Category: Business
Next and Frasers go head to head for control of Harvey Nichols
Retail giants Next and Frasers are set to go head to head for control of ailing department store Harvey Nichols when…
Grant Thornton partners pocket £35m from private equity deal
Equity partners at professional services giant Grant Thornton’s UK arm received a £35.2m payout after a large stake in the firm…
Real Madrid break world record for sports team with £1bn revenue
Real Madrid have claimed the highest operating revenue of any sports team in history after reporting income of more than €1.2bn…
Lloyd’s of London allows staff to work from home as heatwave hits the capital
Lloyd’s of London is allowing its staff to stay away from the historic City building as yet another heatwave threatens to…
If SailGP steers towards ultra-aspirational audience it will soar
Having spent two days consuming SailGP in Portsmouth, Matt Hardy looks at what’s next for the series dubbed F1 on water…
AI, drones and data: Defence giants splash record $4.1bn on tech start-ups
Investment in defence tech start-ups has reached a record high this year as the world’s biggest arms companies step up spending…
Scotland’s tax hike may have backfired as receipt falls
The Scottish government’s decision to raise the top rate of income tax may have backfired, according to analysis by the lawyer…
Bank of England to hold interest rates as oil price surge threatens UK economy
The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates in a split vote on Thursday yet a surge in oil…
Burnham ‘aware’ of Healey’s extra £9bn spending demands
Andy Burnham has said he was “very aware” of John Healey’s demand to spend at least £9bn more a year on…
Inside the untapped commercial potential of the Tour de France
The Tour de France is the most attended annual sporting event with over 12m people attending roadside every year for the…
