
Business

UK car production plunged in March to lowest level

UK car production plunged by more than a third in March to its lowest since 2009 as the coronavirus ..

by The Editor
April 30, 2020
Business

Next warns sales will fall ‘faster and steeper’ than expected in pandemic

Next is cancelling its dividend and share buyback programme to save £480m as it warned sales would f..

by The Editor
April 29, 2020
Business

Flexible working will be norm after lockdown, say Barclays and WPP bosses

The chief executives of Barclays and WPP are predicting an end to crowded city centre offices and ru..

by The Editor
April 29, 2020
Business

British Airways plans to make up to 12,000 staff redundant

British Airways has set out plans to make up to 12,000 of its staff redundant because of the global ..

by The Editor
April 29, 2020
Business

HSBC profit nearly halves due to coronavirus outbreak

HSBC profits nearly halved in the first quarter after the bank was forced to put aside $3bn (£2.4bn)..

by The Editor
April 28, 2020
Business

Marks & Spencer scraps shareholder payout

Marks and Spencer has scrapped next years dividend as it looks to cut costs and preserve cash, warni..

by The Editor
April 28, 2020
Business

UK’s lowest paid most at risks during Covid-19 crisis

Britains lowest-paid workers, women and young adults have jobs with the biggest health and economic ..

by The Editor
April 28, 2020
Business

Clergy criticise tax havens firms seek coronavirus cash

Senior members of the clergy including Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, have sai..

by The Editor
April 27, 2020
Business

Firms receiving Covid-19 help told to cut executive pay

Companies that have received government support to help them through the coronavirus crisis should c..

by The Editor
April 27, 2020
Business

UK banks may need to put aside £5bn to cover losses

Britains largest banks could have to put aside nearly £5bn to help cover potential loan losses in th..

by The Editor
April 27, 2020
Business

John Lewis to reopen factory to make gowns for NHS

John Lewis is reopening its textiles factory in Lancashire, which usually makes curtains, pillows an..

by The Editor
April 26, 2020
Business

UK energy firms using debt collectors during coronavirus

Britains energy suppliers are continuing to use debt collectors to chase unpaid bills after promisin..

by The Editor
April 26, 2020
Business

Will shoppers return to the UK high street after lockdown?

British retailers were battle weary after 2019 which was their worst on record. Sales fell for the f..

by The Editor
April 25, 2020
Business

UK insurers face £1.2bn payouts for coronavirus crisis

Insurers expect to pay out £1.2bn to businesses and individuals hit by the coronavirus crisis, inclu..

by The Editor
April 25, 2020
Business

Hair salons could stay closed for SIX MONTHS

HAIR and beauty salons risk going bust as they could remain closed for another six months if the Gov..

by The Editor
April 24, 2020
Business

NHS pharmacy’s business account frozen by Metro Bank

Metro Bank has been accused of potentially putting peoples health at risk during the coronavirus cri..

by The Editor
April 24, 2020
Business

What will coronavirus mean for the British economy?

One month after a national lockdown was declared in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus, i..

by The Editor
April 24, 2020
Business

Lockdown tips UK economy into biggest slump on record

The UKs manufacturing and services industries suffered the biggest slump on record this month, accor..

by The Editor
April 23, 2020
Business

Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin among UK firms planning return

Carmakers Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin joined Taylor Wimpey in announcing they would restart w..

by The Editor
April 23, 2020
Business

We made right choice in ventilators race

The head of a group that has made the swiftest progress in supplying ventilators to the NHS has said..

by The Editor
April 22, 2020
Business

LGIM warns firms to act fairly during coronavirus crisis

One of the worlds largest fund managers, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), has warned co..

by The Editor
April 22, 2020
Business

Tenants told to use lunch and holiday savings to pay full rent

Tenants who asked their billionaire landlord for a rent reduction during the coronavirus pandemic we..

by The Editor
April 22, 2020
Business

John Lewis and Primark furlough tens of thousands of staff

John Lewis and Primark have together furloughed more than 80,000 staff. John Lewis said it feared de..

by The Editor
April 21, 2020
Business

British households face disposable income fall

British households will have £43bn less cash available for essential spending between April and June..

by The Editor
April 20, 2020
Business

Coronavirus outbreak will halt 520,000 UK house sales

More than 520,000 UK home sales will be abandoned this year, after the government ordered a temporar..

by The Editor
April 20, 2020
Business

UK’s regional light rail services at risk

Crucial publicly owned transport services could face the axe because of lost revenues due to passeng..

by The Editor
April 20, 2020
Business

Millions of jobs at risk if lockdown lasts for months

More than half of the jobs in some sectors of the UK economy are at risk if the lockdown continues f..

by The Editor
April 19, 2020
Business

Milk thrown down the drain while millions go hungry

Yet, at the same time British farmers are warning they have been forced to throw millions of gallons..

by The Editor
April 19, 2020
Business

Banks ordered to speed up small business loans

BANKS have been told by the Bank of England boss to speed up lending to small and medium-sized busin..

by The Editor
April 19, 2020
Business

The best indie beauty brands to support right now

Several thousand beauty consultants are at home, either furloughed or on basic pay. Beauty manufactu..

April 18, 2020
Business

Four in 10 people financially impacted by coronavirus

Nearly four in 10 people who have been financially impacted by coronavirus have seen half their inco..

by The Editor
April 17, 2020
Business

Government extends loan guarantee scheme

The government has sought to allay growing fears about the impact of a protracted Covid-19 lockdown ..

by The Editor
April 17, 2020
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