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Beware the Zombie Apocalypse: Thousands of struggling companies face collapse as Iran struggle and…
The Iran war threatens to deal a final blow to thousands of ‘zombie’ firms already reeling from Labour’s tax hikes, according to new research.In a doom-laden report, insolvency expert Begbies Traynor Group (BTG) warns companies that have…
Cancer drug demand helps AstraZeneca and GSK increase their backside traces
Pharmaceutical drug giants AstraZeneca and GSK both saw cancer drug sales rise in their latest quarter. AstraZeneca saw an uptick in revenue in its first quarter amid higher takings from drugs for cancer and rare…
Santander takes hit from price of automobile finance scandal because it slashes outlook for UK…
Santander has seen profits slump in the first quarter after it set aside a further £179million for the motor finance scandal and slashed its outlook for the UK economy.Pre-tax profits dropped 44 per cent to £202million in the three months…
Lloyds income soar by a 3rd on enhance from greater rates of interest however it warns Iran struggle…
Lloyds reported soaring profits in the first quarter as higher interest rates boosted income, but the lender warned of a deteriorating economic outlook sparked by the Iran war.The lender’s pre-tax profits climbed by 33 per cent to £2billion…
ALEX BRUMMER: Conjuring up hire controls, that failed outdated socialist favorite, is closing proof…
Faced with crippling borrowing costs, inflation on the up, growth almost non-existent and the world edging closer to full-blown recession, rarely has a Chancellor of the Exchequer been under greater pressure to produce some answers.Yet the…
Should the triple lock pension pledge be made everlasting? Two in 5 suppose it ought to…
Two in five people strongly support the state pension triple lock and think it should be made permanent, new research reveals.The popular pledge means the state pension should increase every year by the highest of inflation, average…
The electrical vehicles being CANCELLED: Makers who’ve wielded the axe on EVs because of low…
While electric car sales are on the rise, their growth isn't accelerating at the pace industry and governments initially expected - or as fast as car makers who invested heavily would like.This is certainly the case in the UK. Electric…
The southern cities and cities the place home costs are falling even MORE than in London
Londoners are not the only homeowners seeing their properties fall in value, according to the latest data from Zoopla.The property portal says that average prices in every city in southern England were lower than they were a year ago…
‘A severe blow to the Government’: Labour blasted as Britain faces £70BILLION hit from…
The Middle East energy shock could plunge the UK into recession and wipe close to £70billion off the economy over the next two years, according to a doom-laden report.In a bleak assessment of Britain's prospects, the National Institute of…
Race to 10k: Sunshine and denim shorts assist classic garments reseller Jess Morton stretch her lead
Vintage clothes reseller Jess Morton has extended her lead in our Race to £10,000 this week. Online shoppers have snapped up her bundles of denim shorts and printed T-shirts.Antiques dealer Gordon Kennedy has sold nine items so far and…
