The FTSE 100 is up 0.1 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Close Brothers, Jet2, GSK, MJ Gleeson, Lloyds and Home REIT. Read the Thursday 15 February Business Live blog below.
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The British economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in October, missing economist forecasts of flat growth for the month, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows.
The FTSE 100 is up 0.3 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Entain, Workspace, Springfield Properties and Newbury Racecourse. Read the Wednesday 13 December Business Live blog below.
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Manufacturers are battening down the hatches and cutting activity amid expectations of weaker market conditions with a union boss warning the UK is on the brink of recession, an industry expert has said.
Britain’s manufacturing sector shrank at its fastest rate for three years last month after a year-long decline, according to an influential survey.
The S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI survey returned a reading of 45.3 in July compared to 46.5 in June.
It marks the joint-worst performance for
For United, the Ghanian star would be more of an attacking option but they’ll have to move quickly if they’re to snap him up. Hojlund remains the priority for now, but United will need to find out an answer soon on whether a deal can be struck for the Dane.
If a move is proving too much then United will have to switch their attentions elsewhere, but leaving it so late in the window means United will likely have to
Daily Covid cases, deaths and hospital admissions were down across the UK today as the country’s Omicron wave receded.
Government dashboard data shows there were another 89,176 positive tests across the country in the past 24 hours, marking a 7 per cent decrease on last Friday.
Daily infections hit a plateau last week – which was attributed to rising cases in primary schools and people returning to work – after coming down rapidly from a peak of over 200,000 earlier
Wispa bars have become the latest casualty of Cadbury’s shrinkflation after it was revealed that the brand has reduced the size of the chocolate treat – but continues to sell it for the same price.
The popular chocolate bar has seen a shrinkage in size across the range, with the Duo bar, containing two mini bars of chocolate, reduced by almost 4g, or 7 per cent, while still costing 85p. The new version has just 10 fewer calories.
Meanwhile 10-packs
