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Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats – POLITICO
World
“Europe is mortal, it can die. It only depends on our choices,” he said in a highly-anticipated speech that echoed a landmark discourse he ...
Thames Water bondholder warns creditor losses will deter investment in UK
Business
Nationalising Thames Water and forcing losses on creditors will deter investment in UK infrastructure, a key bondholder has warned. A senior fund ...
How Lidl’s breakneck expansion came to a juddering halt
Business
They also show that Lidl’s debt pile has ballooned from just under £1.7bn in 2020 to £3.1bn at the last count. Barclays analysts ...
Crunch meeting at Thames Water amid scramble for £750m
Business
If the company is put into special administration, it is estimated that as much as £5bn of financial support would be needed to ...
Soaring interest rates are the real reason Britain has a debt problem
Business
Debt interest being such a large factor as it is now is far from being a new phenomenon. During the Napoleonic Wars, ...
The Bank of England risks pushing Britain into an economic death trap
Business
The world’s most powerful banks are losing faith in the macroeconomic judgment of the Bank of England. A disturbing number think the ...
Issa brothers introduce four-day week at Asda
Business
She said: “Asda has been forced to accept that all is not well amongst their managers and are attempting to address some ...
Britain to borrow record £206bn from private investors this year as election looms
Business
Vivek Paul, chief investment strategist for the UK at BlackRock, said any expensive election pledges could unnerve investors. “As inflation falls in ...
Bank of England warns private credit poses threat to financial stability
Business
Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor with responsibility for financial stability, said risky corporate lending “is a business model that has grown ...
Moral arguments over the state pension are irrelevant. There is no money
Business
The state pension age is going to have to rise sharply, in Britain as elsewhere. It is simply not sustainable to carry ...