Christmas shoppers could miss a bargain by focusing on a single day. Those hoping to make their money go further have another shopping window to watch. The days leading up to the event are worth watching, with exclusive figures shared with GB News revealing that the choice of offers on VoucherCodes.co.uk peaked before Black Friday last year. There were 31,400 offers available on both November 23 and 24, compared with 31,100 on Black Friday and 30,700 on Cyber Monday. Connie Suggitt, from Vouc...
Global oil markets will swing to a supply surplus for the first time since the start of the Iran war as Persian Gulf exports recover despite the ongoing conflict, the International Energy Agency said.
Donald Trump is still defending men who are facing a lot of heat. Whether it’s Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, who could be ousted after admitting an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, or his embattled secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth. He has also (jokingly) begged strongmen to take his job offers. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about why Trump’s judgment of high-profile men is … questionable Listen out for and watch the new series of Comfort Eating with Siobhán M...
Recent analysis has revealed that brimming an SUV with a 70-litre tank with unleaded costs £15 more today than it did two years ago, while refuelling a diesel model is almost £40 more expensive.
From a Cornish cottage not far from one that played a role in the TV series Doc Martin to a duplex in central London perched above a historic one Continue reading...
Bournemouth became a hub for thousands of finance jobs after the 1980s big bang, but new tech risks hurting Dorset’s economy A few minutes’ drive from Bournemouth’s sandy beachfront, on the site of a former farm, lies an unlikely nerve centre of international finance. Here, miles from the glass towers of London’s Canary Wharf, more than 5,300 staff including compliance officers, analysts and software engineers help process more than $1tn (£750bn) worth of global transactions each day for the...
The UK has a shopping list of sectoral agreements it wants to come away with from next week's key and long-delayed EU-UK summit, part of the 'small steps' in a path that could eventually lead to membership.
The 'magnificent seven' American companies - including the likes of Apple and Nvidia - now have a huge bearing on our pensions and ISAs, even if we don't think we're invested in them
US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough funds Business live – latest updates Poundland’s owner has said it is “taking due care” to consider if one of three bidders had enough funds to ensure its survival after the troubled budget retail chain secured two more weeks to find a deal. The management of Poundland , which employs approximately 12,000 people and operates 600 stores in the UK and Ireland, won approval from the high court...
Despite John Healey’s defiance, the economy faces threats from a tech slowdown and energy bills this winter AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years The forecasters were clear when John Healey became chancellor in July: Britain’s resilience to the war in the Middle East would not last. The global economic headwinds were too strong, inflation was beginning to rise and growth would slow to a trickle. Four months into the job, the economy is continuing to defy expectation...
At a time when individual men wield massive power, the ramifications of the Nvidia CEO’s affair could be enormous One of the reasons you want to distribute power and responsibility in powerful organizations and high-stakes enterprises is so that the narcissism or myopia of one man do not come to carry outsized consequences. When power is spread out across multiple people, it matters less if one of those people is prone to flattery, or in the midst of a midlife crisis, or perhaps just a bit st...
Shares up 7% after announcement as Jaime Gilinski Bacal seeks exit three years after helping to rescue bank Metro Bank is putting itself up for sale three years after its near-collapse, in a move that could hand a £420m windfall to its Colombian billionaire investor, Jaime Gilinski Bacal. Metro Bank made the rare decision to publicly announce it was open to bids on Thursday, paving the way for a wider pool of suitors. The announcement pushed the share price up by 7% by mid-morning, valuing th...
CEO says ‘democratic approach’ has helped brand outperform tough market, with big rises in China and US Burberry has returned to profit as its back-to-basics strategy drove strong sales of the British brand’s coats, jackets and handbags over the summer. Joshua Schulman, the chief executive, said the luxury brand had outperformed a “challenging luxury market” to achieve sales growth of 6%, helped by strong online and wholesale sales particularly in China and the US. “Our strategy is working,”...
UK luxury brand Burberry has beaten forecasts for second-quarter sales and first-half profit, saying its more affordable products had won over younger shoppers in the US and China.
This Christmas, Movie House cinemas are giving customers the chance to enjoy a festive film while helping make a difference to families in need across Northern Ireland.