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Premier League toasts £40m deal with new beer partner Guinness

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 09:22
English football's top flight is toasting a £40m sponsorship deal with Guinness after the Diageo-owned brand saw off competition from Heineken.

Lloyds profits plunge by 28%

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 07:26
Profits have plunged at Lloyds Banking Group in the wake of its record results last year.

'We aren't going anywhere' - TikTok vows court fight as new US law threatens to ban it

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 05:33
TikTok has promised a court battle over a new law that threatens to ban it in the US - with the app's boss saying "we aren't going anywhere".

TikTok ban in US moves a step closer

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 05:33
The possibility of a ban on TikTok in the US has moved a step closer after the Senate agreed a landmark bill to force its China-based parent company into selling the app.

FTSE 100 record highs do not reflect a recovery for UK PLC - here's why

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 19:04
The FTSE 100 has hit a second all-time closing high in as many days.

Post Office scandal extends 'greatly beyond Horizon' - victims' lawyer

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 17:36
The post office scandal extends “greatly beyond” faulty Horizon software, according to a lawyer for victims.

Post Office boss Read led 'campaign to defame and ostracise me', ex-HR director claims

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 13:53
A former HR director at the Post Office, whose misconduct claims against chief executive Nick Read were dismissed following an internal investigation, has written to MPs in a bid to plead her case.

Getir investors to fund European exit with new cash injection

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 12:57
Investors in Getir, the grocery delivery app which at one point attained a valuation of almost £10bn, are to inject yet more money into the company to fund its exit from the UK and Europe.

Primark, borrowing and FTSE highs

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 12:38
Associated British Foods, the parent company of Primark, says pre-tax half-year profits jumped by 37% in the six months to March.

Post Office described IT bugs as 'exceptions' to make them sound 'non-emotive'

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 11:46
Senior figures at the Post Office began describing computer bugs as "exceptions" as they grappled with mounting complaints from sub-postmasters about its faulty Horizon IT system, it has emerged.

Government borrowing higher than forecast as doubts raised over pre-election tax cuts

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 07:07
Doubts have been raised over the government's ability to unveil tax cuts ahead of the next general election after official figures revealed borrowing was higher than expected in the past year.

'I owe them my life': Iceland boss praises paramedics after collapsing in London Marathon

Tue, 23/04/2024 - 00:47
Iceland's executive chairman has thanked paramedics who saved his life after he collapsed near the finish line of the London Marathon.

Tesla to 'accelerate' release of new models as revenues find reverse gear

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 20:10
Tesla's quarterly revenue has dropped for the first time in almost four years, according to financial result filings, demonstrating why the electric carmaker is cutting prices further along with its cost base.

Supermarket price war leads to fall in grocery inflation

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 17:02
Promotional offers by supermarkets were a major factor behind a further easing of grocery inflation over the past month, according to industry data.

Gay dating app Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 14:48
Hundreds of users of the gay dating app Grindr have alleged the company shared their private information, including their HIV status, with third parties, a law firm said on Monday. 

FTSE 100 hits new record high helped by five-month low for pound

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 13:52
The FTSE 100 has ended a long wait to achieve a new record high.

Asda growth dips and Thames Water invests

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 12:40
On today's episode of the Ian King Business Podcast, Asda's chief financial officer Michael Gleeson responds to a 2.2% like-for-like sales growth - a slow-down of the 2.8% reported in the previous quarter.

Kylie music label BMG in rival approach for Hipgnosis

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 12:09
The music giant which counts Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz and Fatboy Slim among its roster of global artists has expressed an interest in buying Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF), the London-listed company.

Thames Water warns of even bigger surge in bills under new plans

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 07:29
The UK's biggest water company has put forward an investment offer that could increase customer bills even more than the 40% rise it already requested.

Train drivers at 16 rail companies to strike next month

Mon, 22/04/2024 - 07:08
Train drivers at 16 rail companies will stage a series of fresh strikes next month in their long-running pay dispute, the Aslef union has announced.

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