Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has seen record first half revenues, thanks to customers ordering Christmas presents in advance in light of the ongoing delivery crisis. Consumer revenue was up 29%… The post Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury posts record revenues appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Glasgow’s COP26 summit will again remind policymakers and the public of where the world is now, in terms of its energy consumption and carbon footprint, and where it needs to… The post Oil prices are rising but supply is not responding Inbox appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The FTSE 100 made a strong start on Tuesday, lifted by some strong corporate updates and as investors reacted to the fresh records set on Wall Street overnight. AJ Bell… The post FTSE 100 Reckitt lifts sales forecasts appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
So far the UK banks are doing a pretty good job of emulating the stellar performance of their American cousins earlier this month. Hot on the heels of better than… The post HSBC beats forecasts appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The FTSE 100 started a new week in robust fashion on Monday despite a lukewarm reaction to better-than-expected results from index heavyweight HSBC. AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said: “The… The post FTSE starts busy week on front foot appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The second-hand prices of Britain’s most popular cars have risen by up to 57% in two years, according to new analysis by AA Cars, the AA’s used car website. Demand… The post Second-hand car values soar by up to 57% in just two years appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
As footfall in the city of London reaches 39% of pre-pandemic levels, its highest rate since early 2020, new findings reveal widespread concern about productivity from leading business decision makers with… The post Half of UK business leaders concerned about productivity as hybrid work sets in appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Unlike peers like Lloyds and Natwest which retrenched in the wake of the financial crisis to become fairly straightforward lenders, Barclays still has a major investment banking arm. This allowed… The post Barclays gets investment banking boost appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Yesterday’s announcement that the board of the Scottish Investment Trust, the self-managed company that was established in 1887, proposes to merge with JPMorgan Global Growth & Income should act as a wake-up… The post Scottish Investment trust proposes merger with JPMorgan trust appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
A shortage of hauliers and associated issues with logistics have led to some businesses reporting difficulties importing and exportingand may be leading to some consumers reporting not being able to… The post HGV driver shortage – “country in a state of logistical disarray” appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
