JCB issues warning despite sales hitting £6.5bn and profit surge amid housebuilding struggles
JCB reported a steep 44.5 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £805.8m, despite wider struggles in the UK housebuilding market.
Pension giants ink £1bn build-to-rent deal
“We can see there’s a critical shortage of housing supply, coupled with increasing demand for high-quality rental homes,” said Elizabeth Fernando, chief investment officer at the workplace pensi
Train driver shortage concern fuels calls for ‘massive recruitment campaign’
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said a fifth of his union members are set to retire within the next five years.
REA raises Rightmove bid to £6.1bn as it slams ‘lack of engagement’
Australian property group REA has upped its takeover bid for Rightmove to £6.1bn, saying it is “genuinely disappointed” with the lack of engagement from the company so far. Earlier this month, Ri
The Notebook: On the lookout for common sense at Labour Party Conference
As Labour Party Conference kicks off, Matthew Elliott lays out what he is on the lookout for (including his favourite Liverpool pub).
AI companies are racing to rescue the NHS
An official review by Lord Darzi revealed recently that the NHS is in “critical condition” following years of underfunding. The review found that the NHS is battling soaring demand, poor productiv
Meet the fund managers: Biotech investing under the microscope
In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Ailsa Craig, co-portfolio manager of International Biotechno
Linklaters early bet on competition law sees it leading in class action trend
Law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses during the class actions surge but Linklaters sees itself at the 'forefront'
Optimism among UK SMEs rises for third straight year
Optimism among the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses has grown for a third consecutive year in a positive sign for the domestic economy, according to fresh data. Around seven in ten SMEs said t
The UK economy is suffering from long Covid and a short memory
We may have ditched the testing swabs and face masks, but the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still being felt. Quite understandably, we’d rather consign that era to history, but the scale of the