Новости за 05.04.2024

Boss Ken Murphy said the company is set to rake in £2.75billion in profits - an upgrade of £50m.

Peel Hunt urged ministers to address the 'penal level' of the tax in the UK as it set out reforms needed to boost share ownership and drive up valuations of London-listed firms.

Chief executive Bob Iger said its streaming platform Disney+ will start taking action against freeloaders in June before a 'full rollout' in September.

Available first as a pure electric model with ranges of up to 410 miles, hybrid petrol-electric variants are to follow.

The publicity surrounding Thames Water is having a wider effect, encouraging some investors to seek out companies that are endeavouring to improve supply and environmental standards.

In a shot in the arm for the FTSE 100 group, a trial revealed that Imfinzi showed promise in treating highly aggressive small cell lung cancer.

A more diverse Monetary Policy Committee, armed with different forecasts and opinions, would hugely improve the credibility and reliability of decisions.

Non-farm payrolls - a key measure of the number of Americans in work - rose by 303,000 in March.

On this week's This is Money podcast, Helen Crane, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost talk savings, just as we head into a new financial year.

Frontier spiked to a year-to-date high after Shore Capital upgraded its stock recommendation from a hold to a buy.

The average 2023 motor premium rose 25% from £434 a year before, the Association of British Insurers said, hitting a peak of £627 in the final three months of the year.

Under the new rules, Ofcom says UK mobile users will be protected from accidentally building up massive roaming bills in foreign countries - but they don't come in until October.

Vagabond asked the High Court in early March to appoint administrators, blaming legacy Covid-19 debts, cost pressures and the forced closure of its Heathrow site for deciding to restructure the business.

Property prices fell in March, according to the latest figures from Halifax, representing the first monthly fall since September.

The number of people holding full UK driving licenses has hit a record milestone and older drivers numbers are booming. But, the number of young drivers has taken a hit.

The firm anticipates production in its integrated gas division of between 960,000 to 1 million barrels of oil equivalents per day in the opening three months of 2024.

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Shell, Majestic and Rothesay Life.

Options Skills went into administration without warning, leaving hundreds of budding gas fitters, electricians and plumbers unable to finish courses they had paid thousands of pounds for.

The biggest day for new listings on Rightmove this year was March 28, as sellers looked to capture the attention of buyers across the Easter weekend.

Utility Warehouse is the seventh biggest energy supplier in the UK and wants to compete with the giants. But how keen are customers on its selling point of 'bundling' different services?

I've not made the mistake of opting for the safety but lower returns of cash, but I have plenty of others to confess. In 25 years of Isa mistakes, here are a few that I've made.

The change will mean energy firms have to tally up customers' bills every half an hour, provided they have a smart meter fitted.

At this stage of Thames Water's life as a privatised utility, it is no longer a case of how such financial complexity proliferated, but how it can be dismantled.

Foreign lenders including the state-owned Bank of China are among the consortium of lenders to the utility group's parent company Kemble Water.

Having hijacked a takeover of DS Smith by Mondi last week, International Paper came clean over its plans should its £5.7bn deal be successful.