BUSINESS

We pick two houses with blue plaques and ask which would you prefer to live in - one where Sir Austen Chamberlain was born or the other where Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore lived?... Read more »

The British motoring brand has sold its 20,000th car of the year - a milestone never reached before. It means sales have already eclipsed the previous record of 18,415 set across the whole of 2020.... Read more »

Back in 1995 Barclays bought a loss-making fund management firm called Wells Fargo Nikko. It was based in California and had developed a simple investment idea.... Read more »

The Genesis G70 is the new saloon from the premium arm of Korea's Hyundai Group. Smart, sophisticated and a touch flashy. There's definitely a nod to BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Bentley.... Read more »

The benchmark Shanghai Shenzhen index has shed as much as 24 per cent of its value in the past year, amid alarm over the Beijing government's crackdown on tech companies.... Read more »

Philip Morris International sealed its buyout of the Chippenham-based inhaler company this week after almost 75 per cent of Vectura's investors backed the deal.... Read more »

Retail sales slipped by 0.9 per cent, following a 2.8 per cent fall in July, marking the longest period of decline since records began in 1996, according to the Office for National Statistics.... Read more »

The stark warning came from the Federation of Small Businesses, which is calling on minisers to ease the pressures faced by the thousands of firms making up the backbone of Britain's economy.... Read more »

The US retailer decided earlier this year to close its 81 UK and Ireland stores following a period of sliding sales. But a deal with Next will see the brand keep a physical presence in town centres.... Read more »

Climate FinTech hires all-star management team Frankfurt am Main, Germany, August 18, 2021 – bullfinch completes its management team by hiring top-level executives. Niko von Tippelskirch has been newly appointed to the executive management board and will take on the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gabriele Donino has joined... Read more »

Construction and housing financing: digital offerings required Bank customers are willing to handle part of the mortgage process digitally: a large majority of customers searches for information online, would apply for a loan on the web and submit documents accordingly. Mortgage customers look for a bank to guide them through... Read more »

Companies ink deal to deliver Nickelodeon-branded debit cards, financial education assets and promotion across TV, Online and Social Channels LONDON 21st APRIL 2021 – Osper, the parent-managed debit card for young people, and ViacomCBS Consumer Products UK today announced a partnership to bring a range of Nickelodeon properties including SpongeBob... Read more »

Frankfurt, 21.04.2021 – Deutsche Leibrenten Grundbesitz AG has raised an additional 25 million euros via a convertible bond. This indicates the level of trust placed in Germany’s market leader for property-based pension plans by the institutional investors involved. Operating in a market which demonstrates further demand growth, the Frankfurt-based company... Read more »

New research by P.A.ID Strategies for Signicat shows that poor onboarding means billions spent across Europe to attract customers is wasted Trondheim, Norway, 24th February 2021: Signicat, the Trusted Digital Identity™ company, today revealed new analysis by P.A.ID Strategies that shows financial institutions are wasting at least €5.7 billion every... Read more »

Convertible bonds increased from 50 to 75 million euro. Frankfurt, January 12, 2021 – Deutsche Leibrenten Grundbesitz AG is funding its strong growth with the support of noted German institutional investors. The amount of convertible bonds issued in November 2019, a total of 50 million euro, has been increased by... Read more »

London, United Kingdom, 15th December 2020 - DECTA, the provider of end-to-end services for payment processing, acquiring and card issuing announces partnership with Travel Union - the travel-focused digital banking platform for individuals, families and travel industry partners. Together with DECTA, Travel Union brought a unique solution in fintech from... Read more »

New report from Signicat conducted at the height of COVID-19 sees abandonment rate increase by 23 percentage points from 2019 One in five abandonments are due to a lengthy and complicated onboarding process 41% of consumers across Europe have been unable to access new financial services due to lockdown restrictions... Read more »

UK's leading free credit score and credit marketplace protects customer data from account takeover and credential stuffing attacks Manchester, UK – 21st October 2020 – Netacea, a provider of bot management solutions, today announces that ClearScore, the UK’s leading free credit score and credit marketplace, has selected Netacea’s bot management... Read more »

Rising wholesale gas prices means some companies are unable to supply energy customers have paid for.... Read more »

There are concerns the high price of wholesale gas could have a far-reaching impact on the economy.... Read more »

Thousands of people who have turned 66 have not been paid their state pensions and they are furious.... Read more »

A shortage of the gas could hit meat production and packaging, UK processors warn.... Read more »

Simplifying the traffic light system and reducing testing requirements will boost the industry, airlines say.... Read more »

Football giant says year was among its most challenging but sees broadcast income jump sharply.... Read more »

Deal means Gap will still have a UK High Street presence within Next's stores despite closing its own.... Read more »

The transport secretary is expected to announce an overhaul of the "traffic light" system.... Read more »

In a study of more than 100 company accounts, 80% of audits didn't assess climate risk.... Read more »

Gas supply this winter is "not a cause for immediate concern", the UK's business secretary has reassured, following reports that a spike in prices could threaten food production and other industries.... Read more »

The bonds of friendship between France and the UK, US and Australia have been "tarnished" by the AUKUS pact, and it is now "more difficult than before" for France to trust those countries, the president of the French National Assembly has told Sky News.... Read more »

Northern Ireland has indicated it will follow many of England's incoming COVID-19 rules on international travel, as holiday firms experience a surge in bookings.... Read more »

Lord Hammond, the former chancellor, is helping to assemble a £300m takeover bid for Amey, the outsourcer that ranks among the UK government’s biggest private sector contractors.... Read more »

Britain's meat industry is warning of a shortage of carbon dioxide gas without which the food manufacturing process could grind to a halt.... Read more »

Economic predictions are often fraught with risk, but here's one that feels quite safe: the fertiliser company which has just shut down production at two of its UK plants will not be the last business to do so.... Read more »

A major relaxing of travel rules for people entering and leaving England has been announced for the coming weeks.... Read more »

The owner of the Stanlow oil refinery is facing a fresh financial crunch ahead of a looming deadline to repay hundreds of millions of pounds in deferred taxes.... Read more »

Manchester United has reported an annual loss of £92.2m as it counted the cost of forced stadium closures during the pandemic.... Read more »

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s acquisition of Kansas City Southern could be complete by next fall, the Calgary-based railway said Thursday.... Read more »

Suncor, three First Nations and five Métis communities will own a 15 per cent stake in this pipeline asset with a value of about $1.3 billion. ... Read more »

CN Rail's decision comes after the U.S. railway ruled a rival bid by from CP Rail was a superior proposal.... Read more »

Inflation was 3.7 per cent in July.... Read more »

If you have or expect to have kids in child care in the next few years, here's a look at how child care proposals from the Liberals and Conservatives would benefit you.... Read more »

At a campaign stop in Russell, Ont., O'Toole offered more details on his plan to replace the federal child care deduction with a refundable tax credit.... Read more »

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole made the announcement Monday in Ottawa during the last week of the federal election.... Read more »

Amazon also announced it will increase the starting wage for its front-line, hourly employees in Canada 27 per cent to $21.65 an hour from $17 an hour.... Read more »

Recruiters say they're seeing some job candidates bump up their compensation by 20 per cent or more.... Read more »