Competition law suspended after panic buying of fuel
The UK government is suspending competition law in the fuel industry to help tackle shortages. It comes after days of long queues at petrol stations triggered by fears that a…
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Pret A Manger to open 200 UK stores in new locations
Pret A Manger is planning to hire 3,000 more staff by the end of 2023 as it looks to expand. The coffee and sandwich chain cut thousands of jobs last…
National Express in talks to buy Stagecoach
National Express is in talks to acquire rival transport firm Stagecoach. It comes after a drop in passenger numbers last year due travel restrictions and fewer commuters travelling to work.…
Call for windfall tax on ‘excess’ pandemic profits
A new report calls for a one-off windfall tax on companies that made "excess profits" during the pandemic. Campaign group Tax Justice UK says that a number of companies saw…
Record jump in UK inflation as food prices rise
Price rises in the UK have shown the biggest increase in more than 20 years, official figures show. The consumer prices index, which measures the cost of a typical "shopping…
BCC warns of ‘hiring crisis’ as job vacancies hit record high
Businesses in the UK are facing an "acute crisis" in recruitment, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned. It comes as official figures showed that the number of vacancies…
Leisurewear demand boosts sales at Primark
Primark saw strong sales of "comfort wear" this summer, but lower than expected sales overall. The discount chain's owner, Associated British Foods plc (ABF), said that sales in late June…
CBI calls for urgent action over labour shortages
Labour shortages risk delaying the UK's economic recovery after the pandemic, the CBI has warned. The business group said that labour supply problems could last for up to two years…
How Technologies Influences The Stock Trading Market
Have you ever thought about what an amazing era we live in? On the one hand, a generation has grown up that can't imagine a world without computers, smartphones, and…
EY fined £3.5m for Stagecoach audit failings
The Financial Reporting Council has reprimanded EY (Ernst & Young) and fined the company £3.5m for failings relating to an audit of transport operator Stagecoach. The fine was discounted to…
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