Business

Blow to Macron as French credit rating downgraded

Business
Robert Johnson

France has been downgraded by S&P Global in a blow to Emmanuel Macron’s fiscal credibility.  The credit rating agency lowered France’s long-term ...

Take-Two’s Indie Label Private Division Reportedly In Trouble

Technology
Laura Adams

Image: Private Division It looks like Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two is trying to get rid of its indie label, Private Division. ...

Crispin Odey sues Financial Times for libel after sexual assault claims

Business
Robert Johnson

Crispin Odey is suing the Financial Times for libel, almost a year after the newspaper published allegations of sexual harassment against the ...

Homes for sale hit eight-year high as property market bounces back

Business
Robert Johnson

Good morning   1) Royal Mail at risk of being broken up after £3.6bn foreign takeover | Fears postal service will be ...

NatWest extends Mastercard business savings discount programme to debit card customers

Trending
Sophie Anderson

NatWest has extended access to Business Savings from Mastercard to business debit card customers. Business Savings is a merchant discount programme ...

Pound hits two-year high against euro

Business
Robert Johnson

The board of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services said it has agreed to a £3.57bn takeover offer from Czech billionaire Daniel ...

Canterbury businesses fuming as Southern Water fix sinkhole in St Peter’s Street for third time in a month

Business
Robert Johnson

Business owners are in disbelief as roadworks shut down a busy high street for the third time in a month. St Peter’s ...

Business faces £42bn debt crisis after end of ultra-low rates

Business
Robert Johnson

It came as economists at Europe’s second-largest bank, BNP Paribas, warned that inflation will be higher and “bumpier” in the years to ...

London stockbroker’s US operations shut after Deutsche Bank takeover

Business
Robert Johnson

Earlier this month the German bank moved Numis’s UK analysts into its new London office, while 15 members of Deutsche’s equity sales ...

Labour grapples with plans for a British wealth fund – without the wealth

Business
Robert Johnson

Top bosses from Aviva, Equitix and Brunel Pensions are also involved, giving an indication of the type of institutional investors Labour is ...