Britain’s Marex Group files for US IPO
(Reuters) – Marex Group, a British commodities broker, announced plans on Friday to list its shares in New York, the latest blow to London’s bid to attract companies to its stock exchange.…
Analysis-Bonus freedom to pay paltry ‘Brexit dividend’ for Britain’s banks
By Sinead Cruise and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks in Britain may be free to award even bigger bonuses from January but new pay perks are unlikely to help the country’s…
Marketmind: Britain’s CPI the next frontier
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook British inflation data this morning could be the toast of trading desks if it follows updates from the…
Britain’s Entain to buy U.S.-based Angstrom Sports for $160 million
(Reuters) – Ladbrokes-owner Entain on Monday agreed to acquire U.S.-based Angstrom Sports for 122 million pounds ($159.5 million) as it looks to widen its footprint in the country. The acquisition of the…
DANIEL MCCARTHY: What American Conservatives Can Learn From Britain’s Bad Example
DANIEL MCCARTHY: What American Conservatives Can Learn From Britain’s Bad Example Daniel McCarthy on July 12, 2023 Republicans can only imagine what it would feel like to win four national elections in…
Britain’s 50-billion pound pensions gamble could put savers in fresh peril
By Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services industry has broadly cheered fresh government proposals to jumpstart the economy by channelling 50 billion pounds ($64.5 billion) of pension…
Britain’s banks seek government roadmap to tokenise stocks and bonds
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s role as a leading financial centre is at stake unless it comes up with a roadmap for digital representations of stocks, bonds, loans and real…
EVs drive Britain’s June car sales; industry body seeks VAT cut on public charging
(Reuters) -Britain’s new car sales jumped 25.8% year-on-year in June thanks to solid demand for electric vehicles (EV) from businesses and fleet buyers, an industry body said on Wednesday. The Society of…
Britain’s Harry seeking up to $560,000 in phone-hacking lawsuit – court documents
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry is seeking damages of around 440,000 pounds ($560,000) from Britain’s Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), court documents released on Friday revealed as the trial of the…
Britain’s Hunt: GDP figures show there’s ‘no room for complacency’
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday there was no room for complacency in tackling low growth and high inflation after data showed the economy stagnated in February,…
Britain’s Sainsbury’s offers lower prices to loyalty card holders
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, on Tuesday began offering lower prices on more than 300 items to the 18 million members of its Nectar loyalty scheme,…
Britain’s John Lewis has lost its soul, says Mary Portas
LONDON (Reuters) – British retail consultant and television personality Mary Portas has written an open letter to the John Lewis Partnership accusing the group of losing its soul for considering a change…
Britain’s Prince Harry invited to King Charles’s coronation -spokesperson
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have received an invitation to his father King Charles’s coronation but will not yet confirm publicly whether they will attend, a spokesperson…
Anti-monarchists plan protests at coronation of Britain’s King Charles
LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-monarchists said on Sunday that they planned to protest during the coronation of King Charles in May, saying the ceremony was “a slap in the face” for most…
Coronation of Britain’s King Charles to be celebrated with street parties, light shows
LONDON (Reuters) – The crowning of Britain’s King Charles III this May will be celebrated with traditional processions, a concert at Windsor Castle, street parties, light shows and community volunteering, Buckingham Palace…
Britain’s financial services exports tick higher, U.S. top customer
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s trade surplus in financial and related professional services edged up in 2021 as the United States cemented its position as the top customer, while the…
Britain’s Christmas shopping hurt by rail strikes and snow
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers have been hurt by a sharp dip in shopper numbers this week, a crucial Christmas trading period, as snowy weather and a national rail strike deterred people…
Britain’s Morrisons in 220 million stg logistics sale and leaseback deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Morrisons has completed a 220 million pounds ($269 million) sale and leaseback deal for seven logistics properties with asset manager ICG, the British supermarket group said on Friday. It…
Britain’s Morrisons in 220 million stg logistics sale and leaseback deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Morrisons has completed a 220 million pounds ($269 million) sale and leaseback deal for seven logistics properties with asset manager ICG, the British supermarket group said on Friday. It…
Britain’s BT wants help providing broadband to poor households
LONDON (Reuters) – BT said it needed to work with its competitors and the government on a long-term solution for providing broadband for low-income households, adding it was not sustainable for the…
Exxon says Britain’s Fawley oil refinery unaffected by strike
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil said on Monday that its 390,000 barrel per day (bpd) Fawley oil refinery in southern England is unaffected by strike action. “Operations at Fawley are unaffected and we…
Britain’s budget plan restores credibility but risks remain -Moody’s
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s budget plan for tax increases and tighter public spending announced on Thursday goes some way to restoring the country’s economic credibility, but risks remained due to the tough…
Sunak to raise Britain’s minimum wage -The Times
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will increase the national living wage and give 8 million households cost-of-living payments worth up to 1,100 pounds($1,292.61), The Times reported on Monday. Chancellor of…
In Britain’s inflation crisis, healthy diets are a casualty
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Fresh vegetables and fish are falling off the menu. Packaged pizzas and processed meat are the dishes of the day. Many British households are turning away…
Britain’s car output drops 6% as supply woes persist
(Reuters) – British car production dropped 6% in September, an industry body said on Thursday, as the sector continues to bear the brunt of high energy costs, supply-chain snags and component shortages.…
Britain’s new PM Sunak will get little leeway from markets, investors say
By Alun John and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors welcomed Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, but they’re likely to give him little leeway to diverge from spending…
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