Two of the largest online trading platforms in the United Kingdom reported robust customer and asset growth in defiance of volatile markets and sluggish investor sentiment.
AJ Bell's Strong Customer and Asset Growth
For the twelve-month period ending in September, AJ Bell registered 476,532 new customers, an increase of more than...
Challenging Times for THG
THG's revenues continued to decline, causing investors to experience a turbulent journey despite the insistence of under-pressure CEO Matt Moulding that "progress had been made on multiple fronts."
The Formerly Known Hut Group
Formerly referred to as The Hut Group, the troubled lifestyle and technology brand reported a...
Cryptocurrency Accounts Suspended
A number of crypto currency accounts associated with terrorism have been suspended by the issuer.
Tether's Announcement
Tether, the entity that governs stablecoin, a digital currency established with a fixed value of $1 to mitigate the volatile price fluctuations observed in alternative crypto currencies like Bitcoin, announced the freezing...
Royal Authorization for Mining Exploration
Cornish Tin has been granted authorization by the monarch to conduct gold and silver exploration in pursuit of revitalizing Cornwall's mining sector.
The Crown Estate, the monarchy's portfolio of land holdings, has granted the company exclusive exploration rights to search for precious metals across 123,447 acres...
TRG acquisition price criticized.
TMR Capital values TRG higher.
Apollo's deal for TRG.
An activist investor has criticized The Restaurant Group (TRG) acquisition price, claiming that the restaurant chain owner is undervalued by approximately £100 million.
Apollo, a prominent American private equity firm, has reached a deal to acquire The Restaurant Group in...
Calls for ESG Investors to Embrace the Defence Sector
Prominent politicians and military figures have reiterated their appeals for additional City investors to support the defence sector amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Challenging Perceptions: The Defence Industry's Importance
Ministers have previously cautioned that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors...
Pakistan's food exports surge
Factors behind the increase
Positive outlook for future exports
Despite soaring domestic food inflation, Pakistan's exports of agricultural and food products surged by a substantial 37.4% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.
The significant increase in food product exports...
Redesigned UK coins for King Charles III.
Emphasizes nature and numbers.
Traditional and educational initiative.
The Royal Mint says a revised set of British coins with prominent numbers can help kids count and recognise numbers.
These coins, which will circulate by year's end, honour King Charles III and his love of nature.
All coins...
Ecclestone guilty of tax fraud.
£652.6 million settlement.
Suspended prison sentence.
The court heard that Ecclestone and HMRC reached a settlement of £652.6 million.
Bernie Ecclestone, the former head of Formula One, avoided incarceration by pleading guilty to tax fraud for failing to inform the government that he owned £400 million in a...
Assura reports strong financial performance.
Acquisitions and developments drive growth.
Focus on strategic expansion.
Assura achieved "strong financial performance" in the first six months as a primary care property developer due to portfolio expansion and rental income.
In the six months leading up to September 30th, the Altrincham-based company acquired 612 properties with...
GSK and Zhifei's lucrative vaccine distribution deal.
Shingrix sales target doubled.
GSK's profitable Haleon stake sale.
GSK, a FTSE 100 company, and Zhifei, China's largest vaccine manufacturer, have struck a lucrative deal for exclusive distribution rights to the shingles vaccine.
The pharmaceutical conglomerate informed shareholders on Monday that the distribution agreement for Shingrix,...
EV repair claims surge 371%.
Average claim cost increases.
Toyota provides electrified Olympic fleet.
In the past three years, repair claims from electric vehicle owners have surged by 371%, as per data from specialized warranty firm MotorEasy.
MotorEasy, in its statement, suggests that this growth results from an increase in the number of...
According to Andrew Mitchell, the government will increase bilateral assistance to the war-torn nation by sixty percent.
According to the deputy foreign secretary, the United Kingdom will spend £140 million the following year to aid Yemenis in need of food during one of the most "acute humanitarian crises in the world."
Following nearly a decade of civil conflict, Andrew Mitchell highlighted the plight of the Yemeni people, who, according to him, were living "on the margins of subsistence."
In a startling new survey, many drivers acknowledged violating one of the most significant parking lot regulations.
More than a quarter (28 percent) of drivers utilize' parent and child' spaces when they do not have a child in the vehicle.
This further elucidates why approximately 55% of parents need space when they visit crowded parking lots, such as retail centers and supermarkets.
There is increasing apprehension regarding the welfare of a highly regarded citizen journalist in China who has been unable to establish communication with the international community since her scheduled release from prison.
In May 2020, citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, a lawyer who turned 40, was apprehended following her expedition to Wuhan to document the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her social media posts and videos brought to light the severe lockdowns being enforced and the government's suppression of information regarding the disease's transmission.
During a visit to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken proclaimed an additional $2 billion in military aid for the conflict. Russia has claimed to have seized three more settlements and is advancing deeper into Ukrainian territory, both of which are critical developments in the conflict.
Blinken stated on Wednesday, alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, at a joint news conference in Kyiv that the additional $61 billion in US aid authorized by Congress last month would be invested in Ukraine's industrial base.