Category: Economy
Economy
Ofwat refuses to limit soaring debts by Water firms’ as borrowing hit £54bn
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Thur, 1st Dec 2022) London, Uk - - Customers pay on average 20% of their bill towards servicing debt and[more...]
Sizewell C nuclear plant confirmed by UK government with £700m public stake
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Tue, 29th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - EDF’s Suffolk plant will create 10,000 highly skilled jobs and help secure[more...]
Black Friday sales off to a ‘steady start’ despite higher cost of living predictions
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Fri, 25th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - Black Friday sales are "off to a steady start", latest data suggests,[more...]
Royal Mail: Strikes over Christmas and Black Friday to go ahead
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Wed, 23rd Nov 2022) London, Uk - - Strikes planned for the Black Friday weekend and the run-up to Christmas[more...]
Halfords target Retirees and women in drive for 1,000 new car repair technicians
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Wed, 123rd Nov 2022) London, Uk - - The company has said a competitive labour market has led to capacity constraints, though[more...]
Chancellor called to commit to further freeze of fuel duty as petrol forecast to rise by 12p a litre
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Fri, 18th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - "As things stand, drivers will face an enormous hike in the cost of fuel[more...]
Lidl profits quadruple as UK shoppers look for bargains
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Thur, 17th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - Discount grocer bounces back from Covid disruption as profits in Great Britain[more...]
Royal Mail says it will do “whatever it takes” to turn around its business in wake of more postal strikes
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Thur, 17th Nov 2022) London, UK -- Britain's Royal Mail will do "whatever it takes" to turn around its business, its[more...]
John Lewis’ Christmas ad sweeps aside fake snow, celebrities and goes back to basics
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Thur, 10th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - From M&S to Tesco, festive advertisers have plumped for themes echoing strong[more...]
EV startup Arrival shares tumbling 33.2% on warning of job cuts in UK
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue 8th Nov 2022) London, UK -- Electric-vehicle startup Arrival SA warned on Tuesday it may not have enough cash to[more...]
Train strikes planned from Saturday suspended, union says
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Fri, 4th Nov 2022) London, Uk - - A series of strikes by railway workers planned for 5, 7 and[more...]
Sainsbury’s profits dip as they shield shoppers from some rising costs
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Thur, 3rd Nov 2022) London, Uk - - The supermarket's chief executive points to a growing trend of people eating at home[more...]