Anna Wise
Business News
UK firms put the brakes on investment plans post tariffs, survey finds
Larger businesses are more likely to be expecting a squeeze from new global trade policy, according to a survey carried out by HSBC UK.
By Anna Wise
22 Apr 2025
Business News
Crispin Odey fined £1.8m and banned from City for ‘lack of integrity’
The Financial Conduct Authority said Mr Odey ‘repeatedly sought to evade and obstruct efforts to hold him to account’.
By Anna Wise
17 Mar 2025
Business News
Interest rates set to stay at 4.5% as Bank of England faces ‘fog of uncertainty’
The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has been gradually cutting borrowing costs since August last year.
By Anna Wise
17 Mar 2025
Business News
Gen Z will protect gym membership as fitness ‘part of their identity’
Will Orr, chief executive of The Gym Group, said young people were increasingly seeing gyms as a place to socialise.
By Anna Wise
17 Mar 2025
Business News
US stocks rally after bruising week while defence stocks lift FTSE
New York’s top index, the S&P 500, was making strides after markets opened, reversing some of the heavy losses from recent days.
By Anna Wise
14 Mar 2025
Business News
Select Fashion on verge of collapse as it shuts UK stores – reports
The chain has been quietly trimming down its estate since the start of the year.
By Anna Wise
14 Mar 2025
Business News
Asda revival no ‘quick fix’ as supermarket spending drive to knock profits
Asda, which is the UK’s third-largest supermarket, launched a turnaround plan under new boss Allan Leighton.
By Anna Wise
14 Mar 2025
Business News
Magners-maker says economic climate and Budget squeezing consumer confidence
Shares in Dublin-based brewer C&C plunged by nearly a fifth on Thursday.
By Anna Wise
14 Mar 2025
Business News
Wall Street slump continues as Trump threatens more tariffs
In London, the FTSE 100 was treading water as gains for mining giants offset losses for most other stocks.
By Anna Wise
13 Mar 2025
Business News
Global stocks make headway as US inflation data halt tariff worries
Germany and France’s top indices both moved higher on Wednesday, while the UK’s also returned to growth.
By Anna Wise
12 Mar 2025
Politics
Number of taxpayers dragged into paying higher rate soars 15%, figures show
There were 5.1 million higher-rate taxpayers in 2022-23, according to the latest figures supplied by HMRC.
By Anna Wise
12 Mar 2025
Business News
UK companies ‘quieter’ about diversity targets amid US pressure – Parker Review
David Tyler, chair of The Parker Review, said good progress had been made in relation to ethnic diversity at the UK’s biggest listed firms.
By Anna Wise
12 Mar 2025
Business News
Shares in Zara owner Inditex slide as slowing sales growth raises retail woes
Shares in the Madrid-listed fashion giant tumbled to a seven-month low on Wednesday.
By Anna Wise
12 Mar 2025
Business News
UK music streaming tops £1bn sales but AI threat looms, BPI finds
The increase was partly driven by platforms raising their subscription prices during the year.
By Anna Wise
12 Mar 2025
Business News
FTSE 100 hits seven-week low as markets rocked by ‘erratic’ US trade policy
The blue-chip index fell 104.23 points, or 1.21%, to close at 8,495.99, hitting the lowest level since mid-January.
By Anna Wise
11 Mar 2025
Business News
Lego makes record sales as bid to ‘stay relevant’ sees F1 and Nike tie-ups
Best-selling themes include its Star Wars and Harry Potter sets, and Lego Icons such as a Pac-Man set and a Lamborghini.
By Anna Wise
11 Mar 2025
Business News
Ex-Barclays boss’ reputation ‘irretrievably damaged’ by City ban, tribunal told
Jes Staley previously said he ‘deeply regrets’ his association with Jeffrey Epstein, whom he described as being ‘professionally fairly close’ to.
By Anna Wise
11 Mar 2025
Business News
Wall Street sell-off turns ‘ugly’ as US recession fears grow
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 had plunged 2.3% by the time European markets closed, and Dow Jones was down 1.2%.
By Anna Wise
10 Mar 2025
Business News
Travis Perkins boss leaves due to ill health after six-month tenure
Shares in Travis fell more than 5% shortly after the announcement.
By Anna Wise
10 Mar 2025
Business News
Trade tensions and tariffs pushing down shipping rates, Clarksons says
Clarksons, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, said 2025 had started with even more uncertainty than previous years.
By Anna Wise
10 Mar 2025
Business News
Zoopla hires new boss who left Cazoo before its collapse
Paul Whitehead is returning to lead the online property portal after he left as chief strategy officer in 2018.
By Anna Wise
10 Mar 2025