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At the time of writing, the missile strike on King Khalid international airport has killed at least 13 people and left 300 injured, marking a significant turn in a regional conflagration that is only getting more…
Over the years from March 2004 to March 2024, the shares rose 10,300%, compared with a return of just 160% for the FTSE All-Share excluding dividends. But since reaching an all-time high in 2024, the shares have lost…
The vast majority of those people live in rural locations. The heating oil market is unregulated, unlike gas and electricity, so any changes in the global price quickly gets passed on to customers . Tensions in the…
The UK’s blue-chip index is set to make gains on Monday morning, picking up where Friday’s rally left off. Oil prices fell in early trading, as Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – dipped below $104 per…
Accounts signed off by Deloitte in Cyprus meant assets such as superyachts, mansions and private jets worth $672m (£508m) vanished from Abramovich's company accounts. Deloitte also appears to have advised on a scheme to…
New analysis of leaked corporate records uncovers what appears to have been a long-running and carefully orchestrated strategy of backdating documents. The Russian billionaire's closest aide, London-based Eugene…
The sector has certainly had a bad press, and there has been lots of squabbling and finger-pointing, often by those with a vested interest. Tom Bruce-Gardyne lifts the lid on this murky world for City AM’s Whisky…
It doesn’t tell you anything about how people are getting to work. That distinction has been missing from the debate about unused cycle storage in London’s office buildings. Research from the London Property Alliance…
Whatever the political differences between them, there is now broad recognition that Britain needs to invest, build and compete more effectively if it is to raise productivity and living standards. Closer to home, the…
Finance jobs in London shrunk in September as employers weighed up the raft of economic pressures and uncertainty around the forthcoming Budget. City vacancies tumbled 30 per cent to 1,200 by the end of the third…