The FTSE 100 lost ground on Tuesday, pushed down by sharp falls across constituents including BT, plus energy giants Shell and BP. The blue-chip index fell 84 points, or 1%, to end the day at 8,273. BT shares fell 6.4% after Sky struck a broadband deal with CityFibre, one ofContinue Reading
Tesco has said it is increasing the price of its popular lunchtime meal deal. The price of the deal, which includes a sandwich, pasta or salad, a snack and a drink, currently costs £3.40 for customers with a Tesco Clubcard. Customers who are not members of the loyalty programme areContinue Reading
The UK’s competition watchdog says it has accepted proposed changes from Meta to the way the social media giant uses the data of customers who advertise on its platforms. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Meta had pledged to allow advertisers to place adverts on Facebook Marketplace and beContinue Reading
The number of companies that became insolvent in July was 16% higher than during the same period last year, according to official data. In England and Wales, 2,191 businesses went bust, according to the Insolvency Service, compared with 1,890 in July 2023. The figures included 320 compulsory liquidations – whenContinue Reading
Media regulator Ofcom is ramping up its hiring of online safety staff as debate continues over the ability of the UK to properly tackle the spread of misinformation online. The riots in parts of the UK earlier this month were fuelled by the spread of misinformation in the wake ofContinue Reading
Engineering firm John Wood Group has revealed it slumped to a near one billion US dollar (£770 million) half-year loss just weeks after a Dubai suitor walked away from a £1.56 billion proposed takeover. The FTSE 250 firm, which provides oilfield and engineering services, reported pre-tax losses of 961.7 millionContinue Reading
Ted Baker shops are to disappear from British high streets by the end of the day, some 36 years since the fashion chain first opened in Glasgow. The fashion chain’s 31 remaining stores in the UK and Ireland are expected to have shut down by Tuesday, while the website hasContinue Reading
Ultra-high-net-worth individuals or UHNWIs approach investments differently compared to the average investor. They avoid the error of ‘keeping up with the Joneses,’ where smaller investors try to match or outperform their peers’ investment strategies. Instead, UHNWIs establish personal investment goals and long-term strategies, focusing on their own financial objectives. TheseContinue Reading
In today’s digital age, where content is king, the need to maintain the originality and aesthetics of digital images is paramount. WatermarkRemover.ai emerges as a vital tool in the arsenal of content creators, photographers, and the general public alike. This comprehensive review explores how this AI watermark remover transforms theContinue Reading
Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur recently acquitted in a high-stakes £8bn fraud case, is missing after his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. The incident occurred just weeks after Lynch’s remarkable legal victory, which saw him cleared of fraud charges in a US court following a 13-year legalContinue Reading
