Boots warns of higher Budget costs amid sales surge
High street pharmacy giant Boots has warned it faces “heightened cost pressures” in 2025 following the Autumn Budget as it revealed strong sales towards the end of last year. The new boss of the N
M&S: City broker slashes share price target on lower profit prospects
Berenberg has downgraded its share price target for Marks and Spencer following lower estimates of long-term growth for the high street darling. The broker downgraded its price target from 410p to 384
Cum-ex: FCA fines broker over trading violations
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined broker Arian Financial £288,962 over cum-ex trading violations, after it failed to ensure it had effective systems and controls against financial crime
The runners and riders to replace under-fire City minister Tulip Siddiq
Downing Street is reportedly weighing up a number of potential candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq as her position as City minister comes under increasing pressure. Siddiq, the niece of ousted Banglade
Another private takeover: Alliance Pharma offered £350m
The London Stock Exchange is facing yet another private takeover, with Alliance Pharma offered £349.7m in an all-cash deal. The AIM-listed firm, which sells over-the-counter drugs in over 100 countri
Founder Favourites: Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones’s top tips for start-up success
Emma Jones, serial entrepreneur and founder of small business support platform Enterprise Nation, sits down with Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu to share her top tips for start-up success in 2025.
M&S, Greggs and Sainsbury’s shares slide on shaky outlook for UK economy
Marks & Spencer (M&S), Greggs, Sainsbury’s and B&M shares have all slumped today after investors took fright at warnings of a slowdown in consumer spending over the next year. Aside from Sainbury’
St James’s Place: Impax slumps following mandate losses
Impax’s stock price has sunk even further after revealing the damage that the loss of fund management mandates from St James’s Place has done to its business. Assets under management at the enviro
UK nightclubs are ‘more concerned now than during the pandemic’
The UK’s nightclub sector has been hit with an alarming decline in activity as it continues to battle “unsustainable” cost pressures following the Autumn Budget’s tax hikes. Fresh figures from
Marks and Spencer shares plunge as clothing sales slow
Marks and Spencer shares plunged by eight per cent in early deals this morning as investors digested the company’s Christmas trading update. The food and clothing retailer told markets this morning