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UK business outlook for 2025 is much brighter than the end of 2024
6 days ago · UK businesses are bucking the trend of negative sentiment that has characterised much of the year, with an anticipated upturn in 2025. According to new findings from the Lloyds Business Barometer, more UK firms are optimistic about a stronger start to 2025 compared to their outlook at the beginning of 2024.
UK retail and hospitality sectors brace for insolvency spike post ...
6 days ago · Insolvencies and restructuring could rise further over the start of 2025 as firms face increased cost pressures, industry experts have said, with the retail, hospitality and care sectors likely to feel the brunt of rising energy prices and a hefty tax bill
UK economy to 'grow twice as fast' as Europe in 2025 on back of …
Dec 5, 2024 · According to a leading bank's forecast, the UK economy is on track to expand twice as fast as its European peers next year thanks to the spending boosts introduced in October’s Budget.. Analysts at ING have pointed to an estimated growth of 1.4 per cent for Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) in the coming year, outlined in the bank’s annual economic outlook, meanwhile predicting a mere ...
We cannot grow the economy by just taxing businesses
Dec 27, 2024 · As 2024 draws to a close, it is clear that the UK economy finds itself at a critical crossroads, with businesses bracing for what many fear will be a sharp downturn in activity due to a combination of domestic fiscal pressures and international uncertainties. Indeed, some have even suggested that ...
London Stock Exchange takeover frenzy tops £50bn with 45 firms …
Nov 29, 2024 · The value of takeover bids for companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has surged to £52bn this year, sparking concerns about the health of the City's equity markets. According to data provided by investment bank Peel Hunt to City AM, 45 London-listed firms have been approached, agreed to, or ...
UK companies cut jobs at fastest rate in nearly 4 years as firms ...
Dec 16, 2024 · The private sector in the UK has seen the fastest rate of job cuts in nearly four years, as companies react to new tax rules announced in the Budget. The latest S&P Global Flash UK Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) revealed that while business confidence remained steady from November due to a ...
West Midlands - Business news, local news, expert opinion
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Live updates as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers Budget 2024
Oct 30, 2024 · A1 dualling plans scrapped. There has been hope from campaigners for decades that the A1 would be dualled up to the Scottish border. But after decades of setbacks and broken promises, residents living north of Morpeth are still waiting for a firm answer on whether the work will ever actually be given the green light as successive Governments have failed to deliver.
Economy - Business news, local news, expert opinion - Business Live
Dec 27, 2024 · The lose of funding would undermine the momentum built up by the partnership over the last four years and could even lead to questions over its viability