Who is Daniel Křetínský? Czech billionaire allowed to buy Royal Mail
He’s nicknamed the 'Czech Sphinx' due to his enigmatic approach to business and could buy the Royal Mail as soon as this month
Hipgnosis accepts new Blackstone offer in latest bidding war twist
US-based royalties fund Concord had made a bid earlier this month
40,000 companies are on the brink — These sectors are most at risk
Begbies Traynor found that found that 554,554 companies are in significant’ distress and 40,174 in ‘critical’ distress
Loungers boss says 'the UK economy is holding up well' as sales grow
Sales at the chain grew by almost 25%
Greek energy giant 'highly likely' to move €5bn listing to London
The move would be a much-needed boost for the London Stock Exchange, which has struggled for new listings this year
Almost $200bn wiped off Meta value as markets doubt Zuckerberg AI plan
First-quarter results were strong, but investors weren’t pleased with the Facebook and Instagram owner’s spending plans
AstraZeneca's £18.7m CEO bounces back as pharma giant's sales grow 18%
Soriot came under fire this month for his £18.7 million pay packet
Inflation fall doesn't mean we should cut interest rates — BoE's Pill
Pill also said it would be better for the Bank of England to cut interest rates too late than too early
London VC boss: 'You can see why' firms are 'seduced' by US
VC firm Molten Ventures saw its shares surge today as it reported its results
Hipgnosis battle heats up as Mercuriadis threatens to sink Concord bid
The fund agreed a takeover deal last week with US-based royalties investor Concord
Starting pay in London rising at the slowest pace since lockdown
The level of new hiring also continued to decline.
Thames Water could hike bills by £200 a year to help cut sewage spills
Bill set to hit £627 by 2030 to pay for investment projects
Thames Water bills will still increase by 40% in updated business plan
The new plan comes at a time of serious questions over the future of the utility
Akshata Murty gets £10.5m dividend, enough for 116,000 pairs of Sambas
Murty owns a 0.94% stake in the Indian tech outsourcer Infosys, which was founded by her father
'Work from pub' is 40% cheaper than a coworking space, research finds
A ‘work from pub’ deal for the day comes out at £13 on average across six major UK chains
William Hill owner 888's revenue falls, but still beats expectations
Betting shop revenue was down 7%, while UK online sports revenue dipped by 1%
Barclays ups mortgage rates after this week's inflation disappointment
The 3.2% inflation figure led City traders to bet that rates may not be cut until the Autumn